Palace size rug No. 44208 Romania 1104 x 740 cm

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Item Number:	44208
Country of Origin:	Romania
Size:	1104 x 740 cm
Made:	ca. 1980
Pile:	wool
Foundation (warp and weft):	cotton
Design:	floral / medallion
Ground Color:	ivory
Knots per sqm:	360,000
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool Unused, resembles Tabriz or Sarough, has been made for Ceaucescu's palace who brought the best expert carpet makers from Iran for this. The carpet has been finished only after the revolution, Mint condition. This carpet has a total of approximately 29,412,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 39,216 hours or 4,357 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 96,000

Estimated delivery time:
4 - 8 working days

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More about the provenance Romania

Romanian rugs belong to the group of Balkan rugs. The tradition of Romanian rugs can be traced back to the rugs made in the 16/17th century in Braila and Banat (inspired by Ushak rugs). From 1513 until 1699 large parts of Romania have been under Ottoman reign whereby carpet weavers from Ottoman Turkey came into the country and introduced the art of carpet making to Romania. Mostly Persian designs serve as examples to Romanian rugs with partly astonishing results.