GREEN ESLIMI PRAYER ISFAHAN

166 x 119

I found this gorgeous old Isfahan prayer rug among the rugs my dad left me. The serial number is quite old, back from my grandfather’s days in the 1960s. It’s never been used and here it is being offered for sale for the first time in over 50 years!

It stands out for the thick and tight weave, a finesse not achieved after the 1979 Revolution. The silk content is high, as the closeup pics indicate. Above all, it has a mesmerising green field, a symbolic religious tone we rarely find in old Persian rugs. There is great elegance too in the somewhat invisible mehrab prayer niche, and in the gracefully undulating Eslimi arabesque spirals.

Circa 1960
Silk highlights + silk foundation
All perfect condition with original end kilims with10 ✖️ “sadtayi” bands clearly visible.