Shahnaz underlay The soft amber and grey

The soft amber and grey colours combine with a sophisticated design of mihrab with vase of flowers and birds at the base and a column to each side

The prayer arch and additional motifs are in camel colour

Charming flower patterns in the spandrels

Soft red stepped field outlined in yellow with camel centre medallion

Shahnaz underlay The soft amber and greyA 1930s Sarouk rug from northwest Persia. This very beautiful and unusual rug has a gold green field with all over motifs in pink outlined in darker pink in ton sur ton fashion. Dark blue main border; ivory floral guards. Overall wear, to base in some places, which introduces some colour variation into the field. We have repiled a small hole and evened out creasing with a patch to the verso. Video at https: youtu. be GAKU CYmyYE 201 x 130cm