Old Bakhtiari | 207 x 131 cm | Nr. Z-2177

350,00 €

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Old Bakhtiari

There is only one rug like this in beige and cream white: it brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. At approx. 90,000 knots per m², the workmanship is correspondingly elaborate, as you can see in the precise drawing and the finely worked details. Its 207 × 131 cm make it a rug for the bedroom or study. It also cuts a fine figure in a child's room or a dressing room. Colouring and texture give the room a homely atmosphere – with a character no second rug shares.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	207 cm x 131 cm (= 2.71 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots	90.000
Year of manufacture	1965
Condition	pre-owned and cleaned
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

The Bakhtiari (also Bachtiari) are an ancient, widely branching people living in south-western Iran. The collective name for their rugs is Bakhtiar or Bakhtiari, where the ‘i’ corresponds to our preposition ‘of’. Bakhtiari rugs – the rugs of the Bakhtiari – take in numerous sub-provenances with a range of pattern types. For all this breadth, Bakhtiar rugs resemble one another in their colour compositions, in their various handcrafted techniques and in their line, which is always floral.

Bakhtiari rugs are made mainly with natural dyes, which feel pleasant despite their intensity and take on a beautiful patina over the years. Frequently used colours are brown for the outlines, plus red, bottle green, yellow and white as a highlight that gives the rug its likeable character.

This Old Bakhtiari is around 61 years old and a real collector's piece.

Material

The pile of this Old Bakhtiari was hand-knotted from high-quality new wool. New wool is obtained by gently shearing sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a range of impressive properties: thanks to the natural lanolin in the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is therefore naturally protected against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound.

The weft and warp threads of this Old Bakhtiari are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and elastic, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation.

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Old Bakhtiari. It had owners before you who valued and used it. It was knotted around 1965. It has been cleaned thoroughly and is in good but unrestored condition. The pile is worn in places. The edges are damaged in parts. On one side, parts of the border are missing. We have not restored this Old Bakhtiari because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If you would rather we did, we will of course gladly restore the rug for you. Either way, this Old Bakhtiari will give you pleasure for decades to come.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.