4275 Kerman 8 ft 10 in x 11 ft 6 in (269 x 351)



Superb example of the best in Persian village weaving. Bakhshayesh carpets are from the same area as the more commonly known Heriz carpets, but are of older vintage and tend to have very open, uncluttered design. The plain camel colored border on this rug is very rare, somewhat evocative of the Serab rugs of the…
This extraordinary carpet with its unusual design is one of only two room sized Melas carpets we have encountered in 50+ years. Melas is an area usually known for small prayer rugs with very sophisticated color combinations. Here a grand stepped and indented medallion with finials hovers amidst an open terracotta field otherwise occupied only by…
An Irish carpet circa 1930’s using the Turkish Oushak Design vocabulary
19th century Oushak rug with very pale colors, background color is more pale than the photo represents.