Antique Persian Bidjar Oversize Carpet

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation, the abrashed greenish slate field features a mix of lazy and upright palmettes, 'faces' composed of smaller palmettes, rosettes, ivory forked arabesques, and stiff diagonal stem fragments. The pattern is relatively small, with a slight vertical movement. The variegated red strip-style border displays ragged, reversing petal palmettes, along with smaller palmettes, stems, and rosettes. This early 1920s Bidjar revival carpet showcases a compact and extremely robust weave.