An antique Bijar carpet, West Persia

THE SHADED INDIGO FIELD WITH OVERALL DESIGN OF BOLD POLYCHROME HOOKED AND ANGULAR PALMETTES SURROUNDED BY VARIOUS HOOKED PANELS, FLORAL SPRAYS, ROSETTES AND SPLIT PALMETTES, INNER LIGHT BEIGE STYLISED SPRAY AND ZIG-ZAG STRIPES, IN A RUST RED BORDER OF POLYCHROME TURTLE-PALMETTES AND ANGULAR FLOWERING VINE BETWEEN LIGHT BLUE AND RUST RED FLORAL MEANDER STRIPES, OUTER BARBER-POLE AND PLAIN STRIPES, SHORT EMBROIDERED KILIM AT EACH END, SLIGHT WEAR, SMALL OLD REPAIRS, RE-SAWN CUT AT ONE END

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An antique Bijar carpet, West Persia
The shaded indigo field with overall design of bold polychrome hooked and angular palmettes surrounded by various hooked panels, floral sprays, rosettes and split palmettes, inner light beige stylised spray and zig-zag stripes, in a rust red border of polychrome turtle-palmettes and angular flowering vine between light blue and rust red floral meander stripes, outer barber-pole and plain stripes, short embroidered kilim at each end, slight wear, small old repairs, re-sawn cut at one end
692cm. x 399cm.(22ft.9in. x 13ft.1in.)

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