Antique Kashan wool rug, medallion & allover floral, crimson & navy, c. 1920s — 283 × 384 cm — 1C1279

A fine antique Kashan rug from the 1920s, hand-knotted in the great workshop tradition of Kashan, central Middle East. This rug features the most celebrated format in the Kashan repertoire: a central medallion with an allover floral field on a deep crimson ground, navy spandrels, and a navy-ground main border. The central medallion is a large multi-lobed form in deep navy/indigo with an ivory center and a sky blue cross-star, surrounded by a pendant surround with pointed extensions. The crimson field is covered in a continuous floral scroll with dahlias, peonies, tulips, palmettes, serrated leaves, and rosette fillers. The border system includes a wide navy-ground main border with an ivory arabesque and palmette scroll, framed by sky blue inner guard borders and ivory outer guard borders. At 283 × 384 cm, this is a full room-size antique rug, approximately 100 years old, in good antique condition with some low pile, especially in the central medallion area. The colors are vivid throughout, and the rug lies flat and presents well.