Gorgeous 1960’s  Vintage European Bessarabian Kilim

6 ft  11  inches  x  11  ft  2 inches 

Retail Value Up to:  $ 7,500.00 USD

Rug Description and Details

This wonderful European  Bessarabian Kilim  is one-of-a-kind and handmade.  Made in Moldova.   "This  Bessarabian  Kilim is a very rare piece and for this reason It is Highly Collectible. Dowry Kilim rugs are  highly valued for their collectibility by  art collectors and experts of Oriental rugs.  100%  hand spun wool . We are offering you this wonderful  piece at  way below its retail value and below its wholesale value.

Condition:

Great Condition. Minor worn areas where you see white dots. Grey/beige fringes. It has no rips, no damages, no repairs. Professionally Cleaned. Please see photos for full details.

About Bessarabian Rugs & Kilims  (Ref: Wikipedia)

Bessarabian rugs and carpets are the commonly given name for rugs in pile and tapestry technique originating in Russian provinces as well as Ukraine and Moldova during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.1 Some scholars will classify flat-woven carpets as Bessarabian, while referring to knotted-pile carpets as Ukrainian.2 They are predominantly from an area corresponding to modern Bulgaria and Romania.3 Produced under late Ottoman rule, they stand right on the cusp of European and Oriental carpet weaving (see Turkish carpet).While most Persian carpets can be classified to a specific region corresponding to their weave, this is not the case with Bessarabian carpets and rugs. With these rugs, the weave only gives clues about the market it was created for (rural or urban); therefore, a normal classification is disregarded and the broader term, "Bessarabian", is applied.5

All works of the Bessarabian category are highly decorative. Not dissimilar to particular Karabaghs from the Caucasus, many of the designs crafted in Bessarabian carpets are floral in motif. The designs usually fit within a black or brown tone background, executed in a naturalistic western. Some pieces, in particular the flat-weaves, are woven with the distinctive Bessarabian palette in the tradition of kilim rugs from nearby Anatolia..

Meaning of Kilim Motifs (Ref: Wikipedia)

Many motifs are used in Turkish kilims, each with many variations. A few examples, with described by Güran Erbek in Kilim. A widely used motif is the elibelinde, a stylized female figure, motherhood and fertility.  Other motifs express the tribal weavers' desires for protection of their families' flocks from wolves with the wolf's mouth or the wolf's foot motif (Turkish: Kurt Aǧzi, Kurt İzi), or for safety from the sting of the scorpion (Turkish: Akrep). Several motifs hope for the safety of the weaver's family from the evil eye (Turkish: Nazarlık, also used as a motif), which could be divided into four with a cross symbol (Turkish: Haç), or averted with the symbol of a hook (Turkish: Çengel), a human eye (Turkish: Göz), or an amulet (Turkish: Muska; often, a triangular package containing a sacred verse).[6] Such an amulet woven into a rug is not a picture of the thing itself: it actually is an amulet, believed to confer protection by its presence

Other motifs symbolised fertility, as with the trousseau chest motif (Turkish: Sandıklı), or the explicit fertility (Turkish: Bereket) motif. The motif for running water (Turkish: Su Yolu) similarly depicts the resource literally. The desire to tie a family or lovers together could be depicted with a fetter motif (Turkish: Bukaǧı). Several other motifs represented the desire for good luck and happiness, as for instance the bird (Turkish: Kuş) and the star or Solomon's seal (Turkish: Yıldız). The oriental symbol of Yin/Yang is used for love and unison (Turkish: Aşk ve Birleşim).

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Our main distribution warehouse is located in Turkey.  At Handmade Arts, we purchase handmade rugs directly from villagers of Turkey. Our handmade rugs are high quality, collectible rugs from all over the world. We are the 4th generation rug merchant, importing and exporting handmade rugs and tapestries from around the world. Each piece is individually selected. Our rugs are hand-knotted with handspun wool using the highest quality wools, silks, and rich vegetable dyes in classic, decorative colors in artistic, geometric and historical designs.

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Item Number:  Caucasian-00558

Design: Bessarabian

Province: Europe 

Quality: Dowry-Collector's 

Made In: Moldova 

Foundation: 100%  Vegetable-Dyed Hand Spun Wool

Flat  weave : 100%  Vegetable-Dyed Hand Spun Wool

Size (feet):    6 ft  11 inches  x  11  ft  2 inches

Size (cm):   210 cm x 340 cm 

Age: 1960’s

Condition: Please see details

Woven: Hand Woven

Retail Value Up to:  $ 7,500.00 USD