Fine Vintage Kashmiri Indian Runner Rug, Hand Knotted, circa 1970s

Fine Indo Tabriz Persian design Indian rug, hand knotted Design: Floral Carpets are an integral part of Indian craft traditions. The tradition of carpet weaving in India is c...

Fine vintage Bidjar Persian rug, hand knotted, circa 1970s Design: Diamonds Bidjar is the name of a small Kurdish town in western Iran. Kurdish carpets are often very strong an...

Vintage Indian Kashmiri rug measures 4'1'' x 6'3''. In good condition, this finely knotted scatter rug shows a pearly palette of sandy beige, light...

Extremly fine Persian Tabriz Benam rug, hand knotted, circa 1970s Design: Benam A Tabriz rug/carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz...

Pakistan rug Tabriz design, hand knotted Design: Tabriz Color: Black border, beige The art of weaving developed in the region comprising Pakistan at a time when few other civilizations employed it. Excavations at Moenjodaro and Harappa, ancient cities of the Indus valley civilization, have established that the inhabitants used spindles and spun a wide variety of weaving materials. Some historians consider that the Indus Valley civilization first developed the use of woven textiles. Carpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present-day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century with the coming of the first Muslim conquerors, the Afghan Ghaznavids and the Ghaurids. It can with more certainty be traced to the beginning of the Mughal Dynasty in the early 16th century, when the last successor of Timur, Babur, extended his rule from Kabul, Afghanistan to Dhaka, Bangladesh and founded the Mughal Empire. Under the patronage of the Mughals, local craftsmen adopted Persian techniques and designs. Carpets woven in the Punjab at that time (often called Lahore carpets today) made use of motifs and decorative styles found in Mughal architecture. Photograph of carpet weavers in Karachi Jail, 1873 During the Mughal period, the carpets made on the South Asia became so famous that demand for them spread abroad. These carpets boasted distinctive designs and high knot densities. Carpets made for the Mughal emperors, including Jahangir and Shah Jahan, were of the finest quality. Under Shah Jahan's reign, Mughal carpet-weaving took on a new aesthetic and entered its classical phase. The carpets woven in Lahore were the first to reach European markets, including England, as far back as 17th century. During the British colonial era, prison weaving was established in district and female jails in cities such as Lahore and Karachi. Carpet-weaving outside of jails was revived after the independence when Pakistan's carpet-weaving industry flourished.[1] At present, hand knotted carpets are made by Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, making carpets and one of the country's leading export products. Hand knotted rug manufacture is Pakistan's second-largest cottage and small industry. The craftsmen have the capacity to produce any type of carpet using all the popular motifs of guls, medallions, paisleys (botehs), traceries, and geometric designs in various combinations. Pak Persian Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...

Fine Peshawar Pakistan rug, hand knotted Design: Floral Peshawar is the capital of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Situated in the broa...

A beautiful contemporary rug showing a design of the PETAG company. PETAG - Persische Teppich Aktien Gesellschaft - was a german company that was found in 1911 in Berlin / Germany. P...

A late 20th century hand-knotted Indian runner with a Persian pattern containing several mirrored stylized floral and scrolling vine patterns surrounded ...

Beautiful antique Indian rug from Agra. Good condition with some low pile and old restorations. This stunning hand knotted rug originates in ancient Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal....

Very fine rug with beautiful floral and central medallion design, beautiful colors with orange, blue and green, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on silk foundation. ...

Beautiful silk rug with a Persian design and nice light colors, entirely and very finely hand knotted with silk velvet on silk foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and ...

Nice mid-20th century rug with beautiful floral design and red, blue, green and pink colors, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation.