AN AFSHAR 'FLORAL BOTEH' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
AN AFSHAR 'FLORAL BOTEH' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
"This rug has an all-over boteh pattern of a characteristic flower type. The boteh have a central flower with red petals and vertical stalks in matching colours. Adjacent boteh alternate with tree/cone like structures. The field colour is indigo. There are 3 main borders, the outer one has alternating blue and white oblique bands with small flowers, 2 inner ones have continuous floral motifs. The knots are symmetrical. The warps are in natural wool, wefts two shoots in madder. The ends are in a soumak chevron pattern. Sides are overcast in blue and red." (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 24) Approximately 140 x 103cm
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. 24-25
"This rug is probably of village or urban origin. There are examples of rugs with similar types of boteh pattern in the Corwin collection (Hali, issue 99, page 86,1998) and in a Tanavoli article (Tanavoli, P., Hali, issue 37, page 25, 1988)" (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 24)
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AN AFSHAR 'FLORAL BOTEH' RUG, SOUTH PERSIA, CIRCA 1880
"This rug has an all-over boteh pattern of a characteristic flower type. The boteh have a central flower with red petals and vertical stalks in matching colours. Adjacent boteh alternate with tree/cone like structures. The field colour is indigo. There are 3 main borders, the outer one has alternating blue and white oblique bands with small flowers, 2 inner ones have continuous floral motifs. The knots are symmetrical. The warps are in natural wool, wefts two shoots in madder. The ends are in a soumak chevron pattern. Sides are overcast in blue and red." (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 24) Approximately 140 x 103cm
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. 24-25
"This rug is probably of village or urban origin. There are examples of rugs with similar types of boteh pattern in the Corwin collection (Hali, issue 99, page 86,1998) and in a Tanavoli article (Tanavoli, P., Hali, issue 37, page 25, 1988)" (Benjamin, op.cit., p. 24)
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