A PETAG TABRIZ CARPETNORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920A PETAG TABRIZ CARPETNORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920Of Safavid 'vase' design, a cintamani signature to the top right-hand corner, light surface dirt, overall very good condition13ft.1in. x 10ft.6in. (398cm. x 320cm.)The PETAG workshop (Persische Teppiche A.G.), was a German initiative founded in Berlin in 1911. Guided by the scholar Heinrich Jacoby, author of “Eine Sammlung Orientalischer Teppiche”, Berlin, 1923, amongst other works, a large workshop was opened in Tabriz. The carpets are identified by the use of a particularly high quality, lustrous wool, the natural vegetal dyes and their distinctive 'signature' formed of three çintamani roundels generally located in the far corner of the field or border pattern. At the end of the 19th century/early 20th century, there were a number of highly important publications on the history of Oriental carpets which included large-scale black and white, and more importantly, some colour illustrations, of magnificent Safavid and Ottoman carpets. Publications such as A History of Oriental Carpets before 1800, by F.R. Martin, Stockholm, 1908; Friedrich Sarre's, Orientalische Teppiche, Vienna, 1892, and Alt-Orientalische Teppiche, by F. Sarre and Herrman Trenkwald, Vienna, 1926, gave the workshop access, for the first time, to the great 16th and 17th century carpet designs.The present directional lozenge 'vase' pattern can be seen on a carpet formerly in the Baltimore Museum of Art and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (M. S. Dimand. & J.Mailey, Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, fig.103). This particular overall repeat pattern was highly adaptable when weaving carpets of varying proportions as seen in three examples sold at Christie's, London, 1 May 2003, lot 48; New York, 12 December 2006, lot 123 and London 28 October 2020, lot 191.细节 A PETAG TABRIZ CARPETNORTH WEST PERSIA, CIRCA 1920Of Safavid vase design, a cintamani signature to the top right-hand corner, light surface dirt, overall very good condition13ft.1in. x 10ft.6in. (398cm. x 320cm.) 注意事项 This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’swill inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storageare set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere.Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only.Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com.If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.Lots are not available for collection at weekends. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice. The USA prohibits the purchase by US persons of Iranian-origin “works of conventional craftsmanship” such as carpets, textiles, decorative objects, and scientific instruments. The US sanctions apply to US persons regardless of the location of the transaction or the shipping intentions of the US person. For this reason, Christie’s will not accept bids by US persons on this lot. Non-US persons wishing to import this lot into the USA are advised that they will need to apply for an OFAC licence and that this can take many months to be granted.