Antique Bessarabian Flat-Weave Carpet 12'10"×14'6" Ivory Floral, Mid-19th Century, Circa 1850
$81,500.00
| Stock number | 19245 |
| Size | 12 ft 10 in x 14 ft 6 in (3.91 m x 4.42 m) |
| Origin | Caucasus |
| Age | Circa 1850 |
| Style | Bessarabian |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Flat Weave |
| Colors | Ivory Beige Cream White |
| Pattern | Allover |
A mid-19th-century Bessarabian flat-weave carpet from around 1850, measuring approximately 366.0 × 426.9 cm (about 12'0" × 14'0"). The composition is an ivory-ground floral design — a particularly fresh and luminous color register for a Bessarabian piece of this scale and age. Bessarabia is the historical name for a region between the Prut and Dniester rivers, today divided across Moldova and Ukraine. Hand-stitched wool flat-weave. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique European carpet. At a glance · Origin: Bessarabia (today's Moldova / Ukraine region) · Period: Circa 1850 · Material: Wool · Weave: Flat weave · Dimensions: ~366.0 × 426.9 cm (≈12'0" × 14'0") · Ground color: Ivory · Design: Floral · Format: rectangular SKU: 19245 Condition: Good. Repaired. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Good Condition.