FINE SILK GHOUM RUG (Iran, Shah period, circa 1960.) Salmon pink field decorated with vases with stylised flower bouquets encircled by floral wreaths framing a central medallion in the shape of an elongated diamond. Four flower mosaic spandrels. Seven borders, the main one midnight blue, decorated with rows of bulbs and palmettes of geometric flowers in the form of old gold weeping willows. Velvet, warp, weft and fringes in silk. Beautiful finesse. The first silk Ghoum. L. 214 x W. 137 cm. (Good condition)