A Handsome Early 20thC Quchan Kurdish Rug, 259cm x 109cm sub-Antiques In 1837 Britain

In 1837 Britain

And that is why it is still referred to as the 'gemstone of the rainbow'

that screams art deco from the rooftops

The fact that the Wall of Death is almost extinct in fairgrounds today makes this artwork even more desirable

the way in which we now expect a door stop to look and function today was down to a 19th century African American inventor named Osbourn Dorsey who came up with the design on December 10

A Handsome Early 20thC Quchan Kurdish Rug, 259cm x 109cm sub-Antiques In 1837 BritainOrigin: Khorasan, North East Persia Style: Quchan Kurd Provenance: N A Dated: c. 1910 30 Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 259 cms 8. 6 feet Width: 109 cms 3. 7 feet The wide runner shaped carpet with broad tassel fringes having a large latticed central field with repeating lozenge pattern in apple greens, rust and indigos the outer with multiple ruled border survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century. This piece is beautifully worn