EXCEPTIONAL, VERY IMPORTANT AND FINE TABRIZ

High-quality, silky lambswool velvet on a cotton backing.
A beige field featuring a floral mosaic design, with a ‘thousand flowers’ motif comprising stylised diamond-shaped flowers surrounded by slender stems and very fine, crenellated twigs twisted into rows, ending in bulbs and palmettes in antique gold, sky blue and golden yellow. Five borders, the main one pale green with a pattern of stylised cypress trees in the shape of diamond points, surrounded by finely drawn small flowers and foliage. 
Density of approximately 7,000 knots per square decimetre.
North-west Iran, circa 1940–1950
Dimensions: 510 x 350 cm

(Good overall condition, beautiful design)

Expert: Frank Kassapian