Safavid Carpet

Woven from an authentic and original antique Persian rug design, this luxurious silk carpet embodies the enduring artistic heritage that has been passed down through generations and ...

Some motifs have also remained almost unchanged for centuries, such as this carpet, where the border has the style of Shah Abbas II and the central field with a prominent medallion a...

Handwoven in pure, high-grade silk, it features a rare Polonaise design, drawing from Classical Persian carpets of the Safavid era. Its vegetable dyed colours include tones of terrac...

This 1970 Keshan from Persia is doubtless a masterpiece Its design is inspired by the ancient Safavid mythology. This carpet is best to be displayed on a wall in the most prominent...

In a design derived from the famous Ardebil Safavid carpets, the round straw medallion shows a wreath of oval pendants with en suite corners, all on the soft rust ground.

Antique Agra carpet, 19th century - This magnificent antique Agra is the proud heir of the great Mugal and Safavid carpets of the classical era.

This Persian Bakhtiari carpet illustrates a Safavid Dynasty design and consists of a handspun, hand-knotted wool pile and natural vegetable dyes.

The multi-directional arrangement of palmettes on a vivid red ground, compounded with a linked palmette border with a green ground using highlights of gold and aubergine, hearken bac...

A classical Persian medallion carpet,featuring 16 ogee palmettes, influenced by carpets from the Safavid period.

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

Antique Bakhtiari, Persia, late nineteenth centuryThough tribal weavers, the Bakhtiari are famed for their ability to create carpets in a classical urban style as well. This magnific...

Colorful early 20th century Persian Petag Tabriz based on designs found in 16th century Safavid 'Vase' carpets. Petag was a famous German company who established workshops in Tabriz...

Inspired by the court carpets of Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey, the Hereke workshops maintained a gold standard of design and weaving technique, above all in their silk rugs, which...

At the centre of the medallion there is a small homage of the weaver to the Safavid tradition of hunting carpets. The outer frame is in camel hair wool, as it's typical for the rugs ...

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

Recalling the great court carpets of the Safavid era, a classic Persian garden or paradise scene graces the field of this sumptuous antique Tabriz.

Antique Kerman Rugs - Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are a...

A very finely woven antique Tabriz carpet with soft, velvety wool, decorated by a large scale, all-over pattern of scrolling palmettes and rosettes known as the 'single-plane lattice...

A rare and beautiful fragment of an important Persian carpet of the Safavid period, distinguished by an all-over pattern of scrolling palmettes on a crimson background.

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest ...

Antique Kerman Rugs - Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are a...

This example is distinguished by its large scale, modular pattern of scrolling leafs and palmettes, which is derived from the fine Esfahan carpets of the Safavid period. The same col...

A late 19th century Persian Sultanabad Rug. A Sultanabad carpet featuring a Polonaise design derived from carpets of the Safavid dynasty in the 17th Century, tones of red, mustard, ...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

This regal antique Sivas preserves the design traditions of the great classical carpets of Safavid Persia and Ottoman Turkey in its use of elegant palmette and arabesques elements.

reated by some of the best carpet weavers in Safavid Persia, this rug from the city of Kerman features an intricately patterned rosette medallion that incorporates many interesting d...

Inspired by the court carpets of Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey, the Hereke workshops maintained a gold standard of design and weaving technique, above all in their silk rugs, which...

The elongated rectangular medallions depicted in this piece and flanked top and bottom by cartouche shaped pendants represent a uniquely South Caucasian rendition of a type first pop...

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Since the seventeenth century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest mast...

These antique rugs often feature luxurious materials such as silk and metal-thread worked into designs, emulating the antique Persian carpets of the Ottoman and Safavid Court worksho...

Antique Large Persian Oversized Kirman Rug, Early 20th Century This fine oversized Kerman corridor carpet from southeastern Persia melds the classicism of early Persian medallion ca...

Reciprocal trefoil and arabesque vine scrolls continue the design texture and palette of the corner pieces, nicely anchoring and framing the field. Tabriz carpets like this are famed...

This magnificent example, however, is every bit the peer of the great Mughal court hunting carpets and the Safavid Persian masterpieces that inspired them.

Recalling the great masterpieces of Safavid Persian carpet weaving, an extended menagerie scampers across a lush landscape reminiscent of paradise on this sumptuous antique Meshad.

Inspired by the court carpets of Safavid Iran and Ottoman Turkey, the Hereke workshops maintained a gold standard of design and weaving technique, above all in their silk rugs, which...

The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpieces of Persian weaving.

The "mina khani" pattern used in the field of this runner harkens back to an early 18th century village Persian re-interpretation of the classical 16th century Safavid ‘"Vase Carpet"...

Inspired by the court carpets of Safavid Iran and ottoman Turkey, the Hereke workshops maintained a gold standard of design and weaving technique, above all in their silk rugs, which...

Rich in both color and texture, a solitary tree grows in the mihrab niche of a type more commonly seen in the borders of classical Safavid era medallion carpets from neighboring Nort...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Kerman rugs, since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major centre for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greates...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major centre for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called Vase Carpets of the Safavid period are among the greatest masterpiece...

Kerman rugs, since the 17th century, Kerman has been a major center for the production of high-quality carpets. The so-called vase carpets of the Safavid period are among the greates...

Inspired from the Ardabil carpet from the Safavid dynasty, the antique Tabriz rug features a circular 16-point centre medallion flanked by a ring of sixteen pointed ovals surrounded ...

The overall arrangement of the design reminds me of Safavid garden carpets. This piece is featured in our current web exhibition entitled 'Hunting and Gathering: China, Tibet & East...

It follows a traditional style rooted in the Classic designs of world-famous Safavid carpets which were created in many ancient cities like Tabriz.