11085 · 12'4" x 19' Persian Bakhtiari Oversized Rug

A navy diamond medallion is the first thing to catch the eye on this lovely rug. Within a deep red field that reads black cherry from across a room, rosettes, palmettes and curling leaves are scattered in cream, navy and pink. The medallion sits at the center with a stepped navy outline, and a smaller deep red diamond forms its core around a dark star rosette. Cream spandrels fill the four corners, carrying graceful scrolling vines in navy and a round rosette in each outer point. The handsome navy main border holds a zigzag of long serrated leaves, with flower sprays set in the turns. Narrow red guard stripes with small blossoms run on either side of it. The pile is low, and a few small patches in the field have worn lower. It grounds a large room, and the cream corners lift all that deep red and navy. At 12'4" by 19', it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.

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.