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19th Century Signed Laver Kirman Persian Carpet
19th Century Laver Kirman carpets are among the most highly prized, and most unique, of all Persian workshop pieces.
The workshops of Kirman, well known for the high quality of their weavings, won the royal patronage of the Safavid court in the 17th Century, and became some of the earliest Oriental carpets to make their way into the Western market.
Later on, its weavers, in turn, took a certain influence from European textile traditions, incorporating a distinct palette, inspired by the colours of Classical French carpets, as can be seen in this example, with its soft champagne, cornflower blue, maroon, and sage green tone, all in gracefully aged natural vegetable dyes.