Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug, circa 1890 12'8 x 16'8

Antique Persian Mahal rug, 9'2 x 12'9. This excellent piece is in great condition and would make a wonderful accent piece to a formal living room, dining room or library. Mahal means...

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug, circa 1890, measures: 10'5 x 14'2. The vast majority of Sultanabad carpets feature allover patterns on madder red grounds more or less of floral origin, and spaciously drawn with time-mellowed tones. Sultanabad's are the ultimate living room carpets, but are equally versatile in almost any room. Their mellow palettes make them welcoming and ultra-comfortable. Here a five-column pattern of round and laterally extended rosettes shows a distant connection to the popular Mina Khani rosette trellis pattern. The linked motives are detailed in light blue, cream, and salmon-buff on the warm madder red ground. The handsome pattern is not quite balanced, slightly sliding under the borders, and this gives it a mobility which, when in lesser hands, could have been all too rigid. This sort of subtle mobility cannot easily be duplicated in a factory carpet created from a rigorously preplanned design. Sultanabad The luminous cerulean indigo blue border is in the strip style, with the end borders running straight across, and the independent side strips filling in. Various rosettes and leaves create the pattern. As is characteristic of Sultanabad's, the plain outermost border repeats the field tone. This synchronicity is lost on the Mahals of the next generation. The weave is moderately coarse with a cotton foundation. The pile wool is softly resilient, and the knots are not strongly packed down. Sultanabad's are always in style and although many were woven, finding one in good condition is always a challenge. Sultanabad's usually run from 10 or 12 by 14 or 15, to 18 by 24...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug 8' X 12'6. Sultanabad is one of those magical Oriental rug types, something to conjure with. There are real Sultanabad's, of which this is one, those m...

Persian Feraghan rug runner, circa 1880, 6' x 12'8. A lovely hand-knotted antique Feraghan rug. With navy blues and shades of reds. Now in Markazi Province, west Persia, the Feraghan district has woven a variety of styles and textures from good to truly exceptional quality from the 18th century onwards. The most recognizable are the dark blue gallery...

Antique Persian Ziegler rug 12'6 x 14'6. This unusually warm almost tomato ground is closely filled by a multi layered array of waving leaves multi form palmettes vines and amusing vegetal devices. Although the pattern flows under the border it is most vigorous toward the central axis. The elements are large when viewed in person and extremely colorful. There is no standard rug design name for this riotously dynamic patter. The abrashed medium blue border alternates conjoint ivory stars with complex rosettes. The red-light blue interplay contrasts warm with cool active with fixed in a most attractive manner. The Ziegler Company of Manchester England...

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug, circa 1880. A lovely circa 1880 Persian Sultanabad rug. The open field surrounded by a wide main border gives a feeling of both strength yet blended with the softness of the main ground to create a perfect symmetry. The rug is in very good condition with a low pile that adds the patina so special in antique and vintage rugs...

Fereghan in west Persia came to prominence in the 18th century under the rule of Shah Nadir who exerted an influence on its weaving and production. The carpets from this area were pr...

Circa: 1920’s Dimensions: 12’8 x 17′ Material: 100% Wool Pile, Hand Knotted Design: Persian, Mahal Weave, Sultanabad Design 17401 Persian rugs and carpets of various types...

Antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Persian Carpet (12'8" x 16'6' - 386 x 502 cm)

The central navy medallion and corner spandrels are perfectly placed on the lovely rust colored field. The detailed border and guard borders complete this wonderful picture that the ...

Large Antique Persian Animal Design Sultanabad Rug, Country of origin: Persia, Circa date: 1880. Size: 12 ft 8 in x 16 ft (3.86 m x 4.88 m)

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug, circa 1890. Lovely soft ivory ground filled with flower elements surrounding a central motif. Size: 9'1 x 12'1.