Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Persian Mahal Carpet

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This early 20th-century Persian Mahal room-size carpet presents a richly patterned allover floral composition across a warm terracotta-red field. Large … Read more This early 20th-century Persian Mahal room-size carpet presents a richly patterned allover floral composition across a warm terracotta-red field. Large palmettes, rosettes, scrolling vines, and stylized blossoms are arranged in a balanced repeat, creating continuous movement throughout the design. Accents of pale blue, soft green, ivory, muted gold, taupe, and brown provide contrast while maintaining a harmonious, softly toned palette. The field is framed by a broad pale blue border filled with large floral devices, leafy vines, and repeating blossoms, accompanied by narrower guard borders that add structure and definition. The absence of a dominant central motif allows the pattern to flow evenly from end to end, emphasizing symmetry and classical Persian ornament. Characteristic of Mahal weaving, the carpet combines generous scale, expressive floral drawing, and a relaxed decorative sensibility, making it well suited to traditional, transitional, eclectic, or layered interiors.

Measures: 9' 1" x 12' 2" See less