An Iridescent Herat Belouche Rug: 135cm x 89cm sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The front of the piece

The front of the piece is beautifully inlaid with satinwood strung amboyna panels

and experts at Bonhams

Length: 8 inches (flat)

Kensington (thus dating this picture) specialising in decorative schemes to include distinctive designs for inlaid pictures and mirrors

Sir Walter Raleigh anyone

An Iridescent Herat Belouche Rug: 135cm x 89cm sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles The front of the pieceOrigin: Herat, Afghanistan Style: Herat Belouche Provenance: N A Dated: Late 20th C Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 135cms 4. 4 feet Width: 89cms 2. 9 feet Having a pair of central medallions picked out in sunburst yellow on a sea green ground with browns and madder pinks finishing in a three sectional border densely populated with stylized flower motifs. Belouche is an ancient Persian design that originated from the work of the nomadic Belouche