Fine Antique Samarkand Carpet, China, 335 x 459cm / 11'0" x 14'10" Decorative

Fine Antique Samarkand Carpet, China, 335 x 459cm / 11'0" x 14'10" DecorativeI love the light blue in this carpet, there must be a dozen different shades, giving depth and artistic appeal to this oversize beauty. Multiple medallions feature lotus flowers or cranes. Super soft wool, in full pile with minimal old repairs.

A spectacular North West Persian carpet

The large palmette design sits on a soft blue ground

I will eventually send it off to be stretchered

so unusual

Needlework is much slower than tapestry so would have taken much longer than a tapestry of equivalent size

professional restoration

The Turkoman

It's one of the first signs of something special when it has more than 8 different colours and here we're looking at 11 or 12 distinct shades

Competitively priced

Circa 1920

The equally abrashed main border has an extra girth to the width that is courtesy of the extra large size and really gives the overall look a much greater impact

I have often been slightly intimidated by hearing collectors talking in hushed tones about asymmetrically knotted Yomud this or two ply mixed cotton wefted that and how it makes such a huge difference to the geographical origin of the piece in question