Last quarter 19th century. This exemplary example depicting a noble couple in a floral setting with dense polychrome floral trees and vinery throughout all on a plum ground. The upper vignette portrays two servants sitting cross legged, each holding a young goat, beneath a weeping willow flanked by conifers and flowering shrubs. There is a panel of calligraphy above each figure. Beneath this are pairs of wild animals including lions, hares, camels, and exotic birds. The lower vignette depicts the mirror image with a royal or noble couple centered by a large ornate floral filled urn above a final row of floral sprays and stylized shrubbery. There is a presence of tone on tone calligraphy adjacent to the royal figures. The total central scenic panel has the overall appearance of a prayer rug resulting from the scrolling shape of the panel border in the upper half framed by floral spandrels each featuring a peacock. The whole within a floral main border alternating with a dense foliate design functioning as the field flanked by two similarly designed ivory guard borders all with coffee ground and indigo borders. SIZE: 4′ 1″ x 6′ 6″. CONDITION: Very good overall with minimal wear; the result of being mounted on a wall for the greatest part of it’s life. Colors remain rich yet slightly muted, the tightly woven rug remains supple, the four corners experience slight curling, the fringe is absent both ends. 51899-5 (2,000-3,000)