Old Bakhtiar Rug, 137 Cm X 203 Cm, Exceptional Design, Hand-knotted Wool, 19th Century Persia

This old Bakthiar from the second part of the 19th century measures 137 cm wide by 203 cm long.
It is in good condition for its beautiful age and has very fresh colors, as well as an extraordinary decor, rare for this type of piece.
This rug comes from the region of Chahar Mahal (Shotour) in Iran, formerly Persia, slightly close to Ahvaz (see map).
It is a Bakthiar with a central medallion, two large pendants in the shape of a halberd enclosed in another staircase medallion, decorated with flowers on an ivory background.
Four spandrels and thin borders in incredible blues, very different from the usual square or rectangle structures spread over the entire field.
The first medallion with a cut-out shape presents a large flower and large stylized leaves, placed on a wine-colored, flowery field.
The field is composed of an incredible stylized mille-fleurs, colored and knotted with a very great application of symmetry.
Note the work of the spandrels and the scholarly and complex border. ## This type of Bakhtiar rug remains a style of so-called nomadic rug, the change in wool color as well as the asymmetrical shape that we find on certain models, leads one to think that these rugs remain a house production and not a workshop.
This carpet, in fact, is particularly careful in its decoration and presents a certain transition between the nomadic carpet and the urban carpet.
The Bakhtiar are very resistant, tied with very high quality wool from the mountains, it will support the footsteps of an entire family for a long time. Despite their name and unlike different types of carpets, the Bakthiar are not knotted by members of the Bakthiar tribe, the Bakhtiaris, but by another population that is now sedentary.
The Chahar Mahal region produces the Bakthiar carpet but also the lesser known Yalame carpets, more recent in production but with a very good reputation.
Fringes short on one end and long on the other, edges in superb condition, shiny and clean velvet. Slight incidents on a rare collector's rug. This rug has been professionally and eco-friendly cleaned.
Dimensions: Width: 137 cm (54") x Length: 203 cm (80") For a thickness of 7 mm
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