Late C19th Malayer Rug

A late 19th Century Malayer rug of wool on a cotton warp, the dark blue field decorated with an all-over design in a rich polychrome palette of large scale geometric motifs including rosettes, flowers and palmettes, framed by a triple border, the inner one displaying the ‘turtle’ motif and rosettes on a cream ground. In good clean condition, the ground with a lovely overall abrashed wear. Iran, circa 1880