ANTIQUE SULTANABAD CARPET
Origin: PERSIA
Size: 11' 9" x 15' 8"
Rug ID # 9220
Finely woven on a beige background with an all over Herati pattern of stylised floral and geometric palmettes, connected by angular elements and flowering vine. Enclosed by multiple guard borders and a primary grey border of stylised reciprocal lattice connecting large blossoms, all in variating shades of beige, grey, olive, tan, mushroom, silver, charcoal, pale gold and cream.
Circa 1880