Bakshaish Rugs And Carpets

Extremely seldom seen in this style are sizes.

Bakshaish rugs and carpets.

Bakshaish heris county is a town on the banks of the aji chay in the heris region. Bakshaish rugs and carpets are a type of tapestry found in north west iran. View our entire collection of antique heriz serapi and bakshaish rugs bakshaish rugs among the oversized rugs made in persia bakshaish bakhshaish or bakhshaysh carpets are in a class by themselves. Call 212 397 9060 for more images of antique persian and antique bakshaish rugs antique bakshaish rug 21826 4 1 x 5 7.

2 taking their inspiration from persian classical carpets the abstract patterns of bakshaish rugs and carpets feature bold geometric designs. Which pre date the next oldest by 75 years. Collection of antique persian bakshaish rugs. Situated in the mountainous region 60 miles east of the large city of tabriz bakshaish is the oldest rug weaving village in the district noted for carpets with diverse abstract adaptations of age old tribal and classical persian motifs.

Antique bakshaish carpet persia circa 1900. Bakshaish carpets were the product of the persian home craft usually woven in room size or oversize formats on a loom attached to the outside wall of the weaver s home. In essence bakshaish rugs adapt the style and feeling of the finest smaller village or tribal rugs to the the scale of room size pieces. Sotheby s bakshaish rug circa 1800 lot 106 and sotheby s bakshaish carpet c.

Area size bakshaish rugs normally 4ft 6in x 6ft 6in and sometimes as small as 2ft x 4ft are only occasionally seen the best of which are highly prized by serious collectors. Whether called antique persian carpets or rugs silk persians heriz persians antique oriental or antique european carpets the most prized floor weavings in the world go by a variety of similar names. Sotheby s has attributed two carpets to 1800. Bakshaish carpets and rugs.