New handmade oversize rug No. 60659 Kashmir Silk India 425 x 307 cm

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Item Number:	60659
Name:	Kashmir Silk
Country of Origin:	India
Size:	425 x 307 cm
Age:	new
Pile:	Silk
Design:	floral / medallion
Ground Color:	ivory
Knots per sqm:	500,000
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet The pile of this carpet is made of silk This carpet has a total of approximately 6,525,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 8,700 hours or 967 working days to hand-knot this carpet.

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 7,800

Estimated delivery time:
4 - 8 working days

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More about the provenance Kashmir | India

Kashmir is the most northern province of India. Since many years it is a controversial and contested area between Pakistan and India. Kashmir has become famous for its traditional printed woolen and embroidered cloths. The often used Kashmir wool comes from the Kashmir goat whose underwool (the fluff hair) is being made into high quality yarn. The beginning of carpet making has a romantic story around it: back in 1398 when the Sultan of Kashmir sent his son as the highest tribute to Samarkand (Uzbekistan). His son was very impressed by the high culture of this city and contacted rug makers who later accompanied him back to Kashmir. Since Mogul Emperor Jahangir (1605-1627) the Kashmir rugs belong to the highest quality Indo-Persian rugs.