Mahal Carpet 8.5 x 12.0 2.59 x 3.69 This high quality west Persian village carpet displays a good madder red field with an allover pattern of green lozenges and bars, eight palmette radiating arrays and lobed ivory small medallions. The blue-black border shows well-drawn turtle palmettes in burnt apricot, straw and blue-green. The condition is quite good, with slight overall wear and the colours are excellent and from natural sources. Circa: 1910 (38343)