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Antique Bakhtiari Persian Carpet, circa 1900 - This stunning Bakhtiari has a classical garden design, but rendered in the vibrant palette and crisp, bold drawing for which these carpets are prized. Elegant red and ivory cypress trees surmounted by birds grow amidst a lush forest of shrubs and flowers against a dramatic blue ground. A grand border of lobed cartouches on an ivory ground serves as a frame for the garden scene. A closer look reveals miniature gardens with trees within the larger cartouches and the adjacent ground areas, offering a decorative coda to the main theme of the field.
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