Hand-Knotted Antique Circa-1920 Wool Kerman Rug

This antique, circa-1920, Sultanabad rug features an eau-de-nil field with an overall design of mole-brown, ivory and soft brown bold palmettes linked by a scrolling flowerhead vine ...

This antique, circa 1920, Persian Serab runner has a chocolate-brown field with diagonal rows of polychrome angular floral motifs enclosed within a narrow fox-brown and ivory barber-...

This antique, circa 1900, Serab rug has a shaded ivory and camel-brown field with a bold central lozenge medallion with a large central brick-red lozenge containing a shaded blue hoo...

This antique, circa 1900, Malayer rug has a chocolate-brown field with an overall ivory, dusty-pink and pistachio-green herati-pattern, in an ivory border with pistachio-green, dusty...

This antique, circa 1900, Heriz rug has a shaded blue field with a central fox-red stepped medallion containing a shaded blue lozenge medallion with an angular hooked floral motif, t...

This antique Malayar rug has a shaded mole-grey and light blue field with an overall pistachio-yellow and brick-red herati-pattern, the part lozenge sp...

Hand knotted in one of the most widely respected rug capitals of Persia in 1900, this antique Kerman Lavar wool rug enjoys an uncommon, complementary field size, favoring the intrica...

A classic covered ground period SW Persian city weaving, the field is tessellated into hexagonal panels by a leaf lattice, and each section contains a stylized flower,all in tones of...

An amazing handmade Kerman area rug made in SE Persian, circa 1940-50s. Features a red base with a colorful geometric field of flowers. Includes a bouquet along each straight flanked by pendeloques along the corners. The color combinations combined with the amazing intricate detail creates a true masterpiece of the weaver's art, a rug that will bring harmony and style to a room. 196 knots per square inch Kerman, located in the desert of South Persia, has been a major center for trading and weaving. Kerman carpets were one of the first Persian rugs that made it to the Western markets. The rugs were most keenly distributed and sold throughout Europe soon after they surfaced. In the 16th century during the Safavid Dynasty, Kerman rugs first surfaced and were welcomed open arms by the wealthiest citizens of Persia. Around the 19th century, the village of Kerman was destroyed amidst civil strife. Most of Kerman's weavers escaped to the village of Laver in the north of the region where they resumed the creation of their rugs. Because of this mass migration, the Persian Kerman rugs are sometimes referred to as the Laver Kerman or Laver rugs...

A luxurious and large Kerman Lavar rug—a masterpiece meticulously hand-knotted with the finest blend of wool and cotton. Made in 1950's, the high-pile craftsmanship lends a sumptu...

This is a genuine hand knotted oriental rug. It is not hand tufted or Machine Made rug. Our entire inventory is made of either hand knotted or handwoven rugs. Bring life to your hom...

Extremely fine antique Persian Nain rug, hand knotted, circa 1920 Design: Floral Nain rugs are constructed using the Persian knot and typically have between 300 and 700 knots p...