Ferrahan carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Central P - Lot 455

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800 - 1200 EUR
Ferrahan carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Central P - Lot 455
Ferrahan carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), Central Persia, ca. 1880-1900 1.92 x 1.35 m AC "North of Sultanabad is the densely populated Farahan region, which includes many villages whose main resource is carpet weaving). The carpets are valued for their sobriety and elegance of design, which is mostly composed of simple decorative elements. () The velvet of Ferrahan or Farahan carpets is often corroded due to the use of a copper-based green dye. The decoration, which derives from the Persian tradition, is composed of tiny motifs that are repeated in full field. The most frequent motif is the herati. Besides the herati, motifs such as the boteh, mina-khani, gol farangh, and mustefi are frequently reproduced. Many carpets also have a medallion design. They reflect the decorative sobriety of the region's carpets, and the medallion composition is treated in a balanced manner. The field is usually decorated only on the spandrels or along the edges to highlight the medallions, which are executed with intricate floral motifs and often surrounded by a serrated outline. Sometimes the field is elaborately decorated with herati or rows of boteh. A series of barely sketched medallions cut by the border appear on some designs, above and below the central medallion, giving the impression that the weaver intended to represent one medallion completely. The borders, especially the one in the center, take on importance by their size and the refined decoration of the motifs. " This carpet is decorated with a small navy blue lozenge on an ivory background with geometric flowers and a navy blue background with a herati motif. This motif is composed of a lozenge formed by curved stems, which encloses a rosette and is topped by a palmette at each vertex, repeated ad infinitum, with four falciform leaves next to each other. This design adorned the Herat carpet (to which it owes its name). The main plain red border is framed by two counter-borders. Slight wear
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