Number AH163
Type Caucasian
Material Wool
Style Flowery
Origin Karabagh
Size 410 x 232
Age 1905
This Gol Farang stunner is more generously proportioned than most Caucasian rugs, making it quite rare. What makes it special is that it survives in glorious condition and we actually know who made it and when. It is signed in Armenian by its weaver at the top and the Gregorian date 1905 is mentioned. Flowery Caucasian carpets of this size were commissioned and made for the Imperial Russian court and aristocracy of St. Petersburg and for the Russian governors of the Caucasus based in Tbilisi.
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