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HIGHLY DETAILED HAND WOVEN PERSIAN LILIAN

Currency:USD Category:Home & Garden Start Price:648.00 USD Estimated At:3,110.40 - 5,443.20 USD
HIGHLY DETAILED HAND WOVEN PERSIAN LILIAN
HIGHLY DETAILED HAND WOVEN PERSIAN LILIAN, SIZE 5.2 X 7.2 FEET. MADE OF FINE QUALITY LAMB'S WOOL PILE ON COTTON FOUNDATION, ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE DYE, INCORPORATING A HIGHLY DETAILED FLORAL PATTERN ON RED BACKGROUND; LARGE CENTERPIECE MEDALLION; CROWNED CORNERS AND FINISHED OFF BEAUTIFULLY WITH AN INTRICATE FLORAL BORDER. HAND WOVEN IN LILIAN, IRAN. ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LILIAN: IT'S A VILLAGE LOCATED SOUTH OF SULTANABAD, BEGAN IN THE 17TH CENTURY, WHEN A LARGE GROUP OF ARMENIANS SETTLED HERE. LILIAN RUGS, THEREFORE, ARE MADE BY THE DESCENDANTS OF THESE ARMENIAN REFUGEES. THESE RUGS ARE VERY RARE AND HAND WOVEN BY LOCAL MASTERS.
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