Antique Tabriz wool rug, allover Shah Abbasi floral, crimson field, c. 1920s — 303 × 403 cm — 1C1278

A magnificent antique Tabriz rug from the 1920s, hand-knotted in the great workshop tradition of Tabriz, northwestern Middle East. This rug features the prestigious allover Shah Abbasi floral scroll on a deep crimson/lacquer red field, covering every inch of the ground in a continuous interlocking vine system of extraordinary complexity and precision. The field is adorned with large Shah Abbasi palmettes in ivory, pink, teal, and navy, alternating with lotus blossoms, cloud bands, sickle leaves, and flowering branches. The border system includes a wide ivory-ground main border with red palmettes, pink and salmon acanthus leaves, blue lotus flowers, and olive leaves, framed by teal/sky blue guard borders. At 303 × 403 cm, this is a full room-size antique rug, approximately 100 years old, in good antique condition with vivid colors and uneven pile consistent with age. The rug is made of hand-spun wool pile on a cotton foundation, using an asymmetric (Persian) knot technique.