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Late 19th Century Antique Persian Afshar Pictorial Rug
$12,460
£9,443.97
€10,932.31
CA$17,590.28
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79287 Rare Late 19th Century Antique Persian Afshar Pictorial Rug, 04'01 x 05'09. A Woven Legacy of Prestige and Purpose: 1880s Persian Afshar Pictorial Rug. Woven in the twilight of the 19th century by masterful Persian Afshar artisans, this hand-knotted wool pictorial rug is a cultural jewel—an objet d’art that transcends function to become a narrative heirloom of rare and irreplaceable beauty. Every knot tells a story; every motif holds meaning. At its center, a noble camel rider takes command—not merely a figure in motion, but a dignified guardian of ancient trade routes, cloaked in crimson and cobalt, astride a camel with limbs poised in purposeful grace. The camel, rendered with expressive anatomy and soulful posture, gazes intently toward a distant water’s edge—an oasis, a destination, a symbol of survival in a vast and storied desert.
Around this central figure, the woven world unfurls in poetic grandeur. Majestic palm trees sway with geometric vitality, their rhythmic fronds evoking both movement and monument. Angular florals animate the field like whispered winds across the Kerman plateau, while abstract mountain forms—soft, earthen, eternal—anchor the composition in spiritual stillness. These landscape elements are not passive decoration; they are active storytellers, revealing a symphony of resilience, wanderlust, and deep ancestral connection to the land. It is a scene painted not with pigment, but with symbolic precision in the language of wool and tradition.
Framing this visual odyssey is a double border of museum-level refinement. Floral rosettes repeat in cadence, echoing the celestial blossoms flanking the rider’s head—symbols of divine favor, abundance, and status. The innermost water guard border, stylized and meandering, serves as a metaphorical boundary between the sacred and the sublime. Like a protective talisman, it contains the story within, reinforcing the Afshar weaver’s mastery of not just composition, but cosmology—where every element is intentional, protective, and reverent.
Pieces of this caliber were never woven en masse. They were commissioned, cherished, and traded as tributes among chieftains, collectors, and scholars of the rare and sublime. To encounter such a piece today is to glimpse a lost world—to hold a fragment of migratory memory, tribal wisdom, and Persian artistic genius. It is not simply a rug. It is a chronicle in wool, an investment-grade artifact of cultural diplomacy and nomadic artistry. In the world of elite interiors and serious textile collections, this is a once-in-a-lifetime acquisition—an irreplaceable work of art that embodies heritage, scarcity, and unparalleled prestige.
Abrash.
Hand knotted wool.
Made in Iran.
Measures: 04'01 x 05'09.
Pile Height: 0.09 of an inch.
Date: 1880's. Late 19th Century.
- Dimensions:Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Length: 69 in (175.26 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:Wool,Hand-Knotted
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1880-1889
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash.
- Seller Location:Dallas, TX
- Reference Number:Seller: 79287 Antique Persian Afshar Pictorial Rug, 04'01 x 05'091stDibs: LU942946410082
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