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A CARPET, "Golo Bolbol" (="Flower and bird"-motive), a silk Esfahan figural, ca 337 x 243,5 cm, Mohammad Seirafian.

Estimate
130 000 - 150 000 SEK
12 500 - 14 500 EUR
14 400 - 16 600 USD
Hammer price
350 000 SEK
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Purchasing info
A CARPET, "Golo Bolbol" (="Flower and bird"-motive), a silk Esfahan figural, ca 337 x 243,5 cm, Mohammad Seirafian.

One end has 3 cm flat weave with a knotted signature. An ivory ground with a polychrome naturalistic decor of birds and a variety of different flowers. A wide light camel hair coloured main border with birds and flowers. Two white and two red guard stripes with motives as above. One end has an extension with the Iranian flag knotted in wool and a cartouche with the signature knotted in silk. Signaturen: Baft (woven by) Iran Isfahan Seirafian. Ca one million knots per square meter.

Some wear, slightly dirty, stains. The sides have minor fold wear.

Provenance

Bought in Iran from Mohammad Seirafian.

Literature

Compare with Seirafian, Mohammad: Seirafian Carpets - a Review of Persian Carpets, Tehran 2003, colour plate page 73.