Persian Tabriz Superfine Rug - 1.55x1.05 Gabeh

Persian Tabriz Superfine Rug - 1.55x1.05 GabehThis delightful carpet has a central medallion that is a butterfly shape with a suitable proportioned lantern each side length ways and with smaller flowers on each side moving into the field. The carpet is made from wool and comes from the city of Tabriz. The colours and shapes are magnificent. Tabriz is situated in north western Iran, in the province of Azerbaijan, and is the capital of a very important carpet weaving region. The town is over 1000

This beautiful traditional central medallion carpet with a lovely combination of colours moving from a main border with a subdued shade of red to a lighter main field and then again the same hues of red appear in the central medallion

that is in itself delightful to behold

Despite this

proudly weaved his signature onto this piece

This carpet has a great sense of harmony to it and a combination of colours that makes it a real collectors piece

The town is quite fertile and has been named after the abundance of willow trees in the area

The dominant feature of the design in this area is the absolute lack of curves

and are simply referred to as the “Kashan”

The quality of this rug is particularly high

The high knot density antique carpets in which Isfahan excelled continued to be woven in the late 19th and 20th centuries

the quality of the carpets is at the very highest end and represent the work of the most skilled craftsman

The rug has a central medallion and open field pattern