Page 272 - ART OF THE ISLAMIC AND INDIAN WORLDS Carpets, Ceramics Objects, Christie's London Oct..27, 2022

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A LONG BIJAR RUNNER
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
Of 'Gul-farang' design, in overall excellent condition
21ft.3in. x 4ft. (648cm x 122cm.)
£7,000-9,000 US$8,100-10,000
€8,100-10,000
By the late 19th century in Persia, there was a
fashionable interest in the textiles, tapestries and
home-wares imported from Russia and Europe.
These chintz and rococo-style influences were
combined with highly floral designs, the most
popular of which was the Gul-farang or 'European
Rose' pattern, a variant of which is seen here with
the bouquets of roses enclosed within the leafy
garlands.

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A BAKSHAISH RUNNER
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1900
Overall excellent condition
17ft.11in. x 3ft.4in. (546cm. x 102cm.)
£2,000-3,000 US$2,400-3,500
€2,400-3,500

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A BAKSHAISH RUG The rhomboid medallion in the centre of the rug seems to be a mirrored
WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1890 version of a common design, featuring a cypress tree set within a niche. A
A few minor spot repairs and some knots missing at each end, prayer rug of that type, attributed to Karabagh, are published in R. Kaffel,
overall very good condition Caucasian Prayer Rugs, London, 1998, p. 68, while another sold in Christie’s
5ft.8in. x 4ft.5in. (173cm. x 135cm.) New York, 8 December 2008, lot 1. The ultimate origin of the design may
have been with Persian ikat velvets, such as those illustrated in J. L. Larsen,
£4,000-6,000 US$4,600-6,900
The Dyer’s Art: Ikat, Batik, Plangi, New York, 1976, p.181 and in HALI 200,
€4,600-6,900
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summer 2019, p.61. An example with doubled cypress trees sold in Christie’s
South Kensington, 18 April 2007, lot 55
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