FERAHAN SAROUK "VASE" RUG
West Central Persian Antique Rug

(High-Collectible) ("Featured in our new print catalog") Utterly captivating, this astonishing interpretation of the Vase design couples relaxed symmetry of finely etched botanical forms with spirited innovation—Ferahan's legendary artistry at its best. On a luminous parchment ground, a palmette-crowned single tree with its delicate oversize dahlias suspended on slender outstretched limbs fills the entire space above the vases. A startlingly expressive piece of art, the intensely emotive copper red tonality, brilliantly complemented by Prussian blue and spruce green highlights, creates a mesmerizing chromatic syncopation by their ingenious placement. The evolving spaciousness in the field design—from the tiny leafed vinery that fills the bottom section; through the thriving, many-branched mid-carpet zone; to the top segment under the arch where each branch and flower is clearly silhouetted—the life force energy of nature is palpably captured. With its perfectly proportioned elements, the narrow palmette meander border frames the exquisite field without detracting from it—the artistic choice of a mature weaver. Despite its great age, the condition of this impressive collector's rug is superb, preserved by the respect it obviously engendered.

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