Persian Senneh Carpet - $8,000 (Cambridge, MD)

Rare Persian Senneh Carpet 10' 10" x 15' 5", at least 50 years old but showing little wear Handwoven of wool on a cotton foundation from Kurdistan, West Iran Single Wefted = Weave 140 knots per square inch Design: Herati Motif with lattice formed of little fish swimming around rosettes "angles guarding the truth" with sea turtle boarder "sea turtles represent good luck in Persian mythology" Paid $9,500.
00 in September 2007 - I Have Never Used