A Sarouk carpet, Central Persia

Measurements: 439cm across the top, 440cm across the bottom, 722cm along left edge, 726cm along right edge Pile 2mm and down to knot heads and foundation in areas. Down to knot heads across the top end of main field, across section towards the centre, and lower end of field and lower border. There is also an area in lower left quadrant towards the centre, which is down to foundation and has some areas with warps showing and there are small holes. There are scattered small repiles across the field and in the border, for example bottom left corner, and large 't' shaped replied area in top of main field. There are some repaired splits vertically in area of centre of lower border. There is a dark yellow stain in the left border in the lower left lower half. Both ends with trimmed warp fringing showing, overlocked and with herringbone tape on reverse of both ends for reinforcement. Estimate commensurate with condition. Attractive overall repeat design and drawing and colour combination.
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