18th Century N.W. Persian Carpet with Inscription ( 7' x 15' - 213 x 457 )

Stacked medallion design with flowers and boteh. Brown background with ivory, red, and brown borders. Hand knotted wool construction.

Mid-19th Century N.W Persian Carpet ( 4'10" x 9'4" - 147 x 284 ) All-over design with Herati pattern on navy background with yellow and brown borders. Hand knotted wool construction.

19th Century N.W. Persian Carpet ( 4'6'' x 9'1'' - 137 x 279 )

Handmade antique NW Persian carpet. Woven, circa 1860, (mid-19th century). Persian informal rug, runner size: 3'6" x 11'2". Abrashed navy background with all-over multi-color design,...

Bidjar carpets are known for their sturdy, depressed-warp weave packed full of wool pile. With this in mind, the supple and indeed pliable handle of this fine example is quite notewo...

North-West Persia, circa 1890 handwoven Measures: 21'6" x 14'2" (655 x 432 cm).

This striking piece on a red ground begins with a central motif of large flower heads in a deep blue surrounded by an array of flowers. The ivory border and enclosing minor borders r...

Antique Large Persian Heriz Carpet, Early 20th Century Heriz rugs and carpets were woven in Northwest Persia starting in the Mid-19th Century in response to a great increase in demand for rugs internationally. Prior to that, there were no rugs woven (in Persia) for export that exhibited this stylized drawing of plant and flower forms. The lower knot density and thicker pile became the standard for these rugs, which lent to a less formal aesthetic that remains popular to this day. The use of natural dyes in the Heriz workshops prevailed well into the 20th century, setting them apart from city workshops, which began to embrace synthetic dyes as early as the turn of the century. What was once one of the least expensive...