$3,067Sale Price|20% Off
4'x11'9" Hand Knotted Pink Persian Design Wool and Silk Wide Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Pink Persian Erased Medallion Design Wool and Pure Silk Oriental Wide Runner Rug.
Silk
$1,932Sale Price|20% Off
2'6"x12'1" Gray, Wool and Silk, Hand Knotted, Broken Persian Design, Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Gray, Wool and Pure Silk, Hand Knotted, Broken Persian Design, Runner Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-o...
Silk
3 x 15 Vintage Bakshaeish Persian Wool Runner In Brown With Tribal Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
Experience the timeless elegance of the Bakshaeish Persian hand-knotted wool rug. This runner is part of our Revival North West Collection.
Wool
Hand Knotted Afghan Oushak Designed Runner with Gray Background
By Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Keivan Woven Arts; rug AWR-6463 Measures; 3'0 x 9'11 Country of Origin: Afghanistan Type: Oushak Circa 2010 Key Words: Modern Colorful Oushak, Oushak Runner, Authentic Persian Rug,...
Wool
$2,897Sale Price|20% Off
2'6"x15'8" Gray Wool and Silk Erased Persian Design Runner Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design, Wool And Silk, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving craftsma...
Wool
Vintage 4 X 4 Bakshaeish Persian Wool Runner In Brown With Floral Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Bakshaeish Persian hand-knotted square wool rug belongs to our Revival Collection. It showcases a striking brown field enhanced by multicolored accents, intricately woven into a...
Wool
$4,243Sale Price|20% Off
2'7"x25'8" Gray Wool And Silk Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design XL Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Gray, Wool And Pure Silk Hand Knotted, Broken Persian Design, XL Runner Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Transitional Primary co...
Silk
$1,228Sale Price|20% Off
3'x8' Gray with Gold Persian Medallion Wool and Silk Runner Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Nevada Gray with Gold, Persian Medallion Design, Wool and Pure Silk, Wide Runner, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style:...
Silk
$1,228Sale Price|20% Off
3'x8' Fossil Gray Persian Design Wool and Silk Hand Knotted Wide Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Charcoal Gray, Persian Design, Wool and Pure Silk, Hand Knotted, Wide Runner Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Pure Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Transitional ...
Silk
$1,376Sale Price|20% Off
2'7"x8'2" Grey Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Grey Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Runner Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Pure Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Transitional Primary co...
Silk
$3,412Sale Price|20% Off
2'8"x20' Gray Wool & Pure Silk Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design XL Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Gray, Wool And Pure Silk Hand Knotted, Broken Persian Design, XL Runner Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Transitional Primary co...
Silk
$3,306Sale Price|20% Off
2'7"x20' Gray, Wool and Silk Broken Persian Design, Hand Knotted, XL Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Gray, Wool and Pure Silk Broken Persian Design, Hand Knotted, XL Runner Oriental Rug.
Silk
$1,252Sale Price|20% Off
2'6"x7'10" Gray Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Gray, Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design, Wool and Pure Silk, Runner Oriental Rug.
Silk
$864Sale Price|20% Off
2'6"x7'9" Pink, Broken Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hot Pink, Broken Persian Design Tone on Tone, Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted, Runner Oriental Rug.
Silk
$1,742Sale Price|20% Off
2'7"x7'9" Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Gray Broken Persian Design Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Ivory Broken Persian Design Oriental Runner Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old ...
Silk
$3,926Sale Price|20% Off
2'7"x23'9" Gray Hand Knotted Broken Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Gray, Hand Knotted, Broken Persian Design, Wool and Pure Silk, XL Runner Oriental Rug.
Silk
$3,626Sale Price|20% Off
4'2"x10' Persian Design Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Ivory Wide Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Persian Erased Medallion Design Wool and Pure Silk Hand Knotted Ivory Oriental Wide Runner Rug.
Silk
Antique Sarab Runner - 19th Century Runner, Handmade Rug, Wool Runner
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
This wonderful runner will impress you with its intricate designs and vibrant colors that reflect the rich history and craftsmanship of the period. Each stitch tells the story of ski...
Wool
$3,448Sale Price|20% Off
Gray Transitional Persian Silk with Wool Hand Knotted XL Runner Rug 2'7" x 22'3"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Silk
$2,716Sale Price|20% Off
Gray Hand Knotted Persian Design Wool and Silk XL Runner Rug 2'6" x 15'8"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Wool
$3,271Sale Price|20% Off
Gray Transitional Hand Knotted Silk and Wool Persian XL Runner Rug 2'8" x 23'10"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Silk
Colorful Modern Oushak Runner with Diamond Medallions and Multi-Tier Border
By Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures; 2'7 x 9'10 Keivan Woven Arts; rug AWR-6299 Country of Origin: Afghanistan Type: Oushak Design: Medallion, Tribal, All-Over Key Words: Persian rug, Authentic Persian rug, ...
Wool
$3,680Sale Price|20% Off
Gray Wool and Silk Hand Knotted Erased Persian Design XL Runner Rug 2'7" x 23'9"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Silk
$3,370Sale Price|20% Off
Gray Broken Persian Design Hand Knotted Wool and Silk XL Runner Rug 2'7" x 16'0"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Silk
Tabriz Design Rug 18 x 5 ft large runner Persian traditional style 550 x 153 cm
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Tabriz Design Rug 18 x 5 ft large runner Persian traditional style 550 x 153 cm Design: Persian Tabriz Origin: Romania, Europe Pile: Wool Condition: Very good Length: 549 cm / 18 ft...
Wool
$1,650
Vintage Indian Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A late 20th century hand-knotted Indian runner with a Persian pattern containing several mirrored stylized floral and scrolling vine patterns surrounded by a simple border with more ...
Wool
Vintage Baluch Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A late 20th century Afghani Baluch runner with one end woven with a stylized leaf pattern woven in crimson and indigo, and the other woven in multi-colored stripes.
Wool
$1,650
Vintage Baluchi Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage Afghani Baluchi runner with three large diamond medallions woven with repeated crimson and black stylized scrolling vine motif, and surrounded by a border with mu...
Wool
Vintage Persian Meshkin Runner Kilim in Red with Diamond Medallion - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, in Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 6x15 Persian runner kilim features a refined diamond medallion design with intricate geometric patterning on a red field, an exc...
Wool
19th Century Qashqai Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 19th century Persian Qashqai runner with multiple central diamond medallions amidst a field of flowers, surrounded by multiple complementary geometric borders.
Wool
19th Century Azeri Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A late 19th century Persian Azeri runner with nine unique and wonderfully detailed multi-colored octagonal medallions with geometric designs in natural vegetable dyed crimson, indigo...
Wool
Vintage Afghani Baluch Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful mid 20th century Persian Afghani Baluch runner covered with diamonds all over the field and arranged into larger red diamond medallions.
Wool
19th Century Serab Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A late 19th century Persian Serab runner with large central geometric medallion on an intricately woven tone on tone background, surrounded by multiple contrasting floral borders.
Wool
Antique Ganjeh Carpet Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
Keywords: Carpet, rug, runner, Persian, Caucasus, Heriz, Tabriz, tribal.
Wool
$4,500
Karaja Runner, c. 1900
Located in Dublin, NH
Karaja Runner, c. 1900 Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'8" W x 12'10" L Origin: Persia Period: c. 1900 Rug ID: 21012
Wool
Antique Kurdish Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Kurdish rug runner made in Persia circa 1910's vintage.
Wool
Antique Kurdish Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Kurdish rug runner made in Persia circa 1910's vintage.
Wool
19th Century Kurdish Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 19th century Persian Kurdish runner woven with wonderful natural vegetable dyed maize, crimson, and indigo dyes in an all-over tree-of-life diamond pattern surrounde...
Wool
Vintage Afghani Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and beautiful late 20th century Afghani kilim runner with five large diamond medallions, each with large stylized flowers, living amidst a field of more stylized flowers, with...
Wool
Antique Kurdish Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Repeating botehs in staggered rows with germinating plants therein wrapped by meandering vine inner and outer minor borders. Colors and shades include: Chocolate brown, deep cobal...
Wool
Vintage Turkish Konya Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A brilliant late 20th century Turkish Konya runner with seven large brightly colored stylized flowers amidst a field of more flowers, and set against an abrash orange background. The...
Wool
$1,402Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed vintage Karaje runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century rustic distressed Karaje runner with nice geometrical design and beautiful colours with red, blue, pink and orange, entirely hand knotted by wool on cotton foundat...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Baluch Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking vintage Afghani Baluchi runner with a wonderful bold pattern containing wide alternating zigzag stripes and solid colored stripes.
Wool
Vintage Tabriz-Style Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking vintage Paksitani hand-knotted Tabriz-style runner woven with a trellis floral pattern in muted reds, greens, golds, and browns, and set against a cream colored background...
Wool
Early 20th Century Isfahan Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Persian Isfahan runner with intricately woven floral lattice pattern on a black background, surrounded by a contrasting floral border.
Wool
Early 20th Century Kareback Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Persian Kareback runner with three contrasting diamond-form floral medallions on a cream colored background, surrounded by multiple floral and geometric borders.
Wool
Early 20th Century Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Persian Ersin Kilim runner with a wonderful all-over diamond pattern on a cream background, surrounded by a contrasting geometric border.
Wool
Antique Neiriz Runner - Late 19th Century
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
The exceptional clarity of the intricate geometric outlines, specifically the perfectly balanced symmetry of the central medallion sequence and corresponding tribal borders, definiti...
Wool
19th Century Antique Sarab Runner
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Sarab runners are precious artifacts that reflect the distinctive weaving traditions of the Sarab region in northwestern Iran. With their fine craftsmanship and powerful symbolic mot...
Wool
Early 20th Century Kurdish Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Persian Kurdish runner with multiple geometric floral medallions surrounded by wonderful wide complementary floral borders.
Wool
Early 20th Century Azari Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Azari runner with multiple multicolored hexagonal medallions on an indigo background flanked with triangle-form fields of stylized flowers and ...
Wool
Early 20th Century Kurdish Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Kurdish runner with a sweet all-over crimson and indigo floral pattern on a dark indigo background.
Wool
Amazing 19th Century Afshar Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An amazing late 19th century Persian Afshar runner with a central field containing and all-over multi-colored paisley pattern woven in crimson, green, pink, gold, and indigo colored ...
Late 19th Century Floral Design Runner
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
this rare late 19th century floral design runner highlights a powerful and rhythmic composition featuring an endless, rhythmic field pattern of densely packed traditional floral and ...
Wool
Late 19th Century Floral Design Runner
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
this rare late 19th century floral design runner highlights a powerful and rhythmic composition featuring an endless, rhythmic field pattern of densely packed traditional floral and ...
Wool
$12,500
Vintage Senneh Kilim Runner
Located in Dublin, NH
The geometric border of stars on yellow/gold makes a fascinating counterpoint to the field design of repeating curvilinear flowers.
$498Sale Price|25% Off
20th Century Vintage Oushak Runner
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
This exquisite Vintage Oushak rug is a true work of art skillfully handwoven by experienced artisans using traditional methods. Adorned with intricate patterns and a color scheme cra...
Wool
$543Sale Price|25% Off
20th Century Vintage Oushak Runner
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
This exquisite Vintage Oushak rug is a true work of art skillfully handwoven by experienced artisans using traditional methods. Adorned with intricate patterns and a color scheme cra...
Wool
$723Sale Price|25% Off
20th Century Vintage Oushak Runner
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
This exquisite Vintage Oushak rug is a true work of art skillfully handwoven by experienced artisans using traditional methods. Adorned with intricate patterns and a color scheme cra...
Wool
$746Sale Price|25% Off
20th Century Vintage Oushak Runner
Located in Paradise Valley, AZ
This exquisite Vintage Oushak rug is a true work of art skillfully handwoven by experienced artisans using traditional methods. Adorned with intricate patterns and a color scheme cra...
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.
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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