11074 · 6'9" x 6'9" Persian Bakhtiari Area Rug

A grid of garden panels, each with its own flowers, gives this lovely rug its charm. Set in a red field, the panels take grounds of red, cream, navy and steel blue, and from a few steps back the mix reads black cherry. There is no medallion; the whole field is a grid of rectangles framed by narrow red bands. Small navy rosettes mark each crossing of the bands. The panels hold flowering plants, a cypress tree, vases of blossoms and a large boteh, the paisley leaf-drop. The wide cream main border carries graceful curling vines with navy and red flower heads. Red guard stripes of small rosettes run on either side of it. The pile is low across the whole rug. It holds a sitting area, and the cream border gives the red and navy panels a calm edge. At 6'9" by 6'9", it fits a living room with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug, or beside a queen bed.

Every rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed & cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.