A Faraghan carpet, West Persia

the sky blue field with an overall arabesque interlace enclosing lobed cartouches, variously with birds, animals and fishes, madder spandrels, the blue border with floral cartouches,

Pile 3mm and down to foundation in areas. Repiling to areas of green, grey and blue in sections. Browns and greens oxidised in areas. Restoration to these colours in particular. Some repaired splits along edges. Sections of re-overcast sides, in different brown. Scattered tinting throughout. Fringe lacking along one side and overlocked end. Reduced fringe along other end. Some intergral `lazy lines'. Unusual design, very decorative.
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