Neutral Persian Tabriz Carpet

This urban room size piece shows cartouches and elaborated rosettes on a light blue ground with an underlying Herati-like small repeating pattern. The beige-cream border features pet...

In the general 1920s Persian Tabriz style, the creamy ecru field has a measured palmette pattern laid out on an implicit rectangular grid, framed by an eggshell border of well-spaced...

Definitely in a circa 1900 Tabriz style, the "bookcover" layout features a buff field centered by an ogival medallion in cream and reticulated brown. The extended pale blue corners s...

An Afghan-Heriz small carpet with a doubly pinched, abrashed sienna sub-field set on a cream ground. The multiple borders include two Heriz flip-flop vine stripes and a narrow turtle...

The putty field presents three columns of radiating eight bud arrays alternating with small erect lozenges. The detail tones include sienna brown, sand and, light brown. The sandy-cr...

The large, curved medium brown sickle leaves stand out while the lobed and bulbously-pendanted sandy-straw outline medallion barely registers. The contrast with the sandy cream field...

A rich earth-toned color palette and traditional motifs make this Brown Vintage Wool Malaya Persian Rug - 9'5" x 11'9" an exquisite floor covering with botanical influence from its i...

Tabriz rug classic vintage rug muted brown and blue hand knotted neutral Beautiful antique rug in style of Tabriz - Djoharian Collection This rug...

Fine Pak Persian Tabriz Design rug, wool, hand knotted Design: Floral all-over A Pakistani rug (Pak Persian Rug or Pakistani carpet) is a type of handmade floor-covering textile traditionally made in Pakistan. The art of weaving developed in the region comprising Pakistan at a time when few other civilizations employed it. Excavations at Moenjodaro and Harappa - ancient cities of the Indus Valley civilization - have established that the inhabitants used spindles and spun a wide variety of weaving materials. Some historians consider that the Indus Valley civilization first developed the use of woven textiles. Carpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present-day Pakistan as far back as the 11th century with the coming of the first Muslim conquerors, the Afghan Ghaznavids and the Ghaurids. It can with more certainty be traced to the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty in the early 16th century, when the last successor of Timur, Babur, extended his rule from Kabul, Afghanistan to Dhaka, Bangladesh and founded the Mughal Empire. Under the patronage of the Mughals, local craftsmen adopted Persian techniques and designs. Carpets woven in the Punjab at that time (often called Lahore carpets today) made use of motifs and decorative styles found in Mughal architecture. Photograph of Carpet Weavers in Karachi Jail - 1873 During the Mughal period, the carpets made on the South Asia became so famous that demand for them spread abroad. These carpets boasted distinctive designs and high knot densities. Carpets made for the Mughal emperors, including Jahangir and Shah Jahan, were of the finest quality. Under Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal carpet-weaving took on a new aesthetic and entered its classical phase. The carpets woven in Lahore were the first to reach European markets, including England, as far back as 17th century. During the British Colonial era, prison weaving was established in district and female jails in cities such as Lahore and Karachi. Carpet-weaving outside of jails was revived after the independence when Pakistan's carpet-weaving industry flourished. At present, hand knotted carpets are made by Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, making carpets and one of the country's leading export products. Hand knotted rug manufacture is Pakistan's second-largest cottage and small industry. The craftsmen have the capacity to produce any type of carpet using all the popular motifs of guls, medallions, paisleys (botehs), traceries, and geometric designs in various combinations. Pak Persian Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...

An antique Persian Tabriz carpet from the early 20th century.

An antique Persian Tabriz carpet from the early 20th century.

An antique Persian Tabriz carpet in shades of gold from the first quarter of the 20th century.