Lot 653

TABRIZ BENLIAN 'HUNTING' CARPET
NORTHWEST PERSIA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY

Auction: Day Two: 17 November 2022 | From 10:00
£2,142
Description
the cream field with slate blue medallion, within bottle green border, signature star to one corner
Dimensions
325cm x 223cm
Footnote
Note: The Anglo-Armenian firm of Benlian was founded between the two World Wars by Edward Benlian (d.1972) and lasted until the 1960s. It specialised in high quality versions of Safavid designs. Benlian carpets can be recognised by the star-shaped signature cartouche found in one corner.
