Antique Karabagh Rug 43865

 Antique Karabagh Long Rug, Caucasus, late nineteenth
century. While most antique Karabagh rugs
represent a distinctive Caucasian tradition of village rug design, some like
this lovely example relate more to Persian rug traditions from further south. 
The field has the classic Persian Herati design of curling leaves and flowers
arranged against a diamond vine lattice. Here the design elements in gold with
violet accents are so closely configured that the dark ground emerges as little
more than  an outline. The gold ground vinescroll border provides an effective
contrast in color, as does its acanthus vinescroll motif, reflecting another
rare Karabagh tendency – a taste for western European design
elements.