A Khorassan carpet fragment, Northeast Persia, mid 17th century

Please note that this is a rug of Iranian Origin, and due to recent changes in the U.S. law, carpets and rugs of Iranian/Persian origin can no longer be imported into the U.S.

Dikran Kelekian Collection, Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, October 21-23, 1953, lot 618
Property from the Wher Collection, Christie's London, May 3, 2001, lot 79

L'Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1989-1994. 

Migeon, Gaston, La Collection Kelekian, Étoffes et Tapis, Paris, 1909, pl. 9. 

This fragment shows clearly that the design of the original carpet must have owed its inspiration to the more formal production of Isphahan ‘spiral vine’ carpets, see for example the ‘spiral vine’ carpet in this sale with typical white vine scrolls, and to the ‘Vase’ carpets of south east Persia, with its hints of a serrated leaf ogival trellis; however, the intense colours, soft wool and presence of juft knots makes this piece a quintessentially Khorassan weaving. Its exemplary status is evidenced by its important provenance, exhibition and publication history.