Important BAKSHAISH carpet (North-West Persia), late 19th ce - Lot 157

Important BAKSHAISH carpet (North-West Persia), late 19th century Dimensions : 600 x 240cm. Technical features : Wool velvet on wool backing. An abraded parma background is adorned with a pattern of flowers, leaves, stylized twigs and small medallions. Framed by a brick-red main border of waving flowers, leaves and polychrome "Botehs", flanked by a brick-red flanked by two navy counter-borders with stylized polychrome palmettes. palmettes. Dated 1886 with Armenian inscriptions and combined lettering in the upper left in the carpet's outer border. Certainly woven by the Armenian minority in northern Persia (currently Iran). Iran). Bibliography : - Alte und antike orientalische knüpfkunst 1982 by P. BAUSBACK page 85