Luri Soumak Bagface with Pile Skirt

Description:

Luri Soumak Bagface with Pile Skirt, southwestern Iran, c. 1870, 1 ft. 11 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.

Provenance: The Ronnie Newman Collection of Early Rugs.
Estimate $400-600

Good condition: very good color; soumak coarsely woven with minor abrasion; pile evenly low; original upper end & sides; lower end missing approx. 1/4 inch.


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