TABRIZ 'BENLIAN' CARPET
NORTHWEST PERSIA, EARLY/MID 20TH CENTURY
Auction: Day Two | Thurs 4th Sept at 10am | Lots 403 to 727
Description
the cream field with allover palmette and vine pattern, within red border, signature star to one corner
Dimensions
450cm x 361cm
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.