Extremely Fine Persian Qum Extra Large Carpet

The city of Qum is a recently established centre for the production of urban style rugs with workshops appearing there from around 1927 onwards. It rapidly became a significant and important centre for the creation of technically extremely fine silk rugs and carpets, though fine wool pile rugs are also made there.

The repertoire of their designs is varied, ranging from designs based on  Safavid Persian traditions of the 16th and 17th Centuries, through to individual creative designs of unparalleled technical excellence and artistic visual excellence, which can often be described as ground breaking.

This extremely fine Persian silk Qum carpet displays a characteristic design of central medallion format. The design is based on traditional 17th century Persian iconography as seen in urban workshop rugs of the Classical era. This magnificent Persian Qum Silk carpet is exceptional in a number of ways. The design presents a symmetrical rendition in the horizontal and vertical axis, which is consistent though not exclusive to this style of carpet. The sheer mass of varying flower heads, and palmettes is truly remarkable, only possible to present with exceptionally fine knotting and only able to be executed by highly experienced weavers. Often the corner spandrels are presented as quarter medallions repeating the colours and pattern as seen in the central medallion, however, this Persian Qum Silk carpet displays spandrels as individual elements, complementing the overall design, not repeating the central medallion pattern. The main colours of the spandrels are the same as those seen in the central medallion yet reversed with the main colour being the terracotta tone with blue as the secondary colour. It is a courageous approach by the designer to transpose the colours in this way, but in this instance, enhances the overall appearance of this carpet. The number of colours used is exceptional with varying tones of blue, aquamarine, green, terracotta and ivory carefully arranged to produce consummate harmony supporting the incredible technical skills of the weavers in their rendition of the pattern details.

This magnificent Persian Qum silk carpet is an outstanding example of the very best of Qum workmanship.

Extremely Fine Persian Qum Extra Large Carpet. This piece was handwoven in Qum , Iran. For further information please contact us and our team will be pleased to assist you. All pieces in the collection are under the auspices of Essie Sakhai, one of the world’s foremost experts and collectors of fine handmade Persian rugs and carpets.