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An antique silk Kashan 'Mohtasham', c. 297 x 216 cm.

Estimate
80 000 - 100 000 SEK
7 600 - 9 500 EUR
7 980 - 9 980 USD
Hammer price
80 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
An antique silk Kashan 'Mohtasham', c. 297 x 216 cm.

Circa 1890. An ivory ground with a large polychrome medallion with large polychrome flower festoons and corner ornaments. A blue main border with a flower and palmette vine.

Provenance

Private collection, western Sweden.

More information

Hajji Mollah Mohammed Hassan Mohtasham is considered one, of a very limited number, of masters who successfully re-established Kashan as a carpet hub in Iran (Persia) in the late 19th century. The term 'Mohtachem' is often used and is synonymous with the finest carpets that were tied in Kashan at the end of the 1800s by Hajji Mollah Mohammed Hassan Mohtasham and his family. The carpets from his atelier are identified, for example, by light blue cotton inserts and violet silk languetting.