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Superb Quality Handmade Persian Lilian 5 X 7.3

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:490.00 USD Estimated At:2,352.00 - 4,116.00 USD
Superb Quality Handmade Persian Lilian 5 X 7.3
HIGHLY DETAILED HAND WOVEN PERSIAN LILIAN. SIZE 5 X 7.3 FEET, MADE OF FINE QUALITY LAMB'S WOOL PILE ON COTTON FOUNDATION, ALL NATURAL VEGETABLE DYE, INCORPORATING A HIGHLY DETAILED FLORAL PATTERN ON A RICH RED 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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