A Good Large Late 19thC Tabriz Carpet c.1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles but he was most likely

but he was most likely a trained artist before he started his employment at the Surveyor General’s office and these pictures would have been painted at the start of his career

The inscription reads

swans and fauna

and two dark patches

The plate is foxed beautifully but still retains some clear parts whilst the gilding as a whole has areas of wear and loss as seen in the photographs

A Good Large Late 19thC Tabriz Carpet c.1900 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles but he was most likelyOrigin: PersiaStyle: TabrizProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1900Hand Knotted 100% Wool PileLength: 431 cms 14 feetWidth: 300 cms 9. 8 feetOf large country house proportions the good Tabriz carpet in beautiful muted tones with a large central medallion with a spiral design of herati and secondary motifs with branches to flowers and palmettes, the central field having a blue background, and the intertwined borders typically busy and the whole surviving from