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Antique Indian Agra Carpet

$18,000
£13,761.96
€15,851
CA$25,223.52
A$28,159.69
CHF 14,755.25
MX$344,702.21
NOK 187,391.85
SEK 176,686.73
DKK 118,297.61
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The city of Agra, located in the Uttar Pradesh state in northern India, is universally recognized as the home of the Taj Mahal. Carpet production was introduced to this area on a grand scale under the rule of the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great in the 16th Century. Up to that point, Indian artisans primarily produced inlaid stonework, jewelry, miniature paintings, and lightweight textiles. Respected Persian weavers, who flourished under the rules of Shah Tahmasp and Shah Abbas of the Safavid Dynasty, were brought into these newly established court workshops to introduce the designs and oversee the weaving of pile carpets. Under British rule in the 19th Century, this industry was revived with the assistance of American entrepreneurs, resulting in the manufacture of larger made to order carpets whose designs were inspired from not only their predecessors, but from those of classical Turkish carpets as well. This example has an overall Herati pattern on an ivory field within a crimson palmette border. 12' 4" x 11' 8"
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 140 in (355.6 cm)Length: 148 in (375.92 cm)
  • Style:
    Agra (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Cotton,Wool,Hand-Knotted,Hand-Woven,Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890
  • Condition:
    Additions or alterations made to the original: The size of this carpet has been adjusted.
  • Seller Location:
    Closter, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: #173331stDibs: LU6342235281362

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