Farhad Rug turquoise on a blue ground

turquoise on a blue ground with red spandrels and turquoise/pink borders

dark pink floral main border and dark blue floral guards

250 x 136cm

192 x 104cm

They show many influences from the Caucasus in colour and design and yet are quite distinctive

Farhad Rug turquoise on a blue groundAn 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