Gholam runner Where rugs are too heavy

Where rugs are too heavy for Parcelforce

Loss to ends has resulted in luxuriously long fringes in an attractive mix of natural browns

pale green and pops of orange provide lots of opportunity to pick out accent colours with cushions

Reasonable condition

195 x 114cm

Gholam runner Where rugs are too heavyA 1920s Afshar rug from the Kerman area in south east Persia. Classic Afshar design with boteh motifs on an ivory field within a narrow leaf trellis, striped borders and multicoloured selvedges. Ivory floral and boteh main border; dark brown flowerhead and medallion guards. A very characteristic piece and a real antique. Overall low pile with corrosion to dark brown in places and some loss to fringes but good condition for its age. 161 x 126cm