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Fine Large Ivory Background Vintage Persian Silk Foundation Tabriz Gonbad Rug 51119

Size: 13 ft x 19 ft 4 in (3.96 m x 5.89 m)

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Beautiful Gonbad Design Large Geometric Vintage Tabriz Persian Rug 51119, Knots Per Square Inch KPSI: 500, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Vintage Persian Rug, Circa Date: Late 20th CenturyPersian Tabriz rugs are among the most diverse Persian rugs available, and they are renowned for their attractive blooms and vibrant floral presentations. This vintage Persian Tabriz carpet combines vintage motifs and foreground elements with a more modern degree of arrangement. Featuring a classic Persian Gonbad rug design in the field with a complex border that frames and surrounds the masterpiece. This is what establishes a strikingly architectural composition that beckons the individual to look closer within the frames themselves. Countless floral elements abound, and the central field of the vintage Persian rug showcases an impressive degree of perspective, as if the circle of bulb shapes are falling into the center of the rug, where they grow smaller and smaller as they drop deeper and deeper into the core.

The finesse of the weave of this breathtaking vintage Tabriz Persian Gonbad design area rug is what allows the highly skilled Persian rug weaver to create such a complex artistic impact. The visual illusion of depth that is created through the the scaling down of the pattern as you spiral down into the center – which in the case, represents the top of the mosque’s dome. This illusion of depth is reminiscent of the great artistic works of Maurits Cornelis Escher but is much more difficult to create in an area rug than a painting.

Needless to say, this here large size geometric design vintage Tabriz Persian gonbad carpet is one extremely luxurious and high end area rug. If you are looking for a magnificent area rug and want a piece that speaks to the quality of the best rugs ever woven, this Persian Gonbad design rug would make a spectacular option.