A part silk Saber Mashad carpet, Northeast Persia

inscribed; 'Saber', the  inscription in silk

Knot density: V: 11/cm; H: 11-13/cm



Silk warps and sidecords

By repute bought by the owners father circa 1930;
Thence by descent

Overall measurements; 291cm across the top, 300cm across the bottom, 411cm the left hand side, 408cm the right hand side. Near mint condition, pile even closely sheered approx. 4mm in depth. Original knotted ends with flatweave. Leather attached to the left and right underside. Around all edges there is band of pale cream with caramel geometric pattern and an outer silk flatweave on all four sides, with knotted fringing at both ends. Elegant carpet, good size and ready to place.
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With a knot count of approximately 130 knots per square centimetre, the total knot count of this Saber Mashad is approximately 16 million knots.

An particularly rich array of colours has been employed in the weaving of this carpet, as follows:
Wool: Ivory, taupe, beige, grey, pale blue, mid blue, dark blue, jade green, emerald green, teal green, turquoise, burnt orange, maroon, deep pink, plum, light orange, rose pink, pale pink, (18)
Silk: ivory

For discussion of Saber, please see lot 123 in this sale.