Palace size carpet No. 40751 Qum Silk Iran 1025 x 593 cm

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Item Number:	40751
Name:	Qum Silk
Country of Origin:	Iran
Size:	1025 x 593 cm
Made:	ca. 1990
Pile:	Silk
Foundation (warp and weft):	Silk
Design:	floral and geometric / medallion
Ground Color:	multi coloured
Knots per sqm:	900,000
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of silk Gombad design. Signature: "Bigdelli" This carpet has a total of approximately 54,702,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 72,936 hours or 8,104 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 270,000

Estimated delivery time:
4 - 8 working days

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More about the provenance Qum | Iran

Qum (also: "Qom" or "Ghom") is located in Central Iran and was called "Kumandan" in pre-Islamic times. After Meshed, Qum is the second most important pilgrimage city in Iran. The second Shah of the Quajar dynasty had the dome of Fatima's mausoleum covered with gold (Fatima was the sister of the 8th Imam Reza and is buried in Qum). Around 1930 carpet manufacturing began in Qum and today you have a number of esteemed manufactories in Qum. Qum rugs are mostly woven with the Persian knot as opposed to the Turkish knot with which most Persian rugs are made. In general one can characterize Qum rugs by being fine and accurately made. Some manufactories have specialized in making silk rugs and gained a high standard and high popularity.