Antique palace size rug No. 33810 Agra, ca. 1920 India 1674 x 455 cm

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Item Number:	33810
Name:	Agra, ca. 1920
Country of Origin:	India
Size:	1674 x 455 cm
Made:	ca. 1920
Pile:	wool
Design:	floral and geometric / allover
Ground Color:	multi coloured
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool Excellent condition, full pile

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 130,000

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More about the provenance Agra, ca. 1920 | India

Agra is located in India and has an ancient tradition of carpet making. Quality carpets were (and are) being made in Agra, mostly with Indo-Persian or merely Persian designs.

This Oriental carpet has a so called "garden design" or as in Persian "Kheshti". The design of Oriental "garden rugs" represents sophisticated garden layouts from a bird's eye view. The oldest garden rugs date back to the 16th century. The legendary rug "Spring of Khosrow" of Khosrow the Sassanide king served as a template. The rugs are divided into fields which are separated by water ditches. The ditches in which often fish and ducks are swimming are flanked by bushes and flowers. Altogether garden rugs are an expression of the special Oriental love of floral beauty which peaked in fantastically laid out gardens.