The 1892 publication of the Ardebil Carpet� almost immediately unleashed creative copies from all over the carpet world. This is a particularly attractive one in tones of ivory and cream, with a pendanted medallion suspending two mosque lamps and en suite quarter corners, on a field of tightly coiled arabesques, all within a cartouche and octofoil border. The majestic scale of this exceptional interpretation of the worlds most reproduced classical carpet is quite close to that of the original