1940s Navy Blue Persian Tabriz Hunting Design Handknotted Wool Carpet Rug
| Stock number | 40-4834 |
| Size | 11 ft x 17 ft (3.35 m x 5.18 m) |
| Origin | Persia / Iran |
| Age | Circa 1940 |
| Style | Tabriz |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Blue, Ivory Beige Cream White |
| Pattern | Allover |
A vintage Persian Tabriz carpet, hand-knotted in wool in northwest Iran around 1940, in a grand 11'0" x 17'0" gallery scale. A deep navy field carries an allover lattice of palmettes, rosettes and scrolling vinework, and threaded through it are the animals that give the design its name: deer, hares, foxes and birds moving among the flowers.The wide ivory-gold main border repeats the floral vocabulary in a lighter key and is framed by narrow rust-red guard stripes, so the pale border lifts the dark field rather than competing with it. The palette runs to soft rose, sage, teal and cream against the navy ground.Hunting carpets, known in Persian as shekargah, are one of the classic court designs of Persian weaving, and Tabriz has been among Iran's principal weaving centres for centuries.