Antique Baharloo Khamseh Persian Rug
A viewing is a request, not a booking: we write back within 24 hours to confirm a time, in open hours or out of them. No account needed.
ABOUT THIS PIECE
A great example of a pre mid 19th century Baharloo carpet in great condition, in natural pastel colours and fine quality wool.
Handwoven by the Baharlu, a tribe of the Khamseh confederacy of Fars, south-western Persia.
Khamseh nomadic rugs are close to Qashqai work: one of a kind pieces, woven with improvisation and reference to folk iconography.
Woven on horizontal looms from local handspun wool, Khamseh rugs are sold alongside Qashqai work under the Shiraz name.
The traditional carpet weaving of Fars is inscribed on UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
SPECIFICATIONS
IN THE FIELD GUIDE
How it sits in your room.
300 × 200 CM (9'10" × 6'7"), DRAWN TO SCALE WITH TYPICAL AUSTRALIAN FURNITURE SIZES.
A 3-seater sofa along the long side with its front legs on the rug and 40 cm of rug past each arm, a coffee table on the rug. It is not deep enough for armchairs opposite as well.
A 120 × 80 cm table with 60 cm of rug beyond its sides and 90 cm past its ends, so the chairs stay on the rug when they are pulled out.
Under the lower part of a king bed with 59 cm of rug showing on each side, so your feet land on it either side of the bed.
Measure the room, or just the area the rug should cover, and we will draw this rug in it to scale.
