Vintage Persian Pictorial Malayer Rug
No. 26694
Persia, Mid-20th Century
2 ft. 8 in. x 3 ft. 7 in.
(0.81 x 1.08 m)
A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The ivory-sand ground features four seated corner figures, each with flowering vases between them, all centered around a cartouche containing a fifth bust-length figure, flanked by small lateral flower vases. Accents in teal, gold ochre, red, and white. The straw-colored border is decorated with reversing fan palmettes.
