Farhad underlay Flowerheads in the prayer arch

Flowerheads in the prayer arch and in the top spandrels

red flowerhead main border with blue and green guards

A delightful 1940s Hamadan rug with the field of boteh motifs on a dark blue ground and floral borders in red and brown on amber or mid blue grounds

brown and cream

pale gold boteh inner guard

Farhad underlay Flowerheads in the prayer archAn exceptionally pretty early 20th century Afshar rug from the Kerman area in south east Persia. Pink combines with a vivid lapis blue and a profusion of boteh and floral motifs in pops of additional colour across the rug. The stripy selvedges are characteristic of Afshar work. A mix of dark and light wool in the fringes. The rug is thin with heavy wear in central section and corrosion to dark browns. We have done some colour restoration work to bring