Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Rug, 06'07 X 10'02

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79727 Antique Persian Tabriz Rug, 06'07 x 10'02.

The Imperial Garden: A Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Elegance

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The Imperial Garden: A Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Masterpiece of Elegance

This hand-knotted wool antique Persian Tabriz rug from the Late 19th Century captures the cultivated magnificence of Persia’s celebrated weaving tradition through an intricate allover garden composition. Set against a profound midnight-blue field, an elaborate network of flowering vines creates a sumptuous panorama without a central medallion, allowing ornament to command the entire surface. Its formal symmetry and density evoke the aesthetic legacy of Safavid court carpets, transforming the field into an idealized Persian garden conceived as an emblem of paradise, abundance, and privileged refinement.

The exceptional composition is populated by an impressive repertoire of Shah Abbasi palmettes, lotus blossoms, peonies, rosettes, and curled sickle leaves, each articulated through sinuous stems and delicate arabesques. Lotus forms traditionally evoke purity and spiritual rebirth, while the peony has associations with power, honor, and magnificence. Radiating rosettes introduce ideas of blossoming life and beauty, and the luxuriant leaves reinforce the Persian garden theme through their perpetual unfolding. Together, these iconic motifs create an atmosphere of flourishing nature held in ornamental order.

Among the botanical forms, elongated boteh motifs appear throughout the lattice, their distinctive curved silhouettes carrying longstanding associations with life, continuity, and the universe. Smaller blossoms and leafy tendrils occupy nearly every interval, producing a visual rhythm that seems to extend beyond the physical boundaries of the carpet. This uninterrupted profusion reflects the Persian conception of the garden as an earthly vision of paradise—a place where nature is elevated through artistry into something eternal, ordered, and transcendent.

The antique Tabriz rug is enclosed by a commanding rosette-and-palmette border, where substantial blossoms form a stately procession around the midnight field. Delicate millefleur guard borders flank this principal band, creating ribbons of diminutive flowers that heighten the impression of botanical abundance while lending the perimeter exceptional finesse. Rich in symbolism, sophisticated drawing, and late-Qajar artistry, this exquisite work of art is an extraordinary masterpiece—a prestigious testament to impeccable craftsmanship created for an interior defined by connoisseurship, heritage, and enduring elegance.

Abrash.
Hand knotted wool.
Made in Iran.
Measures: 06'07 x 10'02.
Pile Height: 0.24 of an inch.
Date: 1880's. Late 19th Century. See less