Early 20th Century Shiraz Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Persian Shiraz Kilim runner with all-over multi-colored diamond and geometric pattern surrounded by a complementary geometric border.
Wool
The Nomadic Sovereign: Late 19th Century Masterpiece of Tribal Nobility
Located in Dallas, TX
61480 Antique Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, 04'06 x 14'09. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this hand knotted wool Persian Shiraz kilim is a commanding expression of nomad...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz rug in Pink and Teal Floral Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool on cotton, a 4x8 Persian Shiraz rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz rug in Red and Black Floral Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From our new collection of overdyed rugs, a vintage 6x8 Persian rug originating circa 1970-1980. Hand knotted in wool on cotton. On the Design: The black field underscores rich re...
Wool, Cotton
$14,000Sale Price|20% Off
Blue and Gold Gometric Shiraz Flatweave Rug
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
It is inspired by the vintage kilims that are native to the Shiraz region in Iran.
Wool
Kilim Gashgaï Fabric Rug
Located in RÉDING, FR
"Kilim Gashgaï Fabric Rug " The Gashghai or Qashqai are Turkish nomadic tribes, who live mainly in the province of Fars, particularly in the city of Shiraz in southwestern Iran.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A brilliant vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with central diamond pattern surrounded by an elaborate geometric and stylized floral patterned border, all woven in bold colors includin...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77861, Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 02'00 x 02'08.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77982 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 03'00 x 04'04.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77998 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 04'00 x 05'09.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Rustic Farmhouse Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77855 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Rustic Farmhouse style 02'02 x 04'01.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77971 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 02'10 x 03'09.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Southwestern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77856, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Southwestern Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-wov...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Bohemian Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77829, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Bohemian Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven w...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Bohemian Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77801, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Bohemian Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with earth-tone colors and tribal style, this hand-wove...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Southwestern Bohemian Meets Modern Desert
Located in Dallas, TX
77885, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vinta...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Boho Chic Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77823 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal style 03'07 x 05'09.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Southwestern Bohemian Meets Modern Desert
Located in Dallas, TX
77906 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal style 01'11 x 02'11.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Boho Chic Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78046 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal style 03'10 x 05'08.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Tribal Allure Meets Contemporary Santa Fe
Located in Dallas, TX
61066 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style, 02'06 x 04'08.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Modern Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77859, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vinta...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Modern Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77995 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 04'01 x 05'10.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Southwest Desert Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78033 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal Style 03'08 x 05'08.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Modern Southwest Style Meets Luxury Lodge
Located in Dallas, TX
77894 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 02'00 x 02'10.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Southwest Boho Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77897, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Bohemian Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven w...
Wool
Handwoven Vintage Persian Shiraz Flatweave Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78804 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, 01'06 x 02'03. Persian Shiraz kilim rugs, traditionally crafted by nomadic and semi-nomadic tribes in Iran's southwestern Fars province near S...
Wool
Persian Handmade Multi-Color Diamond Design All-Over Tribal Kilim
Located in San Diego, CA
This area rug is a handmade Shiraz Kilim. This piece has wool pile and cotton foundation.
Wool, Cotton
Persian Shiraz Geometric Red Cream Flat-weaveKilim
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is a Persian Shiraz Kilim which is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile.
Wool, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Shiraz Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful bold mid-20th century Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with a fantastic pattern containing styled flowers woven in orange, white, grey, and black wool on an abrash crimson backgr...
Wool
Outstanding Mid-20th Century Shiraz Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding mid-20th century Shiraz Kilim runner with an incredibly woven pattern containing stylized geometric flowers on diamond medallions, all woven in crimson, indigo, gold, ...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77887, Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 02'01 x 02'07.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77863, Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 02'01 x 02'10.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77828 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 03'02 x 05'07.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77911, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vinta...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Runner with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77924 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim runner with Tribal Style 02'10 x 09'10.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Runner with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78044 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim runner with Tribal Style 02'08 x 08'04.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77837 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 02'11 x 04'02.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77976 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 03'00 x 04'01.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Tribal Style, Flat-Weave Kilim Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
70606, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with tribal style. This vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug features four rows each filled with two large scale ram's horn motif in vibrant colors.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Bohemian Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77902 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Bohemian Tribal Style 01'11 x 02'10.
Wool
Vintage Shiraz Kilim Rug, Southwest Desert Meets Boho Chic
Located in Dallas, TX
78068 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, 03'09 x 06'00. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design, this handwoven wool vintage Shiraz Kilim rug is a captivating vision of wove...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Nomadic Charm
Located in Dallas, TX
77845, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vinta...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Nomadic Charm
Located in Dallas, TX
77930, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with contrasting colors and tribal style, this hand-wo...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug with Boho Chic Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77852 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Boho Chic Tribal Style 02'08 x 04'01.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Shiraz flat-weave rug from the mid-20th century.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Modern Southwest Style Meets Luxury Lodge
Located in Dallas, TX
77825 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 03'10 x 05'09.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Modern Southwest Style Meets Luxury Lodge
Located in Dallas, TX
77842, vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vinta...
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Modern Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77904 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Modern Tribal Style 01'11 x 02'10.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Luxury Lodge Meets Modern Southwest Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77862, Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal Style 02'00 x 02'11.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug, Modern Southwest Style Meets Luxury Lodge
Located in Dallas, TX
77973 vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim rug with Tribal style 02'11 x 04'01.
Wool
Handwoven Vintage Persian Shiraz Flatweave Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78049 Vintage Persian Shiraz Kilim Rug Runner, 02'06 x 08'00. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with vibrant colors and tribal style, this hand-woven wool vi...
Wool
Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Persian Shiraz Flatweave Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-20th century Persian Shiraz flatweave kilim square accent rug displays a bold tribal composition centered on a striking geometric medallion.
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz rug in Beige-Brown & Blue Floral Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool, a 6x10 Persian Shiraz rug circa 1970-1980 - latest to join Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections.
Wool
Shiraz Kilim rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely faded flatweave killim from South West Persia. Cleaned and restored
Wool
Striped Tribal Flatweave Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy weave Shiraz kilim with red, pink, orange, navy, turq. blue, cream, brown and black.
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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