Early 20th Century Pictorial Bakshaish Animal Motif Rug

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Rare early 20th-century pictorial animal Bakshaish rug with various sheep and pigeons floating around a red field

Measures: 9'9'' x … Read more Rare early 20th-century pictorial animal Bakshaish rug with various sheep and pigeons floating around a red field

Measures: 9'9'' x 14'

The best Bakshaish carpets offer a unique combination of geometric all-over design formats with unparalleled use of natural color and soft tones for large format carpets. They fit perfectly into contemporary or casual decors, and brilliantly enhance the casual, organic ambiance of mountainside homes.

Among connoisseurs, early antique Persian Bakshaish rugs, especially the 19th century examples are the most highly prized of the extremely desirable Northwest Persian village carpets. For lovers of tribal rugs that are only found in smaller sizes, the Bakshaish style offers a similar geometric, folkloric character in carpets of larger sizes. See less