Number 1905
Type Workshop
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Tabriz
Size 177 x 135
Age 1870
Of unique design and outstanding beauty, this is the finest output from the famed Hajji Jalili school of Tabriz that we have sampled. An elegantly flowering vase is flanked by two cypress trees of life that rise up in stepped bulges of leafy foliage. The quality of design is impeccable and far from the ordinary for Persian carpets, old or new. The same goes for the quality of the natural dyes and the impeccable good taste with which they are matched.
The border is handsome with its winding vinery and smartly drawn birds. The composition is crowned by a graceful ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ niche at the top, resting on two sets of triple architectural columns. Two inscriptions may be read at the bottom:
The first reads:
๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ฎ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ, ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐-๐ฝ๐๐จ๐๐ (๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐พ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฉ)
The second is a more direct ๐๐ค๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐, a dedicatory message of congratulations to the recipient.
Perfect condition with full pile, this is a top level Collector Carpet.
Jโai fait la connaissance de Hadi lors de la prรฉparation de lโexposition ยซ LโEmpire des roses, chefs-dโลuvre de lโart persan du 19รจme siรจcle ยป qui a eu lieu au Louvre-Lens en 2018 et ร laquelle il a participรฉ par le prรชt de tapis exceptionnels. Jโavais alors รฉtรฉ impressionnรฉe par ses connaissances et sa passion pour les tapis orientaux. Cette rencontre a marquรฉ le dรฉbut dโune collaboration riche et fructueuse. Elle a notamment permis au musรฉe du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac de voir ses collections iraniennes sโenrichir de plusieurs tapis et tentures dont certains nโont pas leur รฉquivalent dans les musรฉes occidentaux. Ce que jโapprรฉcie chez Hadi ? Cโest son professionnalisme, son dynamisme et lโengouement quโil a pour son mรฉtier ! Hana Chidiac, Curator of the Middle East Department at the Musee Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Paris, France ๐ซ๐ท
You can't only be a customer of Hadi Maktabi. While his main purpose is rug dealing, he starts with story telling and ends with history selling. That's what I call high-end art curating and closing it all with an entertaining friendship. George El Hani, CEO Levica, Lebanon ๐ฑ๐ง
โI practically furnished my entire home with carpets from Hadi. The process was not only a joy but it was also a learning experience for me. Hadi was super helpful in identifying the right pieces for my home that would both work with my taste, budget, sizes required and that would be a good investment for my family. Hadiโs collection is second to none, and his knowledge and service is truly the blessing on top.โ Amr Banaja, Public Investment Fund, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ๐ธ๐ฆ
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