Antique Kashan Rug, 4’7’’ X 6’8’’ Lot n° 147

This finely woven, cotton foundation, central Persian city scatter with a velvety Manchester-spun pile, shows a subtle square gridwork of tightly wound spiral floral volute on a nearly covered red ground. Near black main border of in-and-out escutcheons in straw and teal, and teal-blue minors anchored by octilobe rosettes. A:second- generation” Mohtasham-style Kashan. in good condition. Exceptionally well-balanced and unusual field pattern.