A Large Semi-Old Red Afghan Runner c.1950: 395cm x 95cm sub-Curios the lids with their original

the lids with their original locks sit in different ways so some aren’t as flush as others

though it is so wonderfully evocative this is part of the charm

5th Marquess of Queensberry

He started to fall asleep at school and was rambling about things that didn’t make sense

knitting sheaths and stay busks were most likely to be adopted as love tokens though treen items

A Large Semi-Old Red Afghan Runner c.1950: 395cm x 95cm sub-Curios the lids with their originalOrigin: Afghanistan Style: Red Afghan Provenance: N A Date: c. 1950 Hand Knotted 100% Wool Pile Length: 395 cms 13 feet Width: 95 cms 3. 1 feet The amply sized Afghan runner, knotted on a foundation of wool and cattle hair, with a Senneh knotted wool pile in the typical blood red and inky blue black having six large central medallions, the ground filled with geometric motifs encased in a gul border. The weaver has obviously woven the runner in three