A Northwest Persian garden carpet,

For a closely related gallery carpet with reversed color, having a red field with a blue border, see: Sotheby's New York, 16 December 2004, lot 159 and for an 18th century blue ground example see: Burns, James D., Antique Rugs of Kurdistan, A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, London, 2002, pp. 46-49 and cover, pl. 6.  A fragmentary carpet of similar design from the Collection of Doris Leslie Blau was sold in these rooms, 1 October 2003, lot 12.