A c. 1900s Bidjar carpet, in a rare large format, with grand-scale palmette motifs repeated across the field in a wide range of colours and shapes.
ABOUT
Antique Bidjar carpets from Northwest Persia are famed among Persian tribal village rugs for the high quality of their weaves and striking designs and colours. Bidjar is situated along a corridor between the borders of Persia, Anatolia, and the Caucasus, and this wide variety of cultural influences is well-reflected in the diverse range of styles and patterns represented in its carpets.
This earlier Bidjar carpet, dating to the beginning of the last century, showcases a much greater sense of creativity in its design and use of colour, compared to later pieces, with a series of palmettes in an all-over pattern across the field, cleverly repeated in a wide range of forms and vegetable dyed hues, including cornflower blue, olive green, ivory, and ochre tones, over a blue-grey colour field, which forms a charming backdrop to the variety of colours in the design. Its well-balanced composition is framed by three, individual borders.
In very good condition for everyday use, with its original plain outer borders preserved on all sides.
An attractive example, with a tribal charm and character, to suit a wide variety of interiors – one of the finest Bidjar carpets we have had the pleasure of coming across, and rare in this large format.
To arrange a viewing for this carpet, either in situ at your location, anywhere in the UK, or at our London studio showroom, please be in touch.
DETAILS
Stock Number:
587512
Dimensions:
Width: 665 cm
Height: 380 cm
Place of origin:
Persia
Date of manufacture:
c. 1900s
Seller:
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