Antique Persian Sultanabad-Mahal Rug with Dark Navy Field and Red Border. Antique Persian Sultanabad-Mahal rug with dark Blue field and red border. Keivan Woven Arts / rug R20-0801, country of origin / type: Iran / Oushak, circa 1920s

Measures:10'5 x 16'2

This antique Persian Sultanabad Mahal rug (circa 1920s) relies heavily on exquisite details as well as large-scale flowers and palmettes. A fine trellis of beautifully colored large and small flowers sprawls across the dark navy field, pulsating with alternating rhythms in contrasting red and red. A crisply drawn arabesque and the ivory detail of the palmettes, flowers and serrated leaves imbue the rug with a beautiful articulation of pattern.