A Tabriz Rug, An Afshar Rug, A Ghashghai Rug
A Hamadan Rug, the indigo field
supporting a profusion of flower heads,
birds, serrated leaves and other motifs,
within an indigo border and two inner
guard stripes, 128 by 94cm.; 4ft. 2in. by
3ft.
A Ghashghai Rug, the indigo
field with three connecting medallions
bearing hooked rosette medallions and
supporting a profusion of flower heads,
complementary ivory spandrels within a
madder flowering vine border and
multiple guard stripes.
A Shiraz Rug, the madder field
with three connecting ivory medallions
bearing flower heads, with an all-over
design of geometric flower heads and
animals with spandrels, within indigo
and both border, one inner and one
outer guard stripe, reduced, 280 by
144cm.; 9ft.
A Faraghan Rug, the ivory field
with a sage diamond medallion and
all-over hearten design within a madder
flowering plant inner border, indigo
palmetto outer border and single guard
stripes, 194 by 117cm.;
A Kerman Rug, the shaped ivory
field supporting a lobed indigo and
madder pole medallion with an all-over
design of flowering vines with
complementary madder spandrels, within
a walnut palmetto and vine border and
single guard stripes, 208 by 119cm.;
A Hamadan Rug, the washed madder field, indigo pole medallion and ivory spandrels with an all-over hearten design, within an ivory palmetto and vine border and single guard stripes, 213 by 127cm.; 6ft.
A Mashhad Rug, the pale-indigo field with a madder and ivory foliate lobed pole medallion supporting flower sprays, within an indigo border containing foliate cartouches and single guard stripes, 240 by 148cm.; 7ft.
A Senneh Hamadan Rug, the
indigo field with a bold madder and ivory pole medallion, madder spandrels filled with hearten designs, within an indigo border bearing stylized flowering plants and twin guard stripes, 150 by 107cm.; 4ft.
A Hamadan Rug, the washed
madder field with a flowering plant ivory
medallion, indigo spandrels and
flowering vine border, 116 by 74cm.;
3ft. Win. by 2ft. 5in.; a Kurdish Rug, with
a column of three medallions, 132 by
76cm.; 4ft. 4in. by 2ft. 6in.; and a Kerman
Prayer Mat, the mehrab decorated with a
flowering tree, 82 by 54cm.;
A Tabriz Prayer Rug, the ivory
mehrab with an all-over madder and
indigo palmetto, vine and serrated leaf
design, within a madder palmetto and
vine border and twin guard stripes,
217 by 142cm.; 7ft.
A Ghashghai flat weave
Saddlebag, the front with three ivory
rows containing stylized polychrome
pecking birds alternating with sage and
madder rows and barber’s pole stripes,
within an ivory border, the reverse with
polychrome horizontal bands, 125 by
74cm.; 4ft.
A Ghashghai Rug, the madder
field with an ivory medallion and indigo
spandrels, all with a design of minor
flower heads and other motifs, within a
walnut flowering plant border and triple
guard stripes, 256 by 170cm.; 8ft. 5in. by
5ft.
A Ghashghai Rug, the indigo
field with a hearten design, saffron
spandrels filled with flower heads, within
an ivory flowering vine border, one
inner and two outer guard stripes and
diced ends, 202 by 113cm.; 6ft. 8in. by
3ft. 8in.
An Afshar Rug, the indigo field
with a bold madder stepped medallion
suspending stylized vases of flowers with
complementary spandrels, within two
foliate borders and multiple guard
stripes, 173 by 146cm.; 5ft. 8in. by
4ft.
A Tabriz Rug, the indigo field
with an all-over hearten design, within a
madder palmetto and vine border and
twin guard stripes, 193 by 135cm.;
6ft. 4in.
A Sarough Rug, the shaped
indigo field supporting a madder pole
medallion and complementary madder
spandrels, all with floral sprays, within
an indigo palmetto and vine border and
twin guard stripes, 197 by 129cm.;
6ft. 5in. by 4ft. 3in.
A Ghashghai Rug, the dark-
indigo field supporting eight similar
contrasting madder and indigo stepped
diamond medallions with alternating
madder and ivory spandrels, all with
flower heads, within geometric flower-
head border and three inner and three
outer guard stripes, 217 by 160cm.;
7ft.