Rare Antique Bakshaish Carpet

A rustic, tribal antique Bakshaish carpet woven around 1850 and one of the best we have added to our inventory in recent years.  Bakshaish carpets were woven in large and smaller sizes and often with bolder geometric designs, and early natural dyes. Their designs can be quite abstract and often comprise of a central motif which sprawls out in one large design to the corner spandrels or with a smaller medallion inside a larger medallion.

This Bakshaish however, has a wonderful all over design due to its age of around 170 odd years, using smaller geometric motifs and latch hook motifs, an earlier pattern see more often on carpets woven around the mid 19th century.  Sky blue dyes with exceptional dye change (abrash) subtly changing from lighter blues, to greenish shades to deeper blues, a truly fabulous palette of dyes.  The rustic terracotta border and outer border frames the main field beautifully.

Older pieces, such as this Bakshaish, were more open than younger examples woven from the Heriz region in the North of Persia.  The charm and characteristics of antique carpets from this region woven in the mid to late 19th century are simply wonderful.  A rare example of tribal weaving.

The condition of this carpet is really exceptional, the coarser weave from this type often produces a wooly pile, this piece is a finer weave than most, you can see this on all the additional images. Minimal preservation to the fringes/ends to secure them, the bottom left hand corner has one area of restoration, it has been expertly re-woven and not noticeable.  We love the look, design and palette of this rare early Bakshaish with great natural dyes.   It could definitely work in a traditional setting as well as a contemporary space due to the colours all over abstract design.

Book in a showroom visit by appointment or request to view this wonderful tribal Bakshaish carpet at home soon.  Or please request a home visit, we travel all over the UK showing our carpets and rugs in situ to help you select the ideal carpet for your home.

You can also ask us to reserve this carpet for you and arrange a home viewing or to see it at our barn showroom soon.  If you are an interior designer, you are very welcome to reserve this carpet for your project too.

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.