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The Spanish Holbein is another carpet from one of my classic revival projects. It was inspired by a piece that was made in Spain somewhere between 1490 and 1510, more-or-less at the beginning of the Inquisition and the expulsion of the Moors.
Obviously, the name of this carpet ‘Spanish Holbein” is an oxymoron. What possible connection can there be between Hans Holbein, the famous 16th century Renaissance German artist, and a carpet made in Spain?
The answer is surprisingly simple.
In a number of his portraits, Holbein would use an oriental carpet to enhance or add texture to a background. Moreover, one would be discretely placed into a scene, but not too discretely because the sitter wanted it to be noticed. Possessing something as rare and exotic as a carpet from the Orient was as much a testament to his wealth and success as it was to his sophistication.
THE VINTAGE CLASSIC ORIENTAL COLLECTION
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Dimensions:
2.63 x 1.32 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 30522
A vintage Kurdish Kalleghi carpet from the Senneh region of Iran with a colourful mahi medallion and two enlarged pendants surrounded by boteh on an open field.
Dimensions:
2.63 x 1.51 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 31430
A vintage Kurdish Khalleghi from the Senneh region with a dazzling array of floral motifs surrounding a pair of co-joined stepped medallions with enlarged pendants at either end.
Dimensions:
2.66 x 1.56 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 30400
From the region south of the Zagros Mountains, a Luri with a series of stepped medallions, a pair of rams at either end and peacocks in the surrounding field.
Dimensions:
2.84 x 1.21 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 21182
A vintage Kurdish carpet in the renowned Takht-e-Jamshid (“Takht” Pers. throne or seat) design, from western Iran.
Dimensiona:
2.85 x 1.45 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 16896
From Nahavand in Iran’s Hamadan region a vintage Kalleghi with a geometrised medallion and two large pendants covering the entire field.
Dimensions:
2.98 x 1.58 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 33842
From the area around the Zagros mountains, a vintage Luri Kalleghi with a large geometrised medallion rather similar in design to the weaving of the neighbouring Kurds.
Dimensions:
3.00 x 1.60 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 30404
From the Chahar Mahal region of Iran, a classic Bakhtiar garden carpet with the flora and fauna laid out in in panels known as the Khishti (“Khishti” Pers. panel) design.
Dimensions:
3.02 x 1.29 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 32733
From the area west of the Zagros mountains, a vintage Luri Kalleghi with three stepped medallions occupying the entire field.
Dimensions:
3.02 x 1.29 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 28021
From the Zagos area of Luristan, A vintage Luri Khalleghi with two rows of medallions repeating in pairs across the entire field.
Dimensions:
3.04 x 1.49 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 30416
From the Senneh region, a vintage Kurdish carpet in the Kalleghi style with two enlarged pendants either end of an octagonal medallion, with birds and botehs.
Dimensions:
3.07 x 1.37 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 32725
A vintage Kurdish Kalleghi from Senneh region of Iran with an elongated geometric medallion with two enlarged pendants and four rows of boteh motifs (note the pair of camels in each of the pendants).
Dimensions:
3.08 x 1.38 metres
Composition:
Hand knotted, wool.
Product Code: 29141
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