Ferrahan carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool... - Lot 232 - Giquello

Ferrahan carpet (cotton warp and weft, wool pile), central Persia, circa 1930-1940 190 x 130 cm The carpet is enhanced with stylized palmettes on a blue background. Three navy blue and water green borders with flower garlands surround the composition. (Slight wear) "North of Sultanabad is the densely populated region of Farahan, which includes many villages whose main resource is carpet weaving ....) The carpets are appreciated for their sobriety and elegance of design, which is mostly composed of simple decorative elements (...) The period pile of Ferrahan or Farahan carpets is often corroded due to the use of a copper-based green dye. The decoration, which derives from the Persian tradition, is composed of tiny motifs that are repeated in full field. The most frequent motif is the herati. Besides the herati, motifs such as boteh, mina-khani, gol farangh, and mustefi, are frequently reproduced. Many carpets also have a medallion design. They reflect the decorative sobriety of the region's carpets, and the medallion composition is treated in a balanced manner. The field is usually decorated only at the spandrels or along the edges to highlight the medallions, which are executed with intricate floral motifs and often surrounded by a serrated outline. Sometimes the field is elaborately decorated with herati motifs or rows of boteh. A series of barely sketched medallions cut by the border appear on some designs, above and below the central medallion, giving the impression that the weaver wanted to represent one completely. The borders, especially the center one, take on importance by their size and the refined decoration of the motifs."