New Handmade oriental carpet No. 44271 Kerman Lavar Sherkat Iran 392 x 202 cm
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| Item Number: |
44271 |
| Name: |
Kerman Lavar Sherkat |
| Country of Origin: |
Iran |
| Size: |
392 x 202 cm |
| Age:
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new |
| Pile: |
wool |
Foundation
(warp and weft): |
cotton |
| Design: |
floral / allover |
| Ground Color: |
ivory |
| Knots per sqm: |
550,000 |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
Twin piece with #44272, has a "Sherkat" signature
This carpet has a total of approximately 4,356,000 knots and it took skilled carpet makers about 5,808 hours or 645 working days to hand-knot this carpet. |
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More about the provenance Kerman Lavar Sherkat | Iran
Kerman is the capital city of the province of the same name. Kerman rugs have already been mentioned by the secretary of Shah Abbas I. (1587-1629) who spoke of "rugs with gold and silber threads". There are Kerman rugs preserved to this day since the 16th century throughout each century. Since the end of the 19th century until today Kerman with its large and esteemed rug manufactories is considered to be one of the most significant carpet production centers of Iran. Kerman is probably the only larger city of Iran whose population in its majority lives of carpet production. The most famous of the ca. 30 villages around Kerman in which rugs are made is called Ravar. Merchants from Kerman have ordered specifically high quality rugs with rich figural and floral designs to be made in Ravar (Millefleurs), therefore being called Kerman Ravar (or more common "Lavar"). The Kerman Lavar rug is often described as the "King of the carpets - the carpet of Kings". The Persian knot is used making them as opposed to the more spread Turkish knot which is more often used with Persian rugs.
"Sherkat" is the shorter term for "Sherkate Sahamie Farshe Iran", which means "Stock Corporation of Persian Carpets". This corporation is half state owned and has been founded in order to secure a constant rug production of higher quality. Sherkate Farsh maintains numerous manufactories in Iran and primarily controls the quality of the wool, the thoroughness of production (e.g. avoiding crooked rugs) and the purity of the designs, i.e. keeping certain traditions of design up whereby Nomadic designs are almost not used at all. Often it is easily recognizable whether a certain rug is a Sherkat production or not. But it is much more difficult to determine where in Iran a Sherkat rug has been made since the manufactory is not bound to the traditions of the region. However, this rug has been made in a Sherkat manufactory in Kerman. "Sherkat" is a guarantee for quality and beauty, a reliable pillar in the multifaceted world of rugs.
