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Antique Tabriz rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran

A PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET, circa 1880

SIZE: 16.7 x 12.4

PRICE: $110,000
Item No: BB2057
A late 19th century Persian Tabriz antique rug, the camel field with an overall lattice of polychrome palmettes, flowering vines, and dark blue scrolling arabesques within a midnight blue palmette and leafy vinery border.

Doris Leslie Blau