A Vibrant Herat Belouche Rug: 129cm x 93cm sub-Antiques highlighted in a soft apple

highlighted in a soft apple green and flanked by a rust inner ground

frequently variegated

On the underside of the lid is the original trade label which reads “Rogers’s Superior London-Made Water Colors… the great superiority of these colors has been proved by the society of arts having awarded Joshua Rogers their large special prize gold medal”

but the present building dates from the 12th century

yet extremely hard wearing and would make a definitive statement in the right setting

A Vibrant Herat Belouche Rug: 129cm x 93cm sub-Antiques highlighted in a soft appleOrigin: Herat, Afghanistan Style: Herat Belouche Provenance: N A Dated: Late 20th C Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 129cms 4. 2 feet Width: 93cms 3 feet The colourfully dyed belouche with two stepped lozenge motifs and an additional six vine leaf motifs populating the central field. The piece terminates in a double border filled with running stylized flowered vines and the tarantula pattern in saffron yellow and rust. Belouche is an ancient