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Antique Silk Farahan rug
Circa 1870
207 × 135 cm6’9” x 4’5”
£15,000
Sold
Description
An incredible and rare fine antique silk Farahan (Fereghan) rug woven in the late 19th century. An exquisite piece of workmanship from the Western Persia region, circa 1870-1880. Farahan is famous for using pale blues, purples, greens and yellow dyes. Which can be seen on this amazing antique silk rug, as you walk around the rug and look at it from the darker side, and into the pile. Silk rugs always change colour from one end to the other quite dramatically, as does this exceptional rare piece.
This colour palette is a typical array of dyes for these elegant silk rugs from Fereghan (Farahan) in Western Persia. The silk glistens beautifully when the light catches it. Ideal to be used hung on the wall as a work of art as it is, or on the floor in a low traffic area such as bedroom. The condition is remarkable, a soft and high silk pile all over. A rare and beautiful silk Fereghan rug, these are becoming very collectable.
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Since the 18th Century, Fereghan rugs from between Arak and Kashan have ranked among the best fine rugs in Persia. The various mosaic designs of these rugs, of which there are around 20 variants compose of, the famous ‘Herati’ pattern, central motif designs, tree of life prayer designs and diamonds filled with rosettes. The border designs are ornamented with angular palmettes, leaves, rosettes. Colours tend to be light blue, purple, or rare natural white.
Fereghan carpets are unlike their neighbours Sarouk which are more formal often using an elaborate central medallion. Fereghan weavers preferred floral motifs of shrubs and vines using more green dyes and hints of yellow. Fereghan or Ferahan rugs were woven in the Arak district which was once the capital of Persia. They wove a variety of designs with Sarouk-Fereghan rugs more classical in their structure and rugs from Malayer and Fereghan using palmettes, shrubs, geometric motifs.
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