Persian Bakhtiari — 7.3 x 4.8 — No. 173

A vintage Bakhtiari woven in the garden-panel style ('khesti'), where each compartment holding its own small world: a leaf, blossom, lattice, rosette.

The madder red field is richly saturated, balanced by ivory and deep indigo panels that shift slightly in tone... a sign of natural dyes at work. The wool pile is dense and even, with softened outlines that give the rug a gentle, lived-in texture.