Laleh runner Dark brown band to each

Dark brown band to each side with a row of diamond shaped medallions

A 1970s rug of Karachov Kazak design

otherwise in good condition

pale blue and pale yellow flowerhead guards

Terracotta stepsided field with a large pale blue central medallion

Laleh runner Dark brown band to eachA mid 20th century Kashan rug from north central Persia. Great court carpets were woven in Kashan but virtually ceased after the Afghan invasion in 1722. This rug is from the workshops that were revived in the twentieth century and uses the traditional intricate floral medallions and motifs. A finely woven piece with close cropped soft feeling pile. Video at https: youtu. be gfWZIMg8u4g 205 x 129cm