Fine Qashqai Kashkuli Millefleur Persian Rug, c. 1935–1950
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ABOUT THIS PIECE
A vintage Qashqai Kashkuli Persian rug from Fars, hand-knotted around 1935 to 1950 in very fine, lustrous wool on cotton, with a double-ended millefleur niche.
An ivory niche with a head at each end fills the field, scattered with small flower heads in dark brown, saffron, olive and powder blue. A pale blue vase medallion sits at each end of it. Red side panels stippled with gold dashes flank the niche, red end panels hold rows of small trees, and striped panels fill the corners.
Two ivory floral borders run either side of a dark brown border of geometric medallions, and a red zigzag band finishes the edge. The sides are bound in red and black stripes, a finish found across the nomadic weaving of Fars.
The wool has a soft lustre and the rug is very supple in the hand.
The Kashkuli are one of the main tribes of the Qashqai confederation in Fars, in southwest Persia, and are known for the finest weaving among the Qashqai. Do sar means two heads in Persian, for the niche that points both ways.
The pile is even across the rug, relatively thin and very soft underfoot. The ends have been resecured, and the rug has no repairs.
At 255 by 163cm it suits a living room or a dining room. View it in our Richmond gallery, or explore more vintage Persian rugs.
SPECIFICATIONS
IN THE FIELD GUIDE
Kashkuli · Qashqai · Millefleur · Wool on cotton · Quarters of a century
How it sits in your room.
255 × 163 CM (8'4" × 5'4"), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
Long enough for a 3-seater sofa but not deep enough to reach under its front legs as well as hold the coffee table, so it sits just in front with the table on it. Floated like this it reads as a deliberate island.
The chairs sit on the rug at the table, but with 42 cm of rug beyond the table their back legs catch the edge when pulled out. 60 cm is the comfortable margin.
Under the lower part of a queen bed with 51 cm of rug showing on each side, so your feet land on it either side of the bed.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
