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SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:590.63 USD Estimated At:3,071.25 - 5,374.69 USD
SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN
HIGHLY DETAILED HAND WOVEN SEMI ANTIQUE PERSIAN LILIAN RUG. SIZE 5.8 X 6.11 FEET, MADE OF FINE QUALITY LAMB'S WOOL PILE ON COTTON FOUNDATION, ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE DYE, INCORPORATING A OPEN FIELD DESIGN ON PINK BACKGROUND; LARGE TEARDROP 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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