Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Persian Gabbeh Rug to the 1900s.
It was made by Lori-Bakhtiari nomads in the region of Kohkiluyeh in Luristan around 1900. What I love about this rug is the amazing abrash of colour at the top where the weaver had run out of the glowing tomato-red and had to comprimise with what wool she had available thus creating this work of woven art!
This, therefore, was true nomadic art. Gabbehs were used hard and when worn out were generally discarded. Thus today, gabbehs from the nineteenth century through to the early twentieth century are rare and small-size gabbehs like this are even rarer.
Size: 1.30 x 0.68m (4' 3" x 2' 3").
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Persian Gabbeh Rug to the 1900s.
Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.
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Antique Gabbeh, Lori-bakhtiari Tribes of Kohkiluyeh, Luristan, West Persia.
