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Antique Tabriz rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran

A PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET, circa 1910

SIZE: 15.7 x 10.2

PRICE: $60,000
Item No: BB2013

An early 20th century Persian Tabriz rug, the cream field with a dynamic overall scrolling arabesque trellis over a whimsical allover pattern of exotic birds and racemes within a dark blue border with birds and floral sprays.

Doris Leslie Blau