Rare DOROCH carpet, (Khorassan region), (Persia),... Lot 13

Rare DOROCH carpet, (Khorassan region), (Persia), late 19th century Dimensions : 190 x 140cm. Technical features : Wool velvet on cotton backing. An abraded parma-pink field hosts a variety of celadon-colored floral shapes and compositions, as well as small birds. In the center, a polylobed starry rosette is framed by four arabesque spandrels of the same style. Six counter-borders, with garlands of florets, surround the main anthracite border, with polychrome vegetal latticework. Bibliography - Andrew MIDDLETON's World Tour of Carpets, page 110