Antique Qum Rug 4'5'' x 7'1''
Located in New York, NY
, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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Silk and wool Persian Carpet
Located in Miami, FL
A very elegant silk and wool Persian Prayer rug Soft and delicate colors, geometric designs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bessarabian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extremely Fine Persian Qum Rug 7'0" x 10'0"
Located in New York, NY
, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Extremely Fine Persian Qum Rug 9'4'' x 11'9''
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nain Rug 4'5" x 4’7”
Located in New York, NY
to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile, precise execution, cotton
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Exquisite early 20th Century Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Persian Lavar Kirman prayer rug with a wonderful densely woven tree
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Lori Gabbeh Rug 3'9'' x 5'7''
Located in New York, NY
. Scatters to long rugs (kellegis), bags and bag faces. No prayer rugs or antique room sizes. Moderate to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 7'9" x 11’5”
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 6'7" x 9’11"
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 8'0" x 8’2”
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 6'6" x 9’11"
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 6'3'' x 10'2''
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Silk Persian Qum Rug 4'7'' x 7'1''
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 4'3'' x 6'6''
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 3'6'' x 6'0"
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs.
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Nain Rug Wool & Silk Rug 7'10'' x 7'11''
Located in New York, NY
designs. Best examples with silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Extremely Fine Persian Ssilk Qum Vintage Rug 10’0" x 10'0"
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Fine Persian Ssilk Qum Vintage Rug 10’0" x 10'0". Fine to very finely woven, silk and
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Persian Nain Rug 6’7” x 10’3"
Located in New York, NY
silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile, precise
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Vintage Persian Nain Rug 5'0'' x 8'3''
Located in New York, NY
silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile, precise
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Lori Rug 4'7'' x 13'0"
Located in New York, NY
. Scatters to long rugs (Kellegis), bags and bag faces. No prayer rugs or antique room sizes. Moderate to
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extremely Fine Persian Silk Qum Rug 6'4" x 6’5”
Located in New York, NY
drawing, Medallion, centralized, panel, allover, boteh and architectural patterns. A few prayer rugs
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Shirvan Rug 3'8'' x 4'6''
Located in New York, NY
scatters, in geometric layouts, some prayer, from a wide range of local villages. Marasali prayer rugs are
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mahal Rug 5'4'' x 10'3''
Located in New York, NY
foundations, Persian knots. Room to mansion sizes, scatters and runners. No prayer rugs. An export type; from
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Mahal Rug 5'7'' x 8'5''
Located in New York, NY
foundations, Persian knots. Room to mansion sizes, scatters and runners. No prayer rugs. An export type; from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tribal Lori Rug 4'9" x 8’4"
Located in New York, NY
parallels. Scatters to long rugs (kellegis), bags and bagfaces. No prayer rugs or antique room sizes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Turkish Kilim prayer rug with an incredible and boldly colored
Category
Vintage 1940s Turkish Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lori Tribal Rug 3’6” x 6’6”
Located in New York, NY
parallels. Scatters to long rugs (kellegis), bags and bagfaces. No prayer rugs or antique room sizes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extemely Fine Vintage Persian Nain Rug 6'1'' x 9'3''
Located in New York, NY
examples with silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Persian Nain Rug 12'9" x 20’2”
Located in New York, NY
silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile, precise
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Extremely Fine Antique Persian Nain Rug 8'2'' x 11'6''
Located in New York, NY
examples with silk accents. Scatters to large carpets, no runners or prayer rugs. Short, velvety pile
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Hereke Rug 3'9'' x 5'1''
Located in New York, NY
and larger rugs woven in Persian styles, often in niche (prayer) or medallion layouts, in a suburb of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Hereke Rug 4'1'' x 5'11''
Located in New York, NY
and larger rugs woven in Persian styles, often in niche (prayer) or medallion layouts, in a suburb of
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Qashqai Rug 6'2'' x 8'11''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Hereke Rug 3’4” x 5’1"
Located in New York, NY
scatters and larger rugs woven in Persian styles, often in niche (prayer) or medallion layouts, in a suburb
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persianl Mahal Sultanabad Rug 8'6'' x 11'1''
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. An export type; from about 1900 onwards. Coarse to moderate weave.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Silk Ziegler Mahal Rug 4'2'' x 6'6''
Located in New York, NY
dyes, cotton foundations, Persian knots. Room to mansion sizes, scatters and runners. No prayer rugs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Qashqai Rug 5'4'' x 7'10''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Qashqai Rug 4'9'' x 6'8''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Rug 4'7'' x 7'2''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Rug 4'2'' x 5'2''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Rug 4'5'' x 7'8''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Rug 3'6'' x 7'5''
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Mashad Rug 8'7'' x 11'3''
Located in New York, NY
. Mostly room sized carpets, but also scatters and runners (kenares), prayer rugs only on demand.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Fine Silk Persian Qum Rug 3'6'' x 5'0''
Located in New York, NY
Qum weavers are also known for producing prayer rugs with elegant tree of life designs, as well as
Category
20th Century Persian Other Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 4’8" x 7’11"
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags, some
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 4’7" x 9’6”
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 5'1" x 7’1"
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 5’10” x 8’4”
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags, some
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 4’5" x 7’2"
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 5’3" x 9’1”
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 4’11" x 7’4"
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags, some
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 4'5" x 7’7"
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 3'10" x 16’3”
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags, some
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug 2’7” x 4’6”
Located in New York, NY
scatter formats. Geometric Gabbehs, lion rugs, adapted Persian curvilinear styles. Some well-woven prayer
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Mahal Rug 10’10” x 17’7”
Located in New York, NY
dyes, cotton foundations, Persian knots. Room to mansion sizes, scatters and runners. No prayer rugs
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Qashqai Rug 2'8'' x 5'4''
Located in New York, NY
prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags, some
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Qashqai Shekarlou Rug 5'8'' x 7'7''
Located in New York, NY
-woven prayer rugs. All-wool constructions. Geometric kilims with crisp palettes. Finely woven saddlebags
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Prayer Rugs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of prayer rugs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wool and silk, all prayer rugs available were constructed with great care. There are 440 antique and vintage prayer rugs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 14 modern editions to choose from as well. Prayer rugs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Prayer rugs are generally popular furniture pieces, but modern, folk art and Rococo styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large prayer rugs, so small prayer rugs measuring 2.1 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Many prayer rugs are appealing in their simplicity, but Rug & Kilim, Ararat Rugs and Hadji Jalili produced popular prayer rugs that are worth a look.
How Much are Prayer Rugs?
Prices for prayer rugs start at $235 and top out at $168,000 with the average selling for $4,980.
Finding the Right Persian Rugs for You
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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