REF.: R36040

Petag Tabriz rug

Price range:   More than €25.000,00
Description:   Petag Tabriz rug
Dimensions:   L640xB308
Origin:   North West Iran
Period:   1880-1940
Medium:   pile: wool / warp and weft: cotton
Technique:   Hand knotted

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The German company Petag, short for Persiche Teppich-Gesellschaft AG, was founded in Berlin in 1911, even though some sources speak of 1885.
Under the inspiration of Heinrich Jacoby, a large manufactory was started up in Tabriz (north-west Iran) from the 1920s onwards.

This was intended to counter the decline in quality that resulted from the over-commercialisation of production at the demand of
the West.

The result was outstanding ; in excellent wool qualities, masterfully vegetal-coloured, old rich motifs from the 16th and 17th centuries were revived.

The atelier's different qualities refer to the knot density: Pertovi, Hamajun, Teimuri, Rustem and Cyrus. The workshops were closed in the 1940s.

Heinrich Jacoby remains an authority in the world of Oriental carpets.
For instance, in 1923 he publishes " Eine Sammlung orientalischer Teppiche ", in 1949 " ABC des echter Teppichs " and he collaborated ...

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