Antique handmade oversized carpet No. 56201 Tabriz, ca. 1930 Iran 800 x 480 cm
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| Item Number: |
56201 |
| Name: |
Tabriz, ca. 1930 |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
800 x 480 cm |
| Made:
|
ca. 1930 |
| Pile: |
wool |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
dark blue / navy |
| Knots per sqm: |
250,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
Sheikhsafi design
This carpet has a total of approximately 9,600,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 12,800 hours or 1,422 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Tabriz, ca. 1930 | Iran
Tabriz is the capital city of the province of Azerbaijan in North-West Iran. The city was founded by the Harun al-Rashid approx. in the year 800. Since the 17th century Tabriz is probably the most significant carpet-production-center of Iran. The finer Tabriz production is considered the best Persian productions in terms of quality and design.
