A QASHQA'I SHEKARLU 'CANE' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
A QASHQA'I SHEKARLU 'CANE' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
“All-over vertical stripes (cane pattern) form the main design elements of this rug, the stripes containing small boteh. One stripe contains S-shaped motifs instead. Intense colours give this rug a brilliant appearance. The main border has a typical South Persian geometrical meander pattern on a white background. The knots are symmetrical with warps in ivory and brown wool and wefts in dark red, two to five shoots randomly spread. The ends consist of three rows of weft float brocading. Sides are formed of bi-coloured overcasting in red and blue.” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 32). Approximately 243 x 153cm
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. 32-33 and Cover
“This piece has quite a formal design but irregular spacing of botehs and sudden changes in colour give the rug a tribal feel. There are other examples of this Shekarlu cane design in the rug literature but the borders and content of the stripes vary (Hali issue 105, page 124, right, 1999; Hali issue 146, page 55, 2006). Perhaps ‘cane’ should really be Qain, a town in Khorrasan?” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 32)
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A QASHQA'I SHEKARLU 'CANE' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1875
“All-over vertical stripes (cane pattern) form the main design elements of this rug, the stripes containing small boteh. One stripe contains S-shaped motifs instead. Intense colours give this rug a brilliant appearance. The main border has a typical South Persian geometrical meander pattern on a white background. The knots are symmetrical with warps in ivory and brown wool and wefts in dark red, two to five shoots randomly spread. The ends consist of three rows of weft float brocading. Sides are formed of bi-coloured overcasting in red and blue.” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 32). Approximately 243 x 153cm
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. 32-33 and Cover
“This piece has quite a formal design but irregular spacing of botehs and sudden changes in colour give the rug a tribal feel. There are other examples of this Shekarlu cane design in the rug literature but the borders and content of the stripes vary (Hali issue 105, page 124, right, 1999; Hali issue 146, page 55, 2006). Perhaps ‘cane’ should really be Qain, a town in Khorrasan?” (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 32)
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