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Palace Size Taupe Hampton Persian Oriental Area Rug 12x18 Wool
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Retail price: $14040.00
Your price: $7020.00
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This design is one of the earliest Donegal designs to be woven. The design may be attributed to Gavin Morton. The piece was one of seven presented at the second exhibition of the arts & Crafts society in 1899. This carpet reported on by artist-potter Harold rathbone who said it was “ obviously an attempt to vie with a Turkey carpet, which it successfully does”. There were at least three Donegal designs that were closely on the eastern-Turkish designs. |
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Medium Size Blue-Navy Ardabil Persian Oriental Area Rug 6x9 Wool
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Retail price: $4404.10
Your price: $951.72
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Ardabil is a city near the coast of the Caspian Sea, and is probably responsible for one of the oldest and most famous carpets in existence today, the 34' x 17' masterpiece housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Ardabil rugs usually have the famous Mahi (Herati) design, with a diamond medallion and small fish throughout. An allover pattern is sometimes seen in an Ardabil. Usually their weavers will incorporate a lot of silk into the woolen pile to accentuate some highlights in the pattern. Some modern Ardabils have started to migrate from the traditional Herati pattern to bolder geometric patterns. In addition to the usual beiges, rusts and blues, many up-to-the-minute colors can be observed in the newer Ardabils, such as a turquoise and purple. |
