Antique Lavar Kerman, circa 1880
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Lavar Kerman rug Measurement: 12'8" x 17'.
1880s Kirman Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
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Antique Lavar Kerman, circa 1880
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Antique Lavar Kerman rug Measurement: 12'8" x 17'.
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$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
W 122.84 in L 163 in
19th Century Kerman Lavar Carpet in Soft Beige and Terracotta Tones
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
This 19th-century Kerman Lavar carpet presents a refined interplay of muted beige, terracotta, soft blue, and charcoal tones arranged in a richly layered medallion layout.
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$17,600Sale Price|20% Off
W 124.02 in L 162.21 in
19th Century Antique Kerman Lavar Wool Carpet with Floral Medallion Design
Located in Barueri, SP, BR
This 19th-century Kerman Lavar carpet stands as an extraordinary example of finely detailed workshop weaving, celebrated for its harmony of colour, balance, and intricacy.
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Zabihi Collection Lavar Kerman Large 19th Century Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
A worn square size late 19th century Lavar Kerman Rug with an all-over floral pattern on a pale green background Details rug no. j4794 size 9' 7" x 10' 10"
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$14,040
W 133 in L 184 in
11'1"x15'4" Red Antique Lavar Kerman Medallion Wool Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Medallion Design, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries...
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$1,151
W 25.2 in L 38.59 in
Exquisite Antique Persian Kerman Lavar – Classical Medallion 2.1' x 3.2' - 1B976
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This museum-quality Kerman Lavar (Ravar) represents the pinnacle of 19th-century Persian city weaving. Known for their superior craftsmanship and fine knot density, Lavar rugs were h...
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$10,912Sale Price|25% Off
W 129 in L 144 in
Late 19th Century Antique Lavar Kerman Rug Squarish Ivory 10'9"x12' Medallion
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Bring life to your home with this lovely antique carpet. This handcrafted Lavar Kerman natural, is an authentic cranberry dyes oriental rug.
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Fine Antique White Ground All-Over Design Lavar Kerman Rug in Rare Size
Located in Milan, IT
Sometimes referred to as Kermanshah in the trade, rugs of this type are the finest nineteenth-century workshop weavings from the city of Kerman. Exquisitely woven using the softest q...
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Measures: 11.10 x 8.8.
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Measures: 11.7 x 9.1.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Extremely Fine Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Extremely fine antique Lavar Kerman carpet Excellent condition.
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Antique Oversize Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Oversize Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Extremely Fine Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Extremely fine antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet Overall excellent condition.
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Extremely Finely Woven Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Extremely finely woven antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer Overall excellent condition Exceptional quality.
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Extremely Finely Woven Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Exceptional Oversize Antique 19th Century Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Perfect condition.
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Antique Oversize 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Excellent condition. Contact dealer.
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Antique Oversize Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Measures: 19.9 x 12.7.
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Antique Extremely Finely Woven Oversize Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique extremely finely woven Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Lavar Kerman carpet
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Sultanabad Carpet 10.8x14.4
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Contact dealer. Overall excellent condition.
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Antique Oversize Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman. Contact dealer. Overall excellent condition.
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Antique Oversize Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman. Contact dealer. Excellent condition. Contact dealer to request additional images.
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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Antique Oversize Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman. Contact dealer. Partial view. Contact dealer to request additional images.
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Old Lavar Kerman rug/ carpet
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful, ornate and intricate Persian rug made for the French market. Amazing combination of muted ice blue, greens and soft pinks. A stunning backdrop for a special room.
Lavar Kerman R2624
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early 20th Persina Lavar Kerman.
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Antique Lavar Kerman
Located in Aspen, CO
Extremely beautiful antique Persian carpet. The piece is a Lavar Kerman with a Classic Persian Botah (Paisley) field design.
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Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional natural dyes and drawings Persian epic mythology & 19th century world leaders Provenance: Balour Rugs
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Antique Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Lavar Kerman rug. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
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FINE ANTIQUE LAVAR KERMAN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FINE QUALITY WITH ALL OVER LARGE SCALE MEDALLIONS
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1870 Lavar Kerman Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
Kerman carpets are one of the traditional classifications of Persian carpets. Kerman rugs exhibit a wide range of designs, a broad palette, use of natural dyes and fibers, significan...
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Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful large room size antique hand-knotted rug from the infamous Lavar Kerman in Iran (Persian). The rug is in excellent condition and measures 10' 3'' x 14' 6''.
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Antique Lavar Kerman Rug, circa 1920s
Located in San Mateo, CA
This is an antique hand-knotted Persian rug, made in Lavar, Kerman, Iran, circa 1920. It is wool pile on cotton warp and weft, and is approximately 10.5 x 14.6 ft. It has an all-o...
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman rug. Contact dealer.
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman rug. Contact dealer.
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Runner
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman runner. Contact dealer Excellent condition.
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Antique 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman rug. Contact dealer. Excellent condition.
Persian Lavar Kerman Area Rug, 250 KPSI
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Lavar Kerman Area Rug circa 1930 Measures: 9' 9" x 13' 7" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation - 250 KPSI Field: Tan Border color: Navy-blue Accent color: Violet, Li...
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Large Antique Hand-Knotted Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a fabulouslate 19th century large antique hand-knotted Persian Lavar Kerman rug . It has an intricate traditional floral pattern on a navy blue background. The rug measures 1...
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Late 19th Century Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful and hard to find mid-size antique hand-knotted Persian Lavar Kerman rug. It has a fine weave with an intricate floral pattern on a mushroom color background. The ...
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Antique Square Persian Lavar Kerman Area Rug, circa 1890
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Lavar Kerman Area Rug circa 1890 Measures: 7' 7" x 7' 7" Hand knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Camel Border color: Pale-Mauve Accent color: Midnight...
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman, Finely Woven, Wool, Scatter Size, 1915
Located in Williamsburg, VA
This is a classic Persian Lavar Kerman. Lavar means very fine and became an actual title for these very fine Kerman's woven in the early 20th century. A navy medallion on an ivory fi...
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman, Finely Woven, Wool, Scatter Size, 1890
Located in Williamsburg, VA
This is a classic Persian Lavar Kerman. Lavar means very fine and became an actual title for these very fine Kerman's woven in the late 19th-early 20th century. A navy medallion on a...
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman, Tree of Life, Wool, Scatter Size, 1915
Located in Williamsburg, VA
This is a rare Tree of Life motif Persian Lavar Kerman. Lavar means very Fine and became an actual title for these very Fine Kerman's woven in the early 20th century. The colorful tr...
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Late 19th Century Hand Knotted Wool Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautiful large hand-knotted antique Persian Lavar Kerman. The rug has an intricate formal design made with all wool and natural dyes. The rug measures 10' 7'' x 16' 2''.
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W 178 in L 248 in
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug with Floral All-Over Design Extremely Detailed
Located in Evanston, IL
This mint condition Lavar Kerman is well over 125 years old with an elaborate pattern of floral bouquets and willow branches. These early Kermans were inspired by the Shawls that wer...
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
This master crafted Persian Laver Kerman carpet exemplifies the profound understanding of the artistic principles of balance and harmony that make art-level antique rugs so inspiring...
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Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
This master crafted Persian Laver Kerman carpet exemplifies the profound understanding of the artistic principles of balance and harmony that make art-level antique rugs so inspiring...
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Colorful Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This attractively toned SE Persian city carpet displays a very wide palette of yellow, sand, cochineal red, rose, various blues, teal and pistachio in the field and navy elaborate la...
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Oversized Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
This well-woven SE Persian urban carpet may be a product of the famous Lavar town workshops near Kirman. Six six-point arabesque medallions with octogramme centres are set on the ext...
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8'8" x 11' Persian Lavar Kerman Carpet, circa 1920
Located in Evanston, IL
To the south east of Persia is the city of Kerman and to the north of Kerman is the village of laver or raver which has a rug weaving history at least as long as that of Kerman. Duri...
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Make a bold statement in a living room or bedroom by incorporating vintage Persian rugs in your home decor.
A Persian carpet lends an aura of prestige to any room, even today. The fascination with Persian rugs dates at least as far back as the 4th century B.C., when historian Xenophon referred to the “soft rugs on which the Persians sit.” For centuries, Iran (modern-day Persia) has been known for the craftsmanship, intricate patterns and artistry of its carpets, which have found their way into households and museums around the world.
Although they have many imitators, real Persian rugs are made only in Iran and are easily recognized by their vibrant colors and elegant patterns.
Traditional, or antique, Persian rugs are what most people identify as “authentic.” Hand-made, they are very durable and, if properly cared for, can be passed down from generation to generation. Modern Persians, on the other hand, are often machine-made. Today’s carpets, Iranian or otherwise, can’t possibly match the level of craftsmanship that prevailed centuries ago, so historical Persian carpets will always be admired and highly valued.
Although the machine-aided production process is much faster and cheaper, the resulting rugs typically do not have the same quality or lifespan as handwoven ones, so traditional options are considered better investments.
To distinguish between the two, look for imperfections. Because traditional Persian rugs are handwoven, you will likely see small flaws on the front and back. With a machine-made imitation, on the other hand, you will probably not find stitching glitches, and the back will have a mesh or plastic covering.
Antique rugs are handmade from the finest materials, including wool, silk or cotton — never synthetic fibers. The fibers used in antique rugs are colored using natural dyes derived from insects and plants and woven into bold designs that reflect Iran’s culture and history. Since Persian tribes traditionally raised and herded sheep, wool was the most common material. The fiber has many advantages: It is fire-resistant and dries much more quickly than cotton. Also, because of its natural elasticity, it is more durable than cotton or silk. Regarded as works of art, Persian rugs can take months or years to complete.
The different types of Persian rugs are named for the cities, villages and regions where they’re made. Kashan rugs, for example, woven in the north-central Iranian city of Kashan, are considered among the finest city rugs, distinguished by curvilinear motifs like palmettos, leaves and arabesques. Nains have high knot counts, an indication of high quality, and generally employ pink, blue and ivory hues, while Tabriz rugs — created by weavers in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabrīz (or Tabriz) — mostly have floral and garden patterns.
When shopping for vintage Persian rugs, you'll want to consider color, size and more — for a history of these rugs and tips on how to style yours, visit our guide to these woven creations today.
Find Tabriz rugs, handmade silk Persian rugs, Persian tribal rugs and other antique and vintage rugs from the world's best furniture dealers on 1stDibs.
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