Number 24425
Type Workshop
Style Flowery
Material Wool & Silk
Origin Tehran
Size 523 x 302
Age 1885
This is one of the most beautiful, exhilarating and ambitious Tehran carpets I have seen. It is one of 3 I have encountered with this sweet ππ€π‘ πππ§ππ£π pattern executed on a finely woven ivory crΓ¨me field. (You can find another, half the size here π π π .πππππππππππ.πππ/ππππππ/π·πΏπΌ.)
This pattern, in its famous and well-known form, developed in Russian Karabagh, across the Araxes River from Persia, under imperial Romanov auspices. (You can find one of the oldest or earliest of this type here: π π π .πππππππππππ.πππ/ππππππ/π»πΆπΈ.) The Karabagh prototypes were woven for the Russian court and aristocracy in St Petersburg and were modeled on Imperial French textiles and weavings (e.g. Aubusson carpets) from the period of Napoleon III. Their royal and sumptuary links caused the Romanov and then the Qajar dynasties to both in turn adopt this design as their own. The Karabagh antecedents were all woven on dark blue or brown backgrounds: the Tehran variants (the 3 being discussed here) stand out for their white fields. Cream toned Tehran rugs are very rare, as are any Persian rugs of the 19th century of any type whatsoever.
The ivory ground here offers a very sweet and tender backdrop to the curling vines and rising ivy, with all geraniums and roses executed in pink, red and white silk highlights. The effect is both sublime and magnificent. It feels truly royal. Please note this carpet was not made for commercial usage but for a Qajar palace or residence. It is extremely rare not only for its colors and design but also for its scale. The gigantic dimensions make the viewer or guest really feel they are within a private, secret garden.
βYou donβt just buy a rug from Dr Maktabi... Itβs an experience, a rich one! You learn about history, culture & art. And more importantly you feel euphoric!β Dr Siamak Abolhassani, Expert Medical Care Clinics, Victoria, Australia π¦πΊ
I first met Dr. Maktabi as a lecturer on carpet history and was captivated by his passion for the subject. Only later I knew him as a dealer, though even in our financial transactions, Hadi has been a gentle guide and friend. He has understood my taste and interests and made wonderful suggestions, but never in a pushy way. That is to say I have enjoyed working with him on several levels and wish to continue our excellent relations and dealings far into the future. A. Harvey Pincis, formerly Dar Al Athar Al Islamiyyah Museum (Kuwait), Latvia π±π»
Jβai fait la connaissance de Hadi lors de la prΓ©paration de lβexposition Β« LβEmpire des roses, chefs-dβΕuvre de lβart persan du 19Γ¨me siΓ¨cle Β» qui a eu lieu au Louvre-Lens en 2018 et Γ laquelle il a participΓ© par le prΓͺt de tapis exceptionnels. Jβavais alors Γ©tΓ© impressionnΓ©e par ses connaissances et sa passion pour les tapis orientaux. Cette rencontre a marquΓ© le dΓ©but dβune collaboration riche et fructueuse. Elle a notamment permis au musΓ©e du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac de voir ses collections iraniennes sβenrichir de plusieurs tapis et tentures dont certains nβont pas leur Γ©quivalent dans les musΓ©es occidentaux. Ce que jβapprΓ©cie chez Hadi ? Cβest son professionnalisme, son dynamisme et lβengouement quβil a pour son mΓ©tier ! Hana Chidiac, Curator of the Middle East Department at the Musee Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France π«π·
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