This elegant antique Oriental Bijar was a pattern sampler rug or wagireh meant to be used as a guide for weaving a larger carpet.

This opulent antique Oriental Bijar rug from Persia has a jewel-like design of classical  medallions and arabesques.

 While its design is Serab in style, the tight, expert weave of this lovely antique runner shows that it is Bijar. 

 Wagireh's or sampler's are becoming a new collecting field.  

This stunningly abstract antique Oriental Bidjar runner from Persia has designs reminiscent of the great Kuba and Shrivan rugs of the Caucasus.

This sumptuous antique Oriental Bidjar from Persia has complex medallion and cornerpiece designs set within a scintillating Herati mesh pattern.

This lush antique Oriental Bijar long rug from Persia has a complex Herati pattern rendered within a lively, spontaneous drawing.

This elegant antique Bijar has a gently dynamic allover network of curling, ribbon-like soft red vinescrolls unfolding symmetrically across the pale blue ground.

The lavish drop-repeat pattern  on the field of this magnificent antique Bidjar is descended from classical Persian and Caucasian carpets.

An allover trellis pattern inspired by French Savonnerie carpets spreads dynamically across the field of this richly ornamental antique Bidjar.

 For color and graphic power, this stunning antique Bidjar has no peer within its genre.

Antique Bidjars like this are famed for the precision of their design and the tightness of their weave.

 A plateau of red scales, bordered by an obsidian gate that locks the paradoxical chaos into an order of arrange shapes, resembling that of a lizard hide.

  A sea of crimson shells surround black isles of ashen sand. The blood of ancient civilizations boils from the core of this rug, displayed in a proud wash of deep reds and oranges.

On this lovely antique Bidjar a diamond hexagonal medallion hovers majestically within an open field covered by a fine Herati mesh.

A complex design of leafy, flowering vines in serial repeat symmetry unfolds down the length of this arresting antique Bidjar.

A classic Persian Herati design unfolds with flawless precision in the field of this outstanding antique Bidjar.