8710 Kurd Bidjar 3 ft 2 in x 10 ft

A wonderfully sophisticated design by Taftanchian, known for re-interpreting classic 16th century designs in the 19th century
Bakhtiari rug signed and dated 1886
Circa 1900 An extremely subtle Turkish rug in both design and color, owing to sophisticated tastes in the European export market of the time. Interestingly, this is of a design seen very seldom in the original Oushak carpets, but seen quite often in the Donegal (Ireland) copies of the 1920’s and 30’s. The red colored…