4198 Agra 9 ft x 16 ft 5 in (274 x 500)
A wonderful Kurdish rug from the Khorassan region in excellent condition. 19th century
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Circa 1900 An extremely subtle Turkish rug in both design and color, owing to sophisticated tastes in the European export market of the time. Interestingly, this is of a design seen very seldom in the original Oushak carpets, but seen quite often in the Donegal (Ireland) copies of the 1920’s and 30’s. The red colored…
8482 Isphahan (salting design) 3 ft 4 x 4 ft
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2854 Kurdish 3ft 4in x 4ft 8in (102 x 142)
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