Three fine Iranian rugs from the Safavid period, after more than four centuries, were shown again in New York and offered for sale at Sotheby's auction house. These rugs are one of the best-known examples of saffavid rug weaving and feature large natural and imaginary flowers, cloud-like bands, and twisting stems in red, green, blue, and orange. Their design is probably related to the tradition of garden and hunting rugs of the Sephardic court. An important example of this carpet family is also preserved in the collection of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad and is said to have been donated to the shrine by Shah Abbas I. The contemporary history of these three tapestries is related to the collection of William Andrews Clark, a former US senator and financier. After his death, his collection was donated to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. These works are now part of Sotheby's Magnum Opus collection, which includes more than 900 works of art and history. In addition to these three rugs, this collection also offers several other rugs and rug parts by Safavid; The works tell part of the centuries-old history of passing and collecting Iranian carpets between Iran, Europe and America.

Three fine Iranian rugs from the Safavid period, after more than four centuries, were shown again in New York and offered for sale at Sotheby's auction house. These rugs are one of the best-known examples of saffavid rug weaving and feature large natural and imaginary flowers, cloud-like bands, and twisting stems in red, green, blue, and orange. Their design is probably related to the tradition of garden and hunting rugs of the Sephardic court. An important example of this carpet family is also preserved in the collection of the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad and is said to have been donated to the shrine by Shah Abbas I. The contemporary history of these three tapestries is related to the collection of William Andrews Clark, a former US senator and financier. After his death, his collection was donated to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington. These works are now part of Sotheby's Magnum Opus collection, which includes more than 900 works of art and history. In addition to these three rugs, this collection also offers several other rugs and rug parts by Safavid; The works tell part of the centuries-old history of passing and collecting Iranian carpets between Iran, Europe and America.