Lot 103
  • 103

Q'ASHQAI TRIBE, SOUTHWEST PERSIA | 'Checkerboard' Rug

Estimate
300 - 500 GBP
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Description

  • 'Checkerboard' Rug
  • wool, pile
  • approximately: 148 by 68cm., 4ft. 10in by 2ft. 3in.
  • 20th century

Provenance

Gordon Reece Galleries, Knaresborough, 21 February 2003

Condition

Overall measurements: 61cm across the top, 68cm across the bottom, 148cm the left hand side, 147cm the right hand side. A charming and cheerful runner. Pile varies from 3mm down to knotheads in minor localised areas, e.g. scattered areas vertically through the centre. Sidecords re-overcast with trimmed fringes at each end. Highly decorative and ready to use or display.
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