Exceptional and very fine Héréké signed. Silk velvet prayer - Lot 341

Exceptional and very fine Héréké signed. Silk velvet prayer rug on silk foundation. Navy-blue field decorated with a richly flowered vase surrounded by two columns. Old-gold background with double trees of life framing an oil lamp encircled by a wreath of flowers. Beautiful polychromyTriple borders, the main one with a semiset of bulb cartouches and a composition of multicolored cruciform star-shaped flowers. Cartouche ending with signature. Original ending with semis of small silk cartouches. Remarkable finish with rows of fine knots. Translation of signature: "Héréké pure silk". Turkey, circa 1980 H_33 cm L_50 cm Exceptional finesse. Good overall condition. Expert : Frank Kassapian