Lot 596
LARGE BENLIAN TABRIZ CARPET
NORTHWEST PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Auction: 5 February 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£22,500
Description
the red field with allover Shah Abbas pattern of palmettes and foliate vine, within indigo palmette, rosette and vine border, signature star to one corner
Dimensions
650cm x 454cm
Footnote
Note:
Benlian was an important carpet workshop in Tabriz in the early 20th century, known by its star signature - as found woven in one of the corners of this carpet. It was famous for successfully weaving high quality interpretations of the great Safavid carpets of the 16th and 17th centuries.