Vintage Persian Sarouk Mir Boteh Rug - 11'05 X 15'11

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Vintage Persian Sarouk Mir Boteh Rug with Jacobean Style 11'05 x 15'11. With its striking appeal and saturated red color … more Vintage Persian Sarouk Mir Boteh Rug with Jacobean Style 11'05 x 15'11. With its striking appeal and saturated red color palette, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Sarouk Mir Boteh rug appears like a sumptuous Italian velvet, recalling the rich and luxurious design furnishings of a bygone era such as the reign of King James I in Jacobean England. The abrashed red field features an all-over small-scale mir boteh pattern. The widely used boteh motif is thought to symbolize life with its resemblance to a number of natural forms, including leaves, bushes, pinecones, sprouts and flames. Beige corner spandrels highlighting the Shekeri pattern give the relatively simple composition a great deal of depth and interest. A classic Shekeri main border, composed of scrolling boteh, frames the composition, along with a wonderful series of guard borders featuring rosette meander, diamond and cross, and Laleh Abbasi motifs. The striking play of pattern and scale imbues this vintage Persian less