Rare Antique Baktiari Runner

19th century

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A very stunning and rare antique Baktiari runner woven in the south-west of Persia with a beautiful array of colours, wonderful tree design in the main field with exquisite natural dyes. This antique runner dates from the late 19th century and is in good condition with a super soft handle and medium high pile. Woven on a soft wool foundation, they tend to be light to touch and come in a variety of designs, but Baktiari rarely produced runners. We have not encountered a runner from the tribal weaving area of Baktiari for a very long time, as they produced small tribal rugs primarily.

Visit our showroom in Crondall, Surrey to view hundreds of rare antique carpets, rugs and runners.

Or please request a home visit to see this exceptional and rare antique runner in situ, we travel all over the UK, from Surrey to Scotland showing our carpets in customers homes. Or purchase this runner on our website and we shall ship it straight to your door.

Baktiari, which is west of Isfahan, is a region where rugs used a similar medallion format to those of Isfahan rugs. This is where the similarity ends, as this village rug is coarsely woven on a wool foundation whereas Isfahan rugs are finer and woven using a cotton foundation. The colours on this rug really stand out on the black main field, which makes for a marvelous nomadic rug.

Physical Dimensions

Height

393cm (154.72")

Width

96cm (37.80")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA944656

Dealers Internal Reference

10496

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

A very stunning and rare antique Baktiari runner woven in the south-west of Persia with a beautiful array of colours, wonderful tree design in the main field with exquisite natural dyes.

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This antique runner dates from the late 19th century and is in good condition with a super soft handle and medium high pile.

Farnham Antique Carpets

Woven on a soft wool foundation, they tend to be light to touch and come in a variety of designs, but Baktiari rarely produced runners. We have not encountered a runner from the tribal weaving area of Baktiari for a very long time, as they produced small tribal rugs primarily.

fig 1. Rare Antique Baktiari runner — fig 1. Rare Antique Baktiari Runner

Visit our showroom in Crondall, Surrey to view hundreds of rare antique carpets, rugs and runners.

Or please request a home visit to see this exceptional and rare antique runner in situ, we travel all over the UK, from Surrey to Scotland showing our carpets in customers homes. Or purchase this runner on our website and we shall ship it straight to your door.

fig 2. Rare Antique Baktiari runner — fig 2. Rare Antique Baktiari Runner

Baktiari, which is west of Isfahan, is a region where rugs used a similar medallion format to those of Isfahan rugs. This is where the similarity ends, as this village rug is coarsely woven on a wool foundation whereas Isfahan rugs are finer and woven using a cotton foundation. The colours on this rug really stand out on the black main field, which makes for a marvelous nomadic rug.