A KHAMSEH 'CHICKEN' DOUBLE SADDLE BAG, SOUTH PERSIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

A KHAMSEH 'CHICKEN' DOUBLE SADDLE BAG, SOUTH PERSIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

now opened out, each piled bag face with a central diamond and arrowhead medallion with four addorsed confronting chickens on a dark blue ground edged with hooked part medallions in two shades of red, and ivory, the ground scattered with small rosettes and dice, inner border in red with foliate motifs, outer ivory border with stylised 'bird-like' arabesques and angular vines, narrow zig-zag guards, the kilim backs in bands of polychrome 'dazzler' zig-zag, colour block chevron closures, approximately 195 x 67cm

The Collection of Professor Paul R Benjamin
For an introduction to the collection, please see Lot 193 in this sale