Antique Saraband Rug - Size: 8'4 X 10'4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Saraband Rug in Wool and Cotton 8'4 X 10'4 Key Details: Pile:Wool Foundation:Cotton Origin
Antique 19th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Wool, Cotton
Antique Saraband Rug - Size: 8'4 X 10'4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Saraband Rug in Wool and Cotton 8'4 X 10'4 Key Details: Pile:Wool Foundation:Cotton Origin
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Saraband Rug 3'0" x 5'0"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Saraband Rug 3'0" x 5'0". The coral rose field displays offset, half-drop reversing rows
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Saraband Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Saraband rugs are from the Ser-e Band district, located southwest of Arak, in west-central Persia
Wool, Cotton
Antique Persian Saraband Rug with Mir Boteh Design
Located in Dallas, TX
72632, antique Persian Saraband rug with Mir Boteh design. The antique Persian Saraband rug
Wool
Antique Hand-Knotted Saraband Rug – Delicate Persian Boteh Design
Located in New York, NY
This antique Saraband rug features a refined allover boteh pattern, meticulously woven in a soft
Wool
$9,596Sale Price|20% Off
W 175 in L 144 in
Antique Indian Decorative Oriental Indo Saraband Rug in Large Size
Located in New York, NY
Antique Indo Saraband Rug, size 14'7" H x 12'0", circa 1920 An antique Indo Saraband Rug, size
Wool
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
W 87 in L 239 in
Antique-Worn Persian Saraband Rug, Traditional Style Meets Weathered Charm
Located in Dallas, TX
78658 Extra-Long Antique-Worn Persian Saraband Rug, 07'03 x 19'11. Traditional sensibility meets
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique Mir Saraband Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century saraband rug with pretty botteh design and nice natural colors
Wool, Cotton
Antique Early 20th Century Persian Saraband Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Saraband rugs are from the Ser-e Band district, located southwest of Arak, in west-central Persia
Wool, Cotton
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
W 38 in L 166 in
Vintage Persian Saraband Rug Hamadan Runner with Mir Boteh Design
Located in Dallas, TX
76161, Vintage Persian Saraband Rug Hamadan Runner with Mir Boteh Design 03'02 x 13'10. This
Wool
Vintage Saraband Rug 9'11'' x 12'2''
Located in New York, NY
The straw-sand field shows literally thousands of tiny offset-row reversed botehs, Twelve patterned minor borders and a straw-sand main stripe with a epeating "Y" pattern. Medium wea...
Wool, Cotton
Saraband Rug Mir Field and Corner Motif
Located in New York, NY
Classic boteh latticework in madder red over an oxidized indigo field, softened by visible wear and abrash for a vintage, distressed feel. Ivory border details frame the design with ...
Wool
$7,475
W 53 in L 83 in
Antique 1900s Traditional Persian Saraband Rug, Blue, Red, Orange, Wool, 5' x 7'
Located in New York, NY
Crafted over 100 years ago in Iran, this antique Persian Saraband carpet is hand-knotted and
Wool
Saraband Mir Rug Red and Ivory, C.1980
Located in London, GB
A Saraband rug, West Persia, the rust field with overall diagonal rows of floral boteh motifs in an
Wool
$5,116Sale Price|20% Off
W 120 in L 60 in
Antique Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Gallery Size, Repeating Paisley Design
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Saraband rug, Gallery size, circa 1910 A one-of-a-kind antique Persian Saraband
Wool
$7,676Sale Price|20% Off
W 111 in L 152 in
Vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Room size, W/ Paisley Design
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Saraband Rug, Room size, circa 1940 A one-of-a-kind vintage Persian Saraband
Wool
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
W 38 in L 65 in
Vintage Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Small Size, W/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Saraband rug, small size, circa 1930. A one-of-a-kind vintage Persian Saraband
Wool
Antique Persian Runner with in Steel Blue, Gray and Brown 2'5 x 12'
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Persian Saraband rug with all-over tribal design in shades of blue, gray and brown, rug 17
Wool
$1,680Sale Price|42% Off
W 40 in L 58 in
Late 19th Century Persian Saraband Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
72633 Late 19th Century Antique Persian Saraband Rug, 03'04 x 04'10. Woven in the western reaches
Wool
Antique Indian Agra Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
Asian carpets as well. This design of carpet is inspired by Persian Mir Saraband rugs, having an overall
Wool, Cotton
Antique Saraband Runner Rug 5'4'' X 2'2''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Saraband Runner Rug 5'4'' X 2'2''
Wool, Cotton
Saraband Carpet with Boteh Pattern
Located in New York, NY
. The major sand border shows the characteristic Saraband trapezoidal meander with hanging botehs. Sand
Wool
Mid-20th Century Saraband Runner of Considerable Length
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental mid-20th century Indian Saraband runner of considerable length, with an amazing all
Wool
Antique Persian Saraband Carpet, Red Allover Field, Circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
In the iconic central Persian Saraband design, offset rows of floriated bottehs decorate the red
Wool
1940s Persian Saraband Wide Runner, Raspberry Paisley Field & Blue Detais
Located in New York, NY
Thousands of tiny botrehs in offset, half-drop, reversing rows closely cover the raspberry red field. Botehs are touched in ecru ,especially with their "flags". Ecru border with wiry...
Wool
Long Runner Antique Persian Malayer Runner with Saraband Design in Soft Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
Arts: rug 16-0904; Antique Gallery Runner Persian Malayer Rug in Saraband Design in Soft Red and Green
Wool
Antique Saraband Design Carpet, Orange Tones, Indian Origin, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
This generally warm and golden toned, softly colored northern Indian well-woven urban carpet shows a pattern of small, leftward facing floriated botehs on a burnt apricot-rust field,...
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Seraband Antique Runner
Located in New York, NY
an antique Persian saraband wide-size runner from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century Details rug
Wool
Persian Sarouk Paisley Saraband Rug, circa 1970
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Sarouk Paisley Saraband rug circa 1970 Measures: 6' 11" x 7' 1" Hand-Knotted wool pile
Wool
1940s Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Rug
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir rug, circa 1940. Measures: 8 2" x 12' 1" Hand-Knotted wool pile
Wool
Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Rug
Located in Northridge, CA
Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir rug circa 1960 Measures: 7' 6" x 11' 5" Hand-Knotted wool
Wool
1960s Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Area Rug
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Area rug, circa 1960 Measures: 7' x 10' 1" Hand-Knotted wool
Wool
Signed Persian Saraband Mir Rug, circa 1940
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Saraband Mir rug, signed by weaver, circa 1940. Measures: 9' 8" x 12' 7" Hand
Wool
Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Area Rug, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir area rug, circa 1960 Measures: 10' 6" x 13' 1" Hand-Knotted wool
Wool
1960s Vintage Navy-Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Area Rug
Located in Northridge, CA
Navy-Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir area rug circa 1960 Measures: 7' 4" x 10' 5" Hand-Knotted
Wool
Vintage Saraband Sarouq Runner, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Saraband Sarouq runner circa 1960 Measures: 2' 8" x 13' 4" Hand-knotted wool pile
Wool
Vintage Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir, circa 1960. Measures: 7' 1" x 10' 6". Hand-knotted
Wool
Vintage Saraband Sarouq Gallery Runner, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Vintage Saraband Sarouq gallery runner circa 1960 Measures: 3' 8" x 13' 2" Hand-knotted wool
Wool
Persian Mir Saraband Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Handwoven Persian Mir Saraband rug featuring a repeating pattern on a brick-red field. Measures
Wool
Antique Hand-Knotted Saraband Rug – Subtle Geometric Elegance
Located in New York, NY
This antique Saraband rug showcases a delicate and refined geometric lattice pattern, woven in soft
Wool
Zabihi Collection Brown Persian Malayer Saraband Rug
Located in New York, NY
century in soft browns, peach, and blues Details rug no. j4436 size 6' 6" x 8' 2" (198 x 249 cm)
Wool
Vintage Persian Saraband Hamadan Rug with Mir Boteh, Kitchen, Foyer, or Entry
Located in Dallas, TX
76152 Vintage Persian Saraband Hamadan rug with Mir Boteh, Kitchen, Foyer, or Entry 02'00 X 03'10
Wool
Antique Persian Saraband Runner with Mir Boteh Design, Wide Hallway Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
hand-knotted wool antique Persian Saraband rug runner features a symmetrical columns of stylized Mir
Wool
Early 20th Century Saraband Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Saraband runner with an all-over paisley pattern on a
Wool
Persian Tabriz Rug with All-Over Saraband Design in Brown and Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Persian 1930s Tabriz rug with all-over small motif Design in brown and blue and neutral tones
Wool
Antique Tribal Persian Saraband Runner, Red Paisley Field, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic central Persian urban Saraband runner with small row reversing botehs offset on a warm
Wool
Antique Persian Malayer Gallery Carpet, circa 1910s, Saraband Design
Located in New York, NY
The soft wine field displays a Mir Sarabend design of reversing offset rows of small, floriated botehs set thin a navy border of diamond-shaped "turtles", smaller rosettes and boteh ...
Wool
Antique Persian Saraband Long Runner, Red Paisley Field, Taupe Borders
Located in New York, NY
Urban-style runner with a red field expressing a half-drop, offset, row reversing, floriated boteh pattern. Dynamic taupe border with a faceted meander and suspended botehs. Medium w...
Wool
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W 123 in L 161 in
Mid-20th Century Persian Saraband Carpet, Light Brown Field, Blue & Red Accents
Located in New York, NY
Thousands and thousands of tiny reversing floriated botehs closely fill the visibly abrashed light red field of this well-woven central Persian city carpet with its numerous framing ...
Wool
Zabihi Colletion Persian Seraband Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
6'10'' Seraband rug or Saraband, is a Persia) handwoven floor covering from the Sere Band district
Wool
Aqua Blue Persian Seraband Antique Rug
Located in New York, NY
rug or Saraband, is a Persia) handwoven floor covering from the Sere Band district located
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Seraband Antique Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
" (117 x 216 cm) Seraband rug or Saraband, is a Persia) handwoven floor covering from the Sere Band
Wool
Beautiful Antique Mir Saraband Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty late 19th century saraband rug with nice botteh design and beautiful natural colors
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Decorative Antique Persian Saraband Rug Pillows
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique Persian Saraband rug pillows ; size 1'10” x 1'6” Each. An antique decorative
Wool
Antique Bordlerless Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, Small size, Repeating Paisley
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Saraband rug 4'7" H x 3'6" W, in small rug size, circa 1920. This fine floral wool
Wool
Vintage Persian Sarouk
Located in New York, NY
'Seraband' (also spelled Saraband) rugs in the 19th and 20th century but for unknown reasons have more
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Saraband Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Saraband runner with an elaborate all-over crimson and mint
Wool
Antique Persian Saraband Oriental Rug, in Gallery size, Repeating Small Paisley
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Saraband oriental rug in kaleghi (gallery) size, size 10'7 x 4'3, circa 1920
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W 116 in L 120 in
1940s Antique Persian Saraband Square Rug, All-Over Field, Brown and Gold Tones
Located in New York, NY
The brownish mauve-slate field displays disciplined rows of reversing, angular tiny geometric botehs. The cream border shows a faceted vine and suspended sausage botehs. Fairly good ...
Wool
Distressed Antique Persian Saraband Runner with Mir Boteh Design
Located in Dallas, TX
53234, distressed antique Persian Saraband Runner with Mir Boteh design. Simplicity and effortless
Wool
Zabihi Collection Persian Seraband Antique Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
" Seraband rug or Saraband, is a Persia) handwoven floor covering from the Sere Band district located
Wool
Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir Rug, circa 1960
Located in Northridge, CA
Blue Persian Saraband Sarouq Mir rug Vintage, circa 1960. Measures: 7' 1" x 8' 3". Hand
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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