A TABRIZ CARPET, OF SAFAVID ARDEBIL DESIGN, approximately 576 x 374cm

A TABRIZ CARPETOF SAFAVID ARDEBIL DESIGNapproximately 576 x 374cmProvenance: Previously part of the furnishings of Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire. A photograph reveals it to have previously been placed in the dining halls there.Wentworth Woodhouse is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Wentworth in South Yorkshire, England. The house has over 300 rooms and covers an area of more than 2.5 acres (1.0 ha), and is surrounded by a 180 acre (73 ha) park, and an estate of 15,000 acres (6,100 ha).The original Jacobean house of Wentworth Woodhouse was rebuilt by Thomas Watson-Wentworth, 1st Marquess of Rockingham (1693-1750), and vastly expanded by his son, the 2nd Marquess, who was twice Prime Minister, and who established Wentworth Woodhouse as a Whig centre of influence. In the 18th century, the house was inherited by the Earls Fitzwilliam who owned it until 1979, when it passed to the heirs of the 8th and 10th Earls, its value having appreciated from the large quantities of coal discovered on the estate.Condition Report: Wear to carpet overall. Patches of additional wear revealing underlying weft in various places to central field and border - see images. Pale knot heads poke through pile in places. Fringing is trimmed to a short even length at both ends and has the expected wear and fraying. Binding to longest edges with some wear, fraying and minor undulation. Knots of the underlying pale thread is visible to edges in areas. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition. Condition Report Disclaimer