9.4 x 11.10 Antique Bakshaish Carpet, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880

9’4″ x 11’10” Antique Bakshaish Carpet, Heriz District, Northwest Persia, Circa 1880

Bakshaish is a village located near Heriz in northwest Persia’s Azerbaijan province. Excellent examples of small rugs and room size carpets produced in Bakshaish are among the rarest and most beautiful of all carpets woven in the Heriz district.

This outstanding carpet features an ivory medallion on a red “open field”.  Deep sky blue corner spandrels and an ivory Leaf and Flowerhead border frame the field.

Please, call Helen or Douglas with questions at (781) 205-9817

Douglas Stock Gallery is one of America’s most selective dealers in antique Persian carpets and specializes in small antique rugs and room size carpets woven in the Heriz district in northwest Persia, including examples from Heriz, the type of antique Heriz area rugs and carpets often colloquially referred to as antique “Serapi” carpets, antique Bakshaish carpets and antique Karaja carpets.