Lotus Vines Wool Carpet Millefleurs rug This wonderfully warm-toned piece features

This wonderfully warm-toned piece features repeating patterns of intricate

this brand-new Bokhara carpet features repeating patterns of intricate

The original 17th century persian rug was sold to an anonymous buyer via telephone after four bidders fought for it for more than 10 minutes

Hand-knotted by weavers in the Himalayan foothills

Lotus Vines Wool Carpet Millefleurs rug This wonderfully warm-toned piece featuresThe finishing of this carpet was done using centuries old traditional techniques. Once its laborious hand knotting was completed, it was rolled and entirely submerged in a sanitizing bath where its fibers fully absorbed all cleaning liquid. After which it was laid flat on the ground where a team of cleaners used wooden oar like paddles to push the water through its fibers and draw out impurities. Oar strokes were done in sync to prevent the carpet