SMYRNE, Asia Minor. Wool velvet on wool foundations (natural oxidation and wear, holes). Ruby-red field decorated with rows of geometrically stylized pearl-gray, sky-blue and ivory flower bulbs and palmettes surrounded by crenellated foliage and stylized hooks. Four borders, the main one bluish-gray, with decor echoing the central field. Late 19th or early 20th century. Length : 544 cm - Width : 408 cm Appraisal by Mr Frank KASSAPIAN - 06 58 68 52 26