A KURDISH CARPET, SAUJBULAGH AREA, SOUTH AZERBAIJAN, DATED AH 1318/1900 AD

A KURDISH CARPET
SAUJBULAGH AREA, SOUTH AZERBAIJAN, DATED AH 1318/1900 AD
The intials 'N' and 'T' appear in the upper outer border, good pile throughout, scattered old small repairs, localised corrosion in the brown, lacking one end border
11ft.6in. x 6ft.9in. (356cm. x 212cm.)

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Saleroom Notice
Please note that in the upper left hand corner of the outer stripe there is a partially legible date that reads, AH 1318/1900 AD. Beneath this there appear to be the letters 'N' and 'T'. As such, the carpet was woven later than the 'mid 19th century' date noted in the printed catalogue.