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BAKSHAISH
Northwest Persian Antique Carpet
10' 3" x 13' 1" (312cm x 399cm) 3rd Quarter, 19th Century
(Connoisseur-Caliber)
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BAKSHAISH, Northwest Persian
10' 3" x 13' 1"
312cm x 399cm
3rd Quarter, 19th Century
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(Connoisseur-Caliber)
("New Arrivals Gallery")Aptly representing the eclecticism of the highly sought after antique Bakshaish village carpets, this singular over 160 year old room-size presents a striking, original design that mesmerizes in its marrying of elegant and elemental artistic strains. The diamond central medallion radiates from a completely unadorned, age-softened persimmon-toned field, providing the only open space between the medallion and the corners of this rug like a curtain revealing what lies beneath the intriguing overall lattice design. A profusion of the revered "Bakshaish blue" undulates in gentle washes of “abrash” behind the partially transparent, rhythmic pattern of interlocking hexagonal and diamond shapes that imbues this village piece with a soothing, quietly animated ambiance. We have never seen another carpet with this artistic statement and admire the father’s eagle eye in identifying it. The perfect combination of invention and craftsmanship tha
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