An East Turkestan silk carpet

PIle generally low to knotheads and foundation, with some areas mostly at lower end with approximately 1/10" of pile. Small holes and tears with several slits along upper end, the longest approx. 8". A 7x1" tear on the center right side. Sides later overcast with losses and fraying. Losses to upper end guard borders. Large blue stain in upper right corner. Lower end with minor losses to outer guardborder. Scattered spot stains and surface dirt. Flexible handle, sound fabric, will enhance with cleaning and some restoration.
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The floral lattice pattern of this carpet is termed the "Herat-flower design," as it reflects the integration of Persian and Islamic cultural influences in the oases towns of Eastern or Chinese Turkestan, see Bidder, Hans, Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Tübingen, 1969, p. 74.  For related examples, please refer to Bidder, ibid, figs., 27a, 27b, 29, pls. XVI, and XVII; and for a carpet that also shares a similar border to the present lot see Schürmann, Ulrich, Central-Asian Rugs, Frankfurt am Main, 1969, pl. 72.