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Antique Persian Bidjar Oversize Carpet, No.30830 - Gsblank

Antique Persian Bidjar Oversize Carpet

No. 30830
Persia, Early 20th Century
12 ft. 2 in. x 24 ft.
(3.68 x 7.26 m)

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. This c.1920 workshop piece shows a slate field hosting openwork dumb bell cartouches, dynamic forked arabesques, various palmettes and several varieties of petal rosettes, in an all-over, three column layouts. The pattern is very well balanced in all directions. The red-brick strip style main border features ecru reversing turtle palmettes, rosettes and serrated “fish” leaves. Robustly woven with top quality tribal pile wool.