Hamadan sharbaft,
West Persia (Iran), c. 532 x 345 cm, about 1930, in the dozens of small, mostly rustic villages around Hamadan, carpets are manufactured everywhere; items such as the present one, which are traded under the name “sharbaft” (=“knotted in town”), were knotted for the American market and are characterised by an especially valuable wool quality; these items are rare to find and are often mistaken for carpets from Qazvin, Northwest Persia (Iran); mint condition without any defects. (MA)
28.02.2018 - 16:00
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EUR 7,000.-
Hamadan sharbaft,
West Persia (Iran), c. 532 x 345 cm, about 1930, in the dozens of small, mostly rustic villages around Hamadan, carpets are manufactured everywhere; items such as the present one, which are traded under the name “sharbaft” (=“knotted in town”), were knotted for the American market and are characterised by an especially valuable wool quality; these items are rare to find and are often mistaken for carpets from Qazvin, Northwest Persia (Iran); mint condition without any defects. (MA)
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| Auction: | Oriental Carpets, Textiles and Tapestries |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 28.02.2018 - 16:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 22.02. - 28.02.2018 |