A QASHQA'I RUG, POSSIBLY RAHIMLU, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
A QASHQA'I RUG, POSSIBLY RAHIMLU, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
“A single central medallion is present containing the typical Qashga’i emblem. Subsidiary small pendants arising from each corner of the medallion contain stemmed rosettes and boteh on an ivory ground. The main outer field is formed of horizontal rows of repeated floral/bush-like forms on a dark blue ground forming a dense pattern that may have been copied from Senneh kelims. There are corner spandrels in ivory each containing two plant/barber poles with boteh mounted on lateral branches. The red-ground main border has a saw-toothed and rosette meander. There are two minor borders, one with a multicoloured boteh and arrow pattern, the other with slanted bands. The knotting is asymmetrical, open to the left, with undyed brown and ivory warps and red wefts. The ends have the remains of red and yellow rows of kelim. The sides are overcast in blue and red, some probably original.” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 36). Approximately 152 x 113cm
The Collection of Professor Paul R Benjamin
For an introduction to the collection, please see Lot 193 in this sale
LITERATURE:
Benjamin, Paul, South Persian Rugs, Bags and Saddle Covers: from the collection of Paul R Benjamin, 3rd ed., 2004, pp. 36-37
“This rug is finely woven and its regular design suggests a village/urban rather than nomad production. The carefully executed flower/boteh design surrounding the central medallion together with the unusual content of the spandrels raise the general interest level of this rug. The possible attribution to the Rahimlu sub-tribe arises from the type of border pattern and the presence of the corner spandrels (Opie, J. Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia, page 28. James Opie Oriental Rugs Inc, Portland, Oregon, 1981). (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 36)
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A QASHQA'I RUG, POSSIBLY RAHIMLU, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
“A single central medallion is present containing the typical Qashga’i emblem. Subsidiary small pendants arising from each corner of the medallion contain stemmed rosettes and boteh on an ivory ground. The main outer field is formed of horizontal rows of repeated floral/bush-like forms on a dark blue ground forming a dense pattern that may have been copied from Senneh kelims. There are corner spandrels in ivory each containing two plant/barber poles with boteh mounted on lateral branches. The red-ground main border has a saw-toothed and rosette meander. There are two minor borders, one with a multicoloured boteh and arrow pattern, the other with slanted bands. The knotting is asymmetrical, open to the left, with undyed brown and ivory warps and red wefts. The ends have the remains of red and yellow rows of kelim. The sides are overcast in blue and red, some probably original.” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 36). Approximately 152 x 113cm
The Collection of Professor Paul R Benjamin
For an introduction to the collection, please see Lot 193 in this sale
LITERATURE:
Benjamin, Paul, South Persian Rugs, Bags and Saddle Covers: from the collection of Paul R Benjamin, 3rd ed., 2004, pp. 36-37
“This rug is finely woven and its regular design suggests a village/urban rather than nomad production. The carefully executed flower/boteh design surrounding the central medallion together with the unusual content of the spandrels raise the general interest level of this rug. The possible attribution to the Rahimlu sub-tribe arises from the type of border pattern and the presence of the corner spandrels (Opie, J. Tribal Rugs of Southern Persia, page 28. James Opie Oriental Rugs Inc, Portland, Oregon, 1981). (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 36)
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