Number 1899
Material Wool
Style Prayer Rug
Origin Qashqai
Type Tribal
Size 287 x 210
Age 1321 (1903)
On my quest to find you the awesomest antique rugs in the world, I bring you this:
The largest Millefleurs Kashkuli carpet on record thatโs also signed by the Qashqai khan (tribal chief) who commissioned it + date of creation!
It was made for Khosrow Khan Qashqai in the year 1321 (1903) ๐ฎ
In the unique size format 3 x 2 meters;
Wool pile on wool foundation in that sturdy Kashkuli weave;
With glorious natural dyes โ especially a brilliant blue, gorgeous green and radiant red.
The handsomely large size creates a more expansive and much more expressive garden layout, with bolder motifs and higher artistic depth to them both individually and as a whole.
Available + collectible on a supremely high level. Please DM for price.
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