A 'Mohtashem' Kashan carpet, Central Persia,

inscribed "Ghazan Carpet and Co."

Reduced in length. Colours in illustration quite true to life(border more navy blue than black). Pile varying, with pile in borders generally good and low pile in field, with wear to knot bars (generally visible in illustration as darker areas of field); some minor old spot re-dying of pile and a couple of minute repiled spots; sides re-overcast, ends secured with blanket stitch; dense flexible weave, a handsome carpet, ready to use.
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