Sultanabad / 12489

This Sultanabad in wool is a quietly worn antique rug, 216 x 279 cm, with a deep red ground and ivory-cream border sequence. Floral palmettes, mirrored animal figures and a scrolling vine lattice create a measured, symmetrical field that has softened with subtle abrash and low wear. The wool pile retains texture and a tactile patina that reads as craft in motion. Circa 1910 - 1925. It is a heritage-aware example of Sultanabad vocabulary, offering restrained patterning and a lived-in colour story that balances formality with age. The softened surface retains a quiet, tactile character shaped by time.