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Antique Tabriz rug, Azerbaijan, NW Iran

A Persian Tabriz rug

A exceptional example from Doris Leslie Blau collection of early 20th century Persian Tabriz antique rugs, the cinnamon field with a restrained allover trellis of palmettes and flowering vinery within a midnight blue palmette and raceme border.

$150,000
Size: 21'5" × 14'10"
Item No: BB3327
Doris Leslie Blau