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A 'MANCHESTER' KASHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1920
In overall excellent condition
15ft.11in. x 10ft.3in. (486cm. x 312cm.)
£12,000-16,000 US$14,000-18,000
€14,000-18,000
Known as 'Manchester' Kashans, and similar to the second
generation 'Mohtashams', these carpets were piled far thicker
than the Kashan carpets of only a few years earlier. Using a very
soft kurk wool, they were woven very finely, using expensive
materials, and were much sought after in the 1920s and 1930s. It
was these carpets that the 'American' Sarouk carpets were trying
to provide cheap coarser alternatives for.
It has not been possible to fully decipher the Arabic couplets by
'Umar ibn Abi Rabi'a within the red lozenge cartouches in the field.

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A KASHAN 'MOHTASHAM' RUG
CENTRAL PERSIA, CIRCA 1890
Overall very good condition
6ft.4in. x 4ft.5in. (192cm. x 135cm.)
£7,000-10,000 US$8,100-12,000
€8,200-12,000

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AN ISFAHAN CARPET
CENTRAL PERSIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
In overall excellent condition
15ft.5in. x 10ft.3in. (440cm. x 313cm.)
£15,000-20,000 US$18,000-23,000
€18,000-23,000
The knot count measures approximately 8V x 9H knots per cm. sq.

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