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W 17.75 in L 39.25 in
Antique Persian Tribal Soumak Turkmen Juval Wool Oriental Rug, 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A 19th-century LT Soumak Juval tribal oriental rug, showcasing intricate geometric patterns typical of Soumak weaving. The rug features a rich color palette with reds, blues, and ear...
Wool
Antique Turkic Afshar Rug, Iranian, Azerbaijan
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkic Afshar rug, Iranian, Azerbaijan. A low wool pile in Turkish knot tightly woven on an all wool base. A traditional repeat design alternating between the Classic dragon/...
Wool
Vintage Tribal Area Rug, circa 1970
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Tribal Area rug circa 1970 Measures: 6' 7" x 9' 7" Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, cotton foundation Field: Cherry-red Border: Ivory Accent: Navy-blue, hunt...
Wool
Vintage Ivory Tribal Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Tribal area rug, circa 1940 Measures: 3' 8" x 6' 3" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Field: Ivory Border: Charcoal-black Accent: Dark-green, brown...
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Persian Tribal Area Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian tribal area rug circa 1940 Measures: 4' x 7' 10" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field color: Rust Border color: Brown Accent color: Tan, Black, Gold, Light...
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Tribal Persian Turkoman Area Rug, circa 1900
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Persian Turkoman area rug, circa 1900 Measures: 6' 11" x 9' 3" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Rust-Red Border: Rust-Red Accent: Ivory, Navy-Blue, Light-...
Wool
Square Tribal Turkoman Prayer Rug, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Small square Turkoman rrayer rug in a tribal design, circa 1960 Measures: 3' 1" x 3' 1" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Field: Ivory Border: Cherry-red A...
Wool
Signed Kurdish Tribal Area Rug, circa 1900
Located in Northridge, CA
Signed Kurdish Tribal Area rug circa 1900 Measures: 6' 4" x 10' 1" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Deep-Red Border: Deep-Red Accent: Ivory, Navy-Blue, Teal-Green...
Wool
Tribal Persian Turkoman Area Rug, circa 1900
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Persian Turkoman area rug, circa 1900 Measures: 6' 6" x 10' 1" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Deep-Rust Border: Purple Accent: Ivory, Navy-Blue, Black, ...
Wool
Antique Persian Tribal Bukhara Rug, Dated 1909
Located in Northridge, CA
Antique Persian Tribal Bukhara rug Dated 1909 6' 6" x 9' 11" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field Color: Cherry-Red Border Color: Cherry-Red Accent Colors: Black, ...
Wool
Persian Gabbeh Nomadic Tribal Rug "Little House"
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Gabbeh, Nomadic Tribal Rug. Reads "Little House" Circa 1970 4' 7" x 6' 11" Hand-Knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field Color: Gold Border Color: Ivory Accent Col...
Wool
Tribal Kurdish Rug, Dated 1959
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Kurdish rug Dated 1959 Measures: 6' 9" x 10' 1" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field: Raspberry-Red Border color: Royal-Blue Accent color: Orange, Navy-Blue...
Wool
Tribal Turkoman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Turkoman rug, circa 1940 Measures: 5' 1" x 9' 9" Hand-knotted, abrash wool pile on a cotton foundation. Field: Cherry-red Border color: Navy-blue Accent color: I...
Wool
Tribal Kurdish Rug, Dated 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Kurdish rug, dated 1940. Measures: 6' 5" x 9' 6". Hand-knotted, abrash wool pile on a cotton foundation. Field: Cherry-red Border color: Raspberry-red Accent col...
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Tribal Kurdish Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Kurdish rug, circa 1940. Measures: 5' 7" x 8' 9" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field: Charcoal-black Border color: Cherry-red Accent color: Ivory, burgundy...
Wool
Semi Antique Hamadan - Tribal Style Persian Rug - Rust
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Gorgeous 50's Hamadan 4' 6" x 7' Immaculate vintage tribal Style Persian rug hand-woven in the ancient area of Hamadan. This piece is an exceptional example of a classic design tha...
Wool
Antique Bakhtiari - Serapi Style, Tribal Persian Rug - Navy & Rust
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Charming Antique Bakhtiari Entry Rug 4' 7" x 6' 5" Lovely tribal style rug hand woven near the Zargos mountains in Iran.
Wool
Antique Viss / Arak - Tribal Persian Rug - Coral, Navy, Gold
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Gorgeous Antique Viss of Arak, Tribal Rug 5' 7" x 3' 7" Incredibly attractive Viss (Wiss) design rug woven in the Arak area. This Viss design is well recognized around the world an...
Wool
Vintage Tribal Rug with Duck Design, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage tribal rug with duck design circa 1940 Measures: 5' 5" x 8' 3" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Field: Cherry-red Border: Charcoal-black Accent: I...
Wool
Tribal Baluchi Area Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Baluchi area rug circa 1940 Measures: 3' 10" x 7' 3" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field color: Plum Border color: Raspberry-red Accent color: Ivory...
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Red Tribal Turkoman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Red tribal Turkoman rug, circa 1940. Measures: 6' 5" x 9' 5" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field: Red Border color: Red Accent color: Midnight-blue, roy...
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Tribal Persian Bakhtiari Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Persian Bakhtiari rug circa 1940 Measures: 10' 8" x 13' 5" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field: Rust-Red Border: Rust Accent: Ivory, Navy-Blue, Gold, Hunte...
Wool
Tribal Lori Area Rug, Dated 1959
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Lori area rug Dated 1959 Measures: 4' 11" x 9' 4" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field color: Rust-Red Border color: Light-Gold Accent color: Royal-Blue, Gray, ...
Wool
Unavailable
W 61.03 in L 104.73 in
Antique Persian Lori / Qashqai , Geometric Tribal Rug - Maroon / Plum
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Radiant 80+ Year Old Persian Lori / Qashqai Tribal Rug 5' x 8' 9" Absolutely captivating nomadic rug that appears to be a mix between the two major rug weaving nomads of Persia, Th...
Wool
Vintage Farahan - Persian Tribal Rug 5x7
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Immaculate 60's Persian Farahan - 4.5'x7' Featuring an intricate geometric floral design that is the signature of the weavers in that area. The carefully selected color pallet of ...
Wool
Small Neutral Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small neutral contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. We couldn't resist this little, squarish neutral––almost white, but sprinkled with colorful flowers and speckles in ...
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Small Red Contemporary Tribal Landscape Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small red contemporary tribal landscape Gabbeh Persian wool rug. This landscape is unusual for several reasons. One is the color palette of rosy reds, as if it were a snapshot of sun...
Wool
Persian Antique Turkoman Tribal Rug with Abrash, circa 1930
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian antique Turkoman Tribal rug circa 1930 Measures: 5'6" x 9'10". Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, on a cotton foundation Field color: Raspberry-Red Border color: Cherry-...
Wool
Small Blue Contemporary Tribal Landscape Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small Blue Contemporary Tribal Landscape Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. This landscape-themed Gabbeh appears to depict that weather transition between winter and spring, with icy blues col...
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Small Red Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small red contemporary Tribal design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. What appears to be a simple red Gabbeh displays, on closer inspection, constellations of diminutive, gold knots. This gi...
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Runner Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Runner Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. The elegance of this Gabbeh lies in its simplicity: a rich, Persian red background with paler squares of red hovering ...
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Large Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
Located in Key West, FL
Large Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. Truly a crossover of floor covering and art, this Gabbeh could pass as a painting depicting an abstract garden scene. W...
Wool
Antique Persian Tribal Rug with Flower Motif, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Antique Persian tribal rug with flower motif circa 1940 Measures: 5' 3" x 8" Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, cotton foundation Field color: Deep-Rust Border color: Charcoal-B...
Wool
Antique Tribal Serab Camelhair Small Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian serab carpet made from camelhair.
Wool
Unavailable
W 84.26 in L 130.71 in
Vintage Kashkooli / Qashqai - Tribal Persian Rug - Repeating Boteh / Vase Design
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Unique, Vintage Persian Kashkooli Rug 7' x 11' Immaculate mid 20th century tribal Persian rug woven by the Kashkoolis of the Qashqais. This tribe is one of the most recognized sub...
Wool
Persian Ghashghaei Tribal Area Rug, circa 1930
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Ghashghaei Tribal Area rug circa 1930 Measures: 5' 6" x 10' 1" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Rust-Red Border: Ivory Accent: Orange, Black, Green, Brown...
Wool
Tribal Persian Kurdish Area Rug, circa 1900
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Persian Kurdish area rug, circa 1900 Measures: 6' 9" x 9' 4" Hand-knotted wool pile, cotton foundation Field: Rust Border: Rust Accent: Ivory, Royal-Blue, Brown, Orange, ...
Wool
Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. Like a samples book of denim shades, this Gabbeh incorporates faded blue (your college Levi's) to midnight, almost b...
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Runner, Emerald Green Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Runner, emerald green contemporary Tribal design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. A field of emerald green bordered with poppies. Hand knotted of 100% organic wool and dyed with all-natural ...
Wool
Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. Spindled shapes of sacred cypress trees compose a design across the blue of this rug. The color contrast and the po...
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Runner, Warm Neutral Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Runner, warm neutral contemporary tribal design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. This extra-wide runner is perfect for a kitchen or landing, and makes an extra-strong Gabbeh statement with t...
Wool
Antique Kurdish Tribal Rug with Abrash, Signed and Dated 1937
Located in Northridge, CA
Antique Kurdish tribal rug and signed, dated 1937 6' 9" x 10' 5" Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, cotton foundation. Field color: Cherry-Red Border color: Cherry-Red Accent co...
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Small Toast Brown Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small toast brown contemporary Tribal design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. This Gabbeh is simple and understated, yet perfect. A warm, toasty brown (it's actually quite close to the exact...
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Small Neutral Checker Pattern Contemporary Tribal Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
Located in Key West, FL
Small neutral checker pattern contemporary tribal Gabbeh Persian wool rug. This checker-pattern neutral is charming on so many levels. First, we love the contrasting neutrals in a de...
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Unavailable
W 30 in L 132 in
Runner, Neutral Contemporary Tribal Design Border Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Runner, neutral contemporary Tribal design border Gabbeh Persian wool rug. This runner is quietly lovely, like a winter landscape dotted with brightly-painted houses. Natural variati...
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Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-Size Blue Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. One fun thing about a Gabbeh is trying to interpret it, versus just enjoying it at face value and for its sweet soft...
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Antique Persian Tribal Bukhara Turkoman Rug with Abrash, circa 1900
Located in Northridge, CA
Antique Persian Tribal Bukhara Turkoman rug with abrash circa 1900 Measures: 5' 6" x 8' 6" Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, cotton foundation Field: Rust Border: Purple Accent...
Wool
5'x8.5' Antique Qashqai - Nomadic / Tribal Persian Rug
Located in Blacksburg, VA
This rug is a feast for the eyes. The incredibly fine vintage wool makes this colorful rug shimmer in the light.
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Mid-Size Clear Red Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-Size clear red contemporary Tribal design Gabbeh Persian Wool rug. What appears, at first, as a simple and straightforward geometric rug turns out, on closer inspection, to be a ...
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Mid-Size Bold Red Contemporary Tribal Landscape Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-size bold red contemporary Tribal landscape Gabbeh Persian wool rug. The signature, Gabbeh color, Persian red is achieved through a combination of madder root and pomegranate ski...
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Mid-Size Gold Striped Contemporary Tribal Design Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-size gold striped contemporary Tribal design Gabbeh Persian wool rug. Warm gold is one of the most influential colors you can add to a room, like a stamp of sunshine. This color ...
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Tribal Bakhtiari Area Rug with Abrash, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Tribal Bakhtiari Area rug with abrash, circa 1940. Measures: 5' 6" x 10' 11" Hand-knotted wool pile with abrash, cotton foundation. Field color: Plum Border color: Plum ...
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3'x5' Antique Abadeh - Tribal Persian Rug - Cream
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Absolutely pristine 50's Persian Abadeh entry rug. The Abadeh area has been producing incredible quality hand woven rugs for literally thousands of years. The craftsmanship and deign...
Wool, Cotton
Unavailable
W 42.13 in L 56.7 in
Small 1920's Bakhtiari, Garden Design - Tribal Persian Rug - Rust, Brown, & Navy
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Antique Persian Bakhtiari, Garden Panel Design 4' 8" x 3' 6" Incredible 100 year old tribal, Persian rug hand woven by a member of the Bakhtiari tribe. Easily one of the most ren...
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5'x8' Antique Lori - Nomadic / Tribal Persian Rug - Rust
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Absolutely incredible 1940's Persian Lori. This piece of nomadic heritage is absolutely stunning! The Lors of Iran are some of the most creative and skilled tribe of weavers in the w...
Wool
Unavailable
W 57 in L 76 in
Mid-Size Red and Orange Contemporary Tribal Landscape Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Mid-size red and orange contemporary tribal landscape Gabbeh Persian wool rug. Technically a landscape rug (featuring a Zagros mountain range lit by a fiery sunset) this Gabbeh works...
Wool
Unavailable
W 46 in L 71 in
Small Blue Gold and Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Small Blue Gold and Red Contemporary Tribal Pattern Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. A jewel-box of a truly Classic Gabbeh, this one features a narrow border of midnight-blue indigo, then ru...
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Antique Serapi Style Bakhtiari - Pink / Navy Tribal Persian Rug
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Delightful Antique Serapi style Bakhtiari 7ft 4 x 5ft Wonderfully aged Bakhtiari featuring a serapi design done in Bakhtiaris bold simplistic style. Woven near Heriz its easy to s...
Wool
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.
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