$2,993Sale Price|34% Off
Persian Kashmar carpet 327x223 cm
Located in Foligno, Perugia
Kashmar carpets come from the northeastern region of Iran, called Khorasan. They are carpets of noble origin, and have always been appreciated for their elegance and harmonious color...
Wool
Fine Vintage Persian Kashmar Rug
Located in Northridge, CA
Fine Persian Kashmar rug circa 1970. Measures: 7' 5" x 9' 6".
Wool
Vintage Persian Kashmar Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Persian Kashmar rug circa 1940 Measures: 9' 9" x 12' 10" Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation Field: Cherry-red Border: Cherry-red Accent color: Light-...
Wool
Rug - Carpet - Wool Hand Knotted Beige Kashmar 197 x 295 cm
Located in Tilburg, Brabant
This exclusive Kashmar rug shows in the all-over motif a wide range of beautiful old ornamental vases.
Wool
Antique Kashmar Persian Rug with Mother & Child Boteh Field
Located in Baltimore, MD
The knotting details - Kashmar rugs are woven using the Persian (Senneh) knot, a style of knotting unique to Persian rugs.
Wool
10 x14 Vintage Zirkhaki Kashmar Pictorial Persian Rug
Located in Baltimore, MD
This Kashmar rug has a unique Zire Khaki pattern. Zire Khaki literally means “under the ground” and is referred to Persian archeological finds.
Wool
Persian Kashmar Carpet
Located in Hudson, NY
A Kashmar medallion carpet, in beautiful colors, adorned with animals, birds, vases, flowers and foliage on blue base. Persia. Second half of 20th century.
Wool
Persian Pictorial Kashmar
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is a large, gorgeous and authentic Persian Kashmar fantasy carpet in the Zir Khaki design with Kufic inscriptions. Zir Khaki pattern consists of pictorial motifs celebrating the...
Wool
Estate Distressed Silk Kashmar
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
Hand-knotted silk pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1960 Dimensions: 8'3" x 11'6" Origin: Kashmar Condition: Good for its age Field Color: Navy-Blue Border Color: Pink Accent...
Wool
Traditional Persian Kashmar Rug
Located in London, by appointment only
Kashmar rugs are extremely rare and beautiful masterpieces.
Wool
Authentic Persian Kashmar Hand Knotted Wool Blue Area Rug 8' 8" x 11' 8"
Located in Norwalk, CT
Authentic Persian rugs are timeless works of art, hand-knotted by skilled artisans using techniques passed down through generations. Each rug tells a story through its intricate patt...
Wool
One-of-a-Kind Persian Kashmar Wool Hand Knotted Runner, Parchment
Located in Norwalk, CT
Color: Ivory, made in Persia. 100% wool. Finely knotted, with jewel-tone colors and extravagant patterns, Persian rugs accentuate the grace and gravitas of traditional rooms while ad...
Wool
Vintage Hand Knotted Persian Wool Kashmar Prayer Rug Mat Red Orange Blue
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage hand knotted Persian wool Kashmar prayer rug mat red orange blue, measures: 56" Vintage hand knotted Persian wool Kashmar prayer or area rug.
Wool
Persian picture carpet Kashmar 298 X 198 cm
Located in STRAČOV, CZ
Handmade in Kashmar region, Iran. Each rug is an authentic piece, made using traditional techniques passed down through the generations.
Wool
Vintage Persian Pictorial Carpet from Kashmar, circa 1950
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is a beautiful pictorial carpet from the town of Kashmar.
Vintage Persian Kashmar Carpet
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is a large, authentic and very beautiful Persian hand-knotted wool Kashmar rug, circa 1950s in an excellent condition to make your palace more palace-like.
Indian Tabriz Rug 5'0" x 7'4''
Located in New York, NY
Indian Tabriz Rug 5'0" x 7'4''.
Wool, Cotton
Antique Bakhtiar Rug 2.05m x 1.46m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A beautiful antique Bakhtiar rug, hand woven circa 1920 with a single medallion floral design on a terracotta field and indigo border. Wonderful secondary colours of greens, pinks an...
Wool
Antique Sarouk Rug 1.98m X 1.27m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A stunning antique Sarouk rug, handwoven circa 1910 with a terracotta red medallion on an ivory field surrounded by a narrow blue border. Lovely secondary colours including blues, pi...
Wool
Antique Bakhtiar Rug 2.13m x 1.36m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A fabulous antique Bakhtiar rug, woven circa 1920. The design features a small terracotta medallion on an unusual ivory field of flower heads and leaves connected by scrolling arabes...
Wool
Tabriz Design Rug 4'0" x 6'3''
Located in New York, NY
Tabriz Design Rug 4'0" x 6'3''
Wool, Cotton
Tabriz Design Rug 4’0" x 4’0"
Located in New York, NY
Tabriz Design Rug 4’0" x 4’0". The rich red field shows a lobed and pointed round navy, ecru and teal four-pendant medallion, set within rosettes, floret stems, petal palmettes and c...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Vintage Sarouk Rug 2.06m x 1.35m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A lovely vintage Sarouk rug, woven circa 1940. The design features a floral medallion on a deep indigo, almost black field surrounded by a free-flowing terracotta border. Finely wov...
Wool
Antique Ferahan Rug 2.03m X 1.32m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A beautiful antique Ferahan rug, handwoven circa 1900 with an allover Herati design on a midnight blue field and lighter indigo border. Finely woven with lovely wool quality and grea...
Wool
Bold Vintage Tabriz-Style Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold vintage Chinese Tabriz-style rug with a large central floral medallion on a crimson field of scrolling vines, leaves, and flowers, surrounded by a wide floral and vine pattern...
Wool
Tabriz Rug 3'0'' x 5'0''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Oriental Handmade Rug 9'1" x 11'11" #22807
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Handmade Rug 9'1" x 11'11" #22807 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate you...
Wool
Tabriz Rug 3'0'' x 5'0''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Tabriz Rug 8'10'' x 11'10''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Malayer Rug 1.66m X 0.98m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A lovely antique Malayer rug in a rare small size, handwoven circa 1900 with a single, large medallion design on an ivory floral field and great secondary colours. Very finely woven ...
Wool
Antique Bakhtiar Rug 2.06m x 1.41m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A beautiful antique Bakhtiar rug, hand woven circa 1910 with a single medallion floral design on a deep indigo field and terracotta border. Wonderful secondary colours of pinks, gree...
Wool
Antique Malayer Rug 2.06m x 1.40m
Located in St. Albans, GB
A fabulous antique Malayer rug, woven circa 1900. This rug features an intricate floral medallion on a rich, abrasched indigo field and attractive ivory border. Finely woven with lov...
Wool
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
$13,004Sale Price|20% Off
H 57.09 in W 41.34 in
Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (2/3)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710) Composition of flowers within embossed vase (2 of 3) oil on canvas 130 x 90 cm In antique frame 145 x 105 cm. Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...
Oil
$38,729
H 20 in W 25 in
La Madeleine – Le Soir Impressionist Cityscape Oil Painting by Edouard Cortes
By Édouard Leon Cortès
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed figures in landscape circa 1950 by French impressionist painter Eduoard Cortes. The work depicts a view of La Madaleine, a Catholic parish church situated on Place de la Madel...
Oil, Canvas
$3,504Sale Price / set|20% Off
Limoges Porcelain Dinner Set by F. Legrand & Cie - 68 Pieces
By L.F. Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique Limoges porcelain dinnerware set by F. Legrand & Cie showcases an exceptional polychrome and gold-accented design, embodying the timeless elegance of French cr...
Porcelain
$975 / set
H 4.25 in Dm 10.5 in
Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 Dinner Porcelain Plates Aynsley Bavaria
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Floral Pattern Service 12 For Dinner Porcelain Plates By Aynsley Bavaria
Porcelain
Large English Porcelain Dinner Service, Minton, circa 1845
Located in New York, NY
With a soft turquoise ground, painted with a fine spray of flowers, with gilt scroll and dash borders. Comprising pair of covered tureens and stands, pair of vegetable tureens, well ...
Porcelain
$16,307
H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
Mixed Floral Arrangement in a Vase - Dutch Old Master Golden Age oil painting
By Simon Pietersz Verelst 1
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning 18th century Dutch Old Master Golden Age floral oil painting is attributed to Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1700 it is a still life floral of a mixed flower arr...
Oil
$8,866
H 30.71 in W 37.41 in D 3.15 in
Venice The Lagoon, Painting 19th Century
By Alfred August Felix Bachman
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
BACHMANN Alfred Félix August (1863-1956) Venice Lagoon and Doge Palace Oil on canvas signed Low Right Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 73 X 54 cm Dim frame : 78 X 95 cm ...
Oil
$13,004Sale Price|20% Off
H 57.09 in W 41.34 in
Flowers Still-life Scacciati 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master (3/3)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Andrea Scacciati (Florence 1642-1710) Composition of flowers within embossed vase (2 of 3) oil on canvas 130 x 90 cm In antique frame 145 x 105 cm. Work with expertise by Prof. Emi...
Oil
Washington Square
Located in Sheffield, MA
Esther Williams American, 1907-1967 Washington Square Oil on canvas 23 ¼ by 36 in, w/ frame 31 ¾ by 44 ⅝ in Signed lower left Esther exhibited at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts Sch...
Oil
Vintage Chinese Peking Handmade Dragon Designed Dark Blue Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A beautiful antique Dragon Peking Chinese hand-knotted wool rug with a dark blue field and multi-color accents all-over traditional Chinese dragon design. This rug measures 9'10"...
Wool
$12,000
H 11 in W 18 in D 12 in
Celeste Aqua Blue Porcelain Tureen and Underplate by Thomas Bavaria, circa 1930
By Thomas Bavaria
Located in Austin, TX
A large beautiful porcelain tureen with a plate in Celeste aqua blue color with gold painted decoration made by Thomas Bavaria. The tureen has four romantic courtship scenes on t...
Porcelain
$10,400
W 108 in L 146 in
1980s Vintage Scenic Pictorial Chinese Silk & Wool Hand Knotted Rug 9' x 12'2"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage circa 1980 Chinese Modern hand-knotted silk rug, 9' x 12'2" (108 x 146 in). Condition: good, minor fading. Vintage Chinese, Silk China & Wool Knotted Rug, Circa Date: 1980s....
Silk
$59,850
H 45 in W 35 in D 3 in
A Very Fine Oil on Canvas Interior Palatial Scene Titled "Game for the Cardinal"
By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Located in LA, CA
Charles Edouard Edmond Delort (French, 1841-1895) oil on canvas "Game for the Cardinal", depicting a seated cardinal behind an ornate French Louis XV roll-top Bureau du Roi, after th...
Oil
St. Paul’s From John Street, NY
By Felicie Howell
Located in Milford, NH
A fine cityscape painting by American artist Felicie Waldo Howell (1897-1968). Howell was born in Hawaii, moved to Washington DC to study at the Corcoran School of Art with E.C. Mess...
Canvas, Oil
$6,274Sale Price|20% Off
W 90.56 in L 151.19 in
Bobyrug’s Very Pretty and Unusual Size Fine Antique Large Boukhara Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful early 20th century large Bokhara rug with beautiful geometrical Bokhara design and beautiful colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation. ...
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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