Semi-antique palace size carpet No. 52431 Malayer, ca. 1970 Iran 1067 x 737 cm

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main view	second total	back picture #2	close-up border	close-up border #2

third total	close-up	2nd close-up	3rd close-up	fourth total

close up of damage	close up of detail	fifth total	close-up of fringes	fringes2

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pile 5	repair-visible-only-on-back	close up of a stain	back

Item Number:	52431
Name:	Malayer, ca. 1970
Country of Origin:	Iran
Size:	1067 x 737 cm
Made:	ca. 1970
Pile:	wool
Foundation (warp and weft):	wool
Design:	floral / allover
Ground Color:	ivory
Knots per sqm:	500,000
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of wool Excellent condition. This rug was ordered and used by one of Shah Reza Pahlavi's early ministers. It is a replica of his great grandfather's rug, who was leader of Bakhtiari tribes a few hundred years ago. The rug is in great shape overall. There are two minor repairs (shown in photos) that were done before we got the rug. Each is about 1-1.5 inch long and only noticeable from the back. There are a few superficial pinkish spots around the rug as shown in the photos and video. The selvage and edges are perfect, except for part of the side leather ribbon being ripped. There are no worn spots and the pile is full and even throughout. You can watch a video of the rug here (please copy and paste in the URL field of your browser): www.rugpeople.com/52431.mp4 and here is another video of the back of the carpet: www.rugpeople.com/52431.back.mp4 This carpet has a total of approximately 39,320,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 52,427 hours or 5,825 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 98,000

Estimated delivery time:
4 - 8 working days

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More about the provenance Malayer, ca. 1970 | Iran

Malayer is located about 80 km South of Hamadan. However, Malayer rugs resemble Farahan rugs more than Hamadans. Farahan (Feraghan) is approx. 100 km South-West of Malayer. Though Malayers are fuller and higher in their pile than Farahans.