Afet underlay dark brown rosette main border

dark brown rosette main border

A pretty mid twentieth century Saraband rug from the Hamadan district in northwest Persia

Some colour fading and some deliberate "abrash"

There is a patch of colour variation across the ground which is a producf of how the light falls on the pile and is more visible from some angles than others

Afet underlay dark brown rosette main borderA 1920s Ushak carpet from west Anatolia. Red field with all over traditional large angular palmettes; red flowerhead main border with blue and green guards. The colours glow characteristic of this style. Slight wear in places, slight losses to ends but overall good condition for its age. Soft handle. Video at https: youtu. be vTZvjmtYdA0 339 x 312cm