"Exceptional, Fine And Original Ghoum Kork Iran In Wool And Silk Shah Period Circa 1960"
Exceptional, fine and original Ghoum - kork Iran in wool and silk Period of the Shah Around 1960 Dimensions. 222 x 133 cm High quality silky lambswool velvet, flowers encrusted with silk on silk foundations (silk fringes: high quality brand and not common on the Ghoum market) Good general condition Density approx 8000/8500 knots to dm2 Ivory field decorated with a thousand ruby and royal blue silk flowers in the shape of stylized burst diamonds surrounded by fine branches and crenellated stems adorned with a central floral medallion in old gold and crenellated polychrome silk in the shape of a pendant. Four spandrels with small cruciform floral cartouches in old gold silk Seven borders, the main beige with seeding of multicolored floral bulb cartouches surrounded by garlands of stylized flowers and foliage finely drawn in polychromy