Sargon runner A very attractive late 20th

A very attractive late 20th century Afghan rug with mix of pile

blue and red medachyl outer border

Very attractive combination of soft reds and amber

it was treated in order to produce pleasingly subtle colours from the original dyes which can be seen as brighter on the verso and this produces some colour variation across the rug

Good overall condition despite the wear with just slight loss to one end

Sargon runner A very attractive late 20thA 1930s Afshar rug of zili i sultan design, from the Kerman area, south east Persia. The design of all over repeats of vases with floral sprays is known as zili i sultan (arabic: "shadow of the emperor") after Mas'ud Mirza, a Qajar prince who governed Iran's southern provinces during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Appropriately for its age, there is an almost art deco feel to the design. An unusual and attractive lilac dye has been