ULTRA HIGH-END COCOON TO BUTTERFLY STORYLINE Oversized Palatial Antique Halvai Bidjar | Palace Size Nomadic Masterpiece ~ 11 x 18

* All of our antique & vintage rugs are professionally cleaned prior to being listed.*Name: ULTRA HIGH-END COCOON TO BUTTERFLY MOTIF Oversized Antique Halvai Bidjar Carpet  Palace Size Nomadic MasterpieceSize: ~ 11 x 18Age: AntiquePile: LowAbout this rug: There is nothing like this anywhere in the world. From its size, shape, intricate detail, artistic design, old-world color palette, heft body, gorgeous coarse weave, strong yet floppy feel, Cocoon to Butterfly story-line, and irrefutably tasteful ancient repairs throughout its many, many years of existence - this piece is top-notch. This palace size gem must have taken years to weave and its existence only leads to it having to have been woven for a very wealthy and/or diplomatic family. For pieces of this size to be commissioned out was a serious deal, and hence why this is a serious rug. The stories this piece could tell must be endless. Woven in a small village in the greatest rug-weaving country in the world, it must have trav