Rare Antique Bakshaish Carpet

19th century

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

An early design antique Bakshaish carpet woven around 1870, a large latch-hook tribal design rarely seen in the main field. Similar to designs you would more-often associate with rugs and carpets from the Caucasus. Woven in villages in Azerbaijan, Northern Persia, these weavers would undoubtedly copy motifs and designs they had seen in rugs from the Caucasus too and Caucasian rugs. An amazing rustic early carpet with natural dyes have mellowed over the last 150 years or more to produce muted yet warm colours.

Some old restoration in the main field has been carried out a long time ago. Often the brown / aubergine dyes corrode due to iron properties in the wool used and are subject to re-wrapping which has been done in places. Generally the main aspects of the carpet are original and the pile height is low to medium high.

The weavers in Bakshaish, north Persia used the influences of tribal weavers from the Caucasian villages in their designs. These rustic carpets are often a very similar in colour to that of neighbouring Heriz and Serapi carpets and rugs. The early pieces such as this will always have more muted dyes purely down to their age, the natural yellows and variety of rust reds are only seen in carpets of this vintage.

Request a home visit to arrange a time to view this rare antique carpet at home soon.

Physical Dimensions

Height

358cm (140.94")

Width

288cm (113.39")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA871438

Dealers Internal Reference

9648

Dealers Notes

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.

Description

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Woven in villages in Azerbaijan, Northern Persia, these weavers would undoubtedly copy motifs and designs they had seen in rugs from the Caucasus too and Caucasian rugs.

Farnham Antique Carpets

An amazing rustic early carpet with natural dyes have mellowed over the last 150 years or more to produce muted yet warm colours.

fig 1. Rare Antique Bakshaish carpet — fig 1. Rare Antique Bakshaish Carpet

Some old restoration in the main field has been carried out a long time ago. Often the brown / aubergine dyes corrode due to iron properties in the wool used and are subject to re-wrapping which has been done in places. Generally the main aspects of the carpet are original and the pile height is low to medium high.

fig 2. Rare Antique Bakshaish carpet — fig 2. Rare Antique Bakshaish Carpet

The weavers in Bakshaish, north Persia used the influences of tribal weavers from the Caucasian villages in their designs. These rustic carpets are often a very similar in colour to that of neighbouring Heriz and Serapi carpets and rugs. The early pieces such as this will always have more muted dyes purely down to their age, the natural yellows and variety of rust reds are only seen in carpets of this vintage.

Request a home visit to arrange a time to view this rare antique carpet at home soon.