A Pretty Herat Belouche Rug: 139cm x 87cm sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles especially those with the inset

especially those with the inset ‘Ruskin Jewel’

but all is consummate with age with a card that has been in use for over a hundred years

and one or two small areas of thinning

to prove his point Van Meegeren painted a 'Vermeer' from his jail cell

The black and white motif is provided by the highlights

A Pretty Herat Belouche Rug: 139cm x 87cm sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles especially those with the insetOrigin: Herat, Afghanistan Style: Herat Belouche Provenance: N A Dated: Late 20th C Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 139cms 4. 5 feet Width: 87cms 2. 9 feet Having two central medallions amongst a busy field populated by a series of rosettes with larger icons to the corners. The three sectional border is dominated by the central border which is dyed in saffron yellow contrasting to the rusts and greens found in the rest of the piece. Belouche is an