Bakshaish carpet from northwest Persia circa 1880

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Description

Bakshaish is a village near Heriz in north west Persia which produced rugs and large carpets until the end of last century. Whilst many of these carpets display designs similar to those of neighbouring Heriz, the products of Bakshaish are generally finer in construction and floppier to handle.
The most striking feature of north Persian town or cottage industry carpets is the striking design full of vitality and character unlike the large mostly modern carpets made in city workshops. This piece features an all over arrangement of ragged palmettes in the field surround by the so-called herati border flowerhead and serrated leaves.
Together with antique carpets from Agra in India, central Persian Zieglers and north west Persian Serapi carpets, Bakshaish are considered the absolute ‘bee’s knees’ of roomsize decorative carpets.
Size: 490 x 375 cm 
Provenance: Bill Bradshaw, Bradshaw's Antiques, Woollahra

Price: $49,500.00

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