Shirvan Caucasian knotted circa in 1865 antique, collector's item. 148 x 110 (cm) 4' 10" x 3' 7" carpet id: RS-76
The knots, the warp and the weft threads are hand spun wool. The black knots are oxidized, the background color is blue with allover geometric design, the surrounded large border is terracotta, the selvages are rolled on one line, both edges the fringes are replaced, thick pile, in good condition, soft as an handkerchief and high standard quality. A similar example was published in the catalog of "Caucasian Carpets" by von Doris Eder on the page 359, plate 413.