Antique Baluch Tribal Flatweave Sofreh Runner c. Late 19th Century – 1’2 x 7’10 Lattice field rug This Vintage Wallace Nutting chest

This Vintage Wallace Nutting chest

this table features a birch wood frame complemented by intricate rattan accents

slender points

making it a valuable addition to any collection of fine vintage furnishings

Now a rare find outside of its region of origin

Antique Baluch Tribal Flatweave Sofreh Runner c. Late 19th Century – 1’2 x 7’10 Lattice field rug This Vintage Wallace Nutting chestWoven in the late 19th century by Baluch tribal weavers in the borderlands of Northeast Persia and Western Afghanistan, this striking flatweave is a beautiful example of a sofreh, traditionally used for food preparation and ceremonial sharing of bread. Its narrow and elongated format, combined with precise banded motifs in rich madder red, deep indigo, and earthy greens, suggests it may have been woven for a very specific domestic functionyet today,