Michael Lake
Head of Department
Lot 62TP,W
A fine 19th century silk Heriz Carpet North west Persia, 291cm x 216 cm
5 April 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £20,000 inc. premium
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Thomas Moore
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A fine 19th century silk Heriz Carpet
North west Persia,
the central panel containing an interlace of split-palmettes and flowerheads, surrounded by a band of inscriptions interspersed by vegetal motifs, the border with a band of large flowerheads on a ground of floral interlace
291cm x 216 cm
the central panel containing an interlace of split-palmettes and flowerheads, surrounded by a band of inscriptions interspersed by vegetal motifs, the border with a band of large flowerheads on a ground of floral interlace
291cm x 216 cm
Footnotes
Inscriptions: a selection of couplets from a qasidah in praise of Shah Shuja', ruler of Fars (1358-1384) and attributed to Hafiz, as follows:
Royal Highness,
Fledgling King,
The world in your hands,
Brave King,
Sun of the nation,
Your crown is the crown of Darius.
The earth was as paradise by virtue of your deeds,
Your benevolent deeds.
You, King of the Earth,
The nation and the sun will revere you.
Your might is more glorious than the might of Kind Dara and Kasra.
King Jamshid and Key-Ghobad envy your rank.
Your crown is as the crown of Darius.
Your countenance is as the soul of the world and the world of the soul.
To serve you bestows upon me inner peace.
In proclaiming your deeds, my name has attained everlasting life.
My wish is that this ornate work of art, my gift to you, shall unfurl-a vault-to shield your court.
Your countenance is as the soul of the world and the world of the soul.
You are an ideal justice.
