Antique Persian Bakhtiari CarpetDark Blue, Peach Border, Circa 1920

A formally scaled antique Persian Bakhtiari carpet from the early 20th century, woven around 1920 and measuring approximately 365.8 × 548.8 cm (about 12'0" × 18'0"). At this size, the rug is suited to a large dining room, a generously proportioned living area, or a primary suite where the floor is meant to read as a unified field rather than a layered surface. The composition centers on a medallion design over a dark blue ground, framed by a softer peach-toned border. Bakhtiari rugs come from villages in the territory of the Bakhtiari nomadic confederation in the Zagros mountains of southwestern Persia (Iran), and the formal tradition of the late 19th and early 20th centuries produced room-sized hand-knotted carpets in wool with the saturated, durable color palettes that have kept them on the market for over a century. Hand-knotted wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique.