Sehna

Around 1900, 194 x 130 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan Slight signs of age and wear, both ends somewhat reduced, original sides.

Persian Kashan wool rug,c.1890, hand woven with vegetable dye imported merino wool, Montachem was the importer of this wool, sehna knotssalmon and blue tones10-6 x 13-3

mid 19th century, 180 x 130 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan VOK Collection, Caucasus – Persia 71 In 1966, it took Heiner Jacoby, son of the PETAG founder, days of negotiation in Istanbul before he

Mid 19th century, 256 x 155 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A splendid Sehna very finely woven on a polychrome silk warp. The white field shows a design of large, lively and elegantly drawn botehs ar

First half 19th century, 216 x 146 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan This very rare early Sehna of outstanding quality was published by Herrmann in his first exhibition book as early as 1978. The light

mid 19th century, 196 x 141 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan VOK Collection, Caucasus – Persia 70 The midnight blue field beneath the steeply ascending, pointed arch with a notched upper section is

Early 19th century, 148 x 117 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan VOK Collection: Caucasus - Persia 67Following a coup d’etat which claimed the life of the last Zand Shah, the Persian Empire was ruled

Second half 19th century, 191 x 130 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan In the yellow field, a repeat of cypresses, botehs, palmettes and rosettes is embedded in a dense network of flowering stems. Commo

Mid 19th century, 186 x 133 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan This Sehna kilim is almost identical with the Vok kilim CP 70 sold by us in 2016, not only in terms of design, but also with regard to the

Second half 19th century, 192 x 128 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A classic white-ground Sehna presenting a repeat of large botehs arranged in offset rows and interspersed with floral stems. In the

Mid 19th century, 198 x 138 cm, North West Persia, KurdistanA classic Sehna in the dozar format woven on a cotton warp. A dense Herati design adorns the red field; the golden yellow main border shows

Ca. 1800, 168 x 121 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan Judging by its knotting structure, this unique rug lacking any comparative pieces in literature is probably a Kurdish weaving from Sehna. The desig

Late 19th century, 211 x 143 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan This elegant Sehna rug displays a floral "gol-i-bulbul" repeat in a golden yellow field and a white main border decorated with roses and g

First half 19th century, 155 x 131 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan VOK Collection: Caucasus – Persia 68The description of CP 67 mentions that there are two groups of Sehna kilims which differ in st

Second half 19th century, 188 x 185 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan An unusually large horse cover with a precisely drawn Herati design on a red ground and a yellow border. A very fine weave. – Exc

Mid 19th century, 213 x 161 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A repeat of botehs arranged in offset rows fills the midnight blue field. The perfectly drawn motifs are larger than those of Sehna kilims

Second half 19th century, 196 x 132 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A classic 19th century Sehna, very finely knotted on a silk foundation and with the pile cut short. The cloth-like handle is a char

Second half 19th century, 206 x 133 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan Woven as finely as a cloth, this Sehna kilim presenting an elegant, perfectly drawn Herati design on a turquoise ground and a golde

Late 19th century, 192 x 127 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A white-ground Sehna finely woven on a seven-colour silk warp. The field is covered in a lively repeat of densely leaved, green stems bear

mid 19th century, 166 x 121 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A classic Herati design covers the white field, the dark blue hexagonal central medallion and the dark blue spandrels of this very beautifu

Mid 19th century, 95 x 61 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan Very finely woven on a four-colour silk warp, this unusual Sehna poshti used to be in Eva Engelhardt’s private collection. An elongated mid

late 19th century, 190 x 133 cm, North West Persia, Kurdistan A white-ground Sehna kilim with a dense Herati repeat and a three-stripe border. Slight damage to the sides, good overall condition.

Second half 19th century, 185 x 130 cm, North West Persia, KurdistanWoven in the dozar format, this antique Sehna displays a Herati design in pastel shades. A dark blue hexagonal medallion has been pl

Second half 19th century, 190 x 130 cm, North West Persia, KurdistanOffset rows of elongated botehs and flowering plants form a dense repeat in the white field; the style of drawing is characteristic