BAKSHAISH, Northwest Persian
8' 9" x 13' 8" Late 19th Century Price: $39,000
(High-Decorative)
The Bakshaish area is renowned for the most folkloric, artistically inspired antique room sizes Persian carpets. This unique rendition of the Herati allover field pattern was woven in the environs of Bakshaish at the end of the 19th-turn of the 20th century, a 20 year period when this famed region took on the most classic Persian pattern and imbued it with countless variations never seen before. Here the singular background tone of grey brown taupe imbues this piece with a modern, organic nature as it supports other earth tones notably terra cotta, maize yellow, and spruce green. This beguiling room size offers the inspiration of the best of High Decorative carpets that unify and distinguish the entire setting where it lies.