Vintage Persian Malayer Gallery Rug
No. 32859
Persia, Mid-20th Century
4 ft. 10 in. x 9 ft. 6 in.
(1.46 x 2.87 m)
A wool pile of symmetrical knots on a cotton foundation. The attractive blue-slate field showcases a uniform, medium-scale Herati allover design, featuring open diamonds, rosettes, palmettes, and sickle leaves. The flowing, continuous red border is adorned with long, barbed leaves and two types of bracketed palmettes.
