Safavid silk brocade rugs seen on auctions

LOT: 364
RUG NAME: Safavid silk brocade
AGE: 17th century
ESTIMATE: 20,000 - 30,000 GBP
SOLD:
DESCRIPTION: LOT 364 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HAROLD KESHISHIAN f - THREE SAFAVID SILK AND METAL THREAD BROCADE FRAGMENTS, PERSIA, 20,000—30,000 GBP MEASUREMENTS composite, approximately 49 by 48cm., 1ft. 7in. by 1ft. 7in. DESCRIPTION 17th century some minor abraded areas CATALOGUE NOTE A silk lampas fragement from the sixteenth-century of nearly identical design, although with a yellow ground is found in the Kelekian collection, and illustrated in Pope, A and P. Ackerman, A Survey of Persian Art, vol. XI, Ashiya and New York, 1981, pl 1013B. The central motif of youths being offered dishes of pomegranates by kneeling attendants surrounded by palmettes and saz leaves is also found on a sixteenth-century lampas silk with a black ground in the Victoria and Albert Museum, and illustrated in Pope and Ackerman, pl.1015A. A fragment of identical design was sold in these rooms, 5th April 2006, lot 125.

AUCTIONHOUSE: Sothebys
AUCTION: Arts of the Islamic World, including Fine Carpets and Textiles
LOCATION: London
DATE: 24-10-2007
WEB SITE: http://www.sothebys.com
PHOTO COURTESY: Sothebys

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