Oversized Antique Indian Beige, Blue Handmade Wool Rug BB5360 16'4" × 16'7" $90,000

This turn-of-the-century Indian antique rug is a fascinating study of detail and tradition. The carpet features a stepped lozenge design in inky blue against a field of light beige, with ornate floral abstractions, geometric shapes, arabesques, vinery, serrated leaves and palmettes occurring in a busy yet elegant pattern.

Prisoners in the country’s jails – including those of Lahore, Yeraoda and Montgomery – wove some of the most extraordinary carpets. Designs for these antique rugs were often based upon classical Persian pieces from the sixteenth and seventeenth century.

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