Bakhtiari runner - West Persianin good condition, dark but lively blue field decorated with the herati pattern, red spandrels and ivory main border which provides a balancing frame format to the overall design, 70 years old approx, glossy woollen pile, 590 x 110cm, £1500.
Only a few generations ago the Bakhtiari began to adopt a more sedentary life style and rugs like this were produced by tribal people who had given up their nomadic way of life.