Isfahan rug, Persia 19th century

Exceptional Extremely fine Isfahan (Persia) rug, dating from the late 19th century, made of high quality, silky lambswool Kork velvet on cotton backing. A rare, historic and highly poetic rug, depicting various scenes from the illustrious Persian poets. Composed of a triple border, the main one ivory with interlacing of fine crenellated stems in the Persian kufic taste in polychrome.

Carpet title: Histoire de Bahram Shah ( Bahram - e -gour) et Gholadam de Chahname' de Ferdowsi (The famous and illustrious poet).

Density: approx. 9,000 knots per dm2

Dimensions:
Length: 216 cm
Width: 138 cm