Number 2133
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Pictorial
Origin Qom
Size 207 x 137
Age 1930
One of the finest & richest antique Qoms I have handed, with very tasteful coloration reliant on 100% all natural dyes. The turquoise sky blue is really something.
This specific design is called Ilyati meaning โtribalโ, and was popular among the Qajar Dynasty themselves because it reminded them of their proud nomadic roots before they rose to power in 1785. As outlined in my book, the Qajars periodically left their gilded palaces in Tehran and camped out with their whole court in the great outdoors in northern Iran. Very few Tehran carpets were woven with this style, of which Iโm proud to say I have some in my private collection.
When Reza Shah demolished the old town, all the weavers and craftsmen moved south of the city. Many settled in the village of Qom where they carried on making rugs. The first generation of Qom carpets in the 1930s is absolutely inspired by Qajar Tehran styles and quite near in quality.
The present lot is the first and only Qom Iโve ever seen in the Ilyati style. Itโs also signed by the weaver! A superb collection piece.
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