3226 Axminster 13 ft 5 in x 23 ft 3 in

An Irish carpet circa 1930’s using the Turkish Oushak Design vocabulary
Chinese Rug
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…