(High-Collectible) ("New Arrivals Gallery") The finest 19th-century Bakshaish rugs, such as this 150-year-old, unusually petite representative, express themselves so deeply through well-spaced, elemental geometric motifs that possess an entrancing freehand quality. A sparsely ornamented field boasts an expansive of clear royal blue, known in the field as "Bakshaish Blue", because the earlier rugs from this locale boast midtone blues of a radiance that is unequaled in other genres. Each featuring a deeply abstracted flowering plant, the four cornerpieces are delicately abrashed, which further enhances the rug's sense of dimensionality. At 150 years of age, this rug's heavier pile condition and radiant patina indicate it was displayed for long periods on the wall, where it received sunlight, but not foot traffic,

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