After I posted I found a very similiar rug in Collins Gallery. That rug was listed as a 1940. Could I presume this is also a 1940's bijar. It is 46"X66"
The Atiyeh Bros and Avakian Rugs labels are somewhat interesting to me. These are both very reputable firms that were involved in early Iranian exports I know Atiyeh had a Kerman factory and there are Atiyeh Kermans, but this seems more of identifying tag (it has spot for "make" and "rug number") than anything else. I called Atiyeh, but they didn't have any information.
I guess I was hoping these two names would denote quality rug, and this rug looks to me as a quality rug. In person it is a very pretty rug.
Thanks for any other info or correction to my assumptions.