A mid-20th-century Persian Tabriz carpet from around 1940, measuring approximately 121.9 × 183.1 cm (about 4’0″ × 6’0″). The composition is built on an ivory field with silk highlights woven in alongside the predominantly wool pile.
Tabriz is a major city in northwestern Persia (now Iran), historically one of the most important centers of formal Persian carpet weaving. Silk-highlighted Tabriz carpets represent the upper tier of mid-century Tabriz production.
Hand-knotted wool with silk highlights. Authentic one-of-a-kind.
At a glance
· Origin: Persia (Iran), Tabriz · Period: Circa 1940 · Material: Wool with silk highlights · Construction: Hand-knotted (pile)
· Dimensions: ~121.9 × 183.1 cm (≈4’0″ × 6’0″) · Ground color: Ivory · SKU: 40-4861