Afshar Rug

Description:

Afshar Rug, South Persia, early 20th century, the large royal blue sawtooth and pendanted lozenge inset with three red and ivory diamonds all on a red field with polychrome highly stylized palmettes, birds, and eight-pointed stars in octagons, all within multiple ivory hooked palmette-patterned borders, barber pole variant minor border, 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.
Estimate $400-500

evenly low pile in the center, some crease and selvage wear, very small reweave at lower left side


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