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Persian Rugs For Sale
Vintage Gabbeh Persian Runner Rug in Green with Lion Pictorials - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2x5 Persian Gabbeh runner rug is the latest entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
This captivatin...
Category
1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tabriz Khiyabani Rug in Kork and Silk - Size: 26'9 X 16'9
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Tabriz Khiyabani Rug in Kork and Silk 26'9 X 16'9
Key Details:
Pile: Kork and Silk
Foundation: Silk
Origin: Tabriz Khiyabani
Design: Khiyabani center medallion
Approx...
Category
20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Kork, Silk
Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Gabbeh modernist carpet from the mid-20th century. A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug. The khaki field of this small square tribal scatter is closely covered by a nested ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Alriz collection Rare and important Camel hair shield Baksaish
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
Rare Bakhshayesh camelhair carpet from the 19th with bold tribal geometry and subdued, organic color. The field—woven in lustrous, undyed camelhair—displays a striking lattice of ste...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wonderful antique square Heriz rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful antique Heriz rug with beautiful design and nice natural colours, some little lose on the edges but in the correct condition.
Entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foun...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,054 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Art Deco Style Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Tabriz throw rug, with an Art Deco style geometric pattern, handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8"
Persian rugs & carpets:
Persia (Iran) is a moderately large country with a very long history and an enormous art/craft/industry built around the handmade carpet. Until the discovery of oil, carpets were the largest Persian export. The craft goes back to ancient times, although the history is more broken than one might expect or desire. The Pazyryk rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Persian Carpet by Haji Jalili. 16 ft x 25 ft 4 in
By Haji Khalili
Located in New York, NY
Finely woven antique oversized Tabriz Persian carpet by Haji Jalili, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian rugs, circa 1900. Size: 16 ft x 25 ft 4 in (4.88 m x 7.72 m)
It only takes one look at this beautiful Persian Tabriz rug to know that it is the work of a master weaver. This elegant and refined antique rug was produced during a time when Tabriz was undergoing a revival as the center of the Persian rug weaving craft. This rug is a masterwork of Haji Jalili, whose works are known for their high contrast colors and exquisite detail. This makes it not only an extraordinary piece in terms of its beauty, but also a highly collectible one.
The design is organized around a central medallion with radiating layers of contrasting colors moving out towards the borders. It has formal corners that use an ivory background and pick up the colors of the central medallion and one of the larger bands. This helps to unify the design from the center to the formal borders.
The antique oversized rug...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pair of Antique Persian Floor Cushions Poshti Pillows
Located in Dallas, TX
76799-76800 pair of antique Persian Ghashghaei floor pillow cushions.
Dating from around about the 1900s, this is a gorgeous example of an antique Persian Ghashghaei pillow poshit c...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Contemporary Custom Kilim Design in Beige-Brown and Gray
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this custom Kilim design is from a bold new line of contemporary flatweaves by Rug & Kilim.
Further On the Design:
The “Rez Kilim” connotes a modern take on ...
Category
2010s Persian Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Rug. 4 ft 2 in x 5 ft 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Carpet, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rugs, Circa Date: 1900 - Size: 4 ft 2 in x 5 ft 7 in (1.27 m ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Hand Knotted Tukomen Ersari Rug in Red Background With Gul Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 6'8 x 9'5.
Vintage Hand Knotted Tukomen Ersari Rug in Red Background With Gul Design. Keivan Woven Arts; rug W22-0207, country of origin / type: Turkestan / Ersari, circa ...
Category
Mid-20th Century East Turkestani Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
17th Century Persian Esfahan Rug. Size: 11 ft 4 in x 30 ft
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Collectible Oversized Persian Antique 17th Century Esfahan rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rugs, Circa Date: 17th Century. Size: 11 ft 4 in x 30 ft (3.45 m x 9.14...
Category
17th Century Persian Islamic Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand-Woven Late 19th Century Wool Bakhshaish Rug from North West Persia
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Bakhshaish rug has a shaded ocean blue field counterposed by broad geometric palmettes issuing complementary floral motif, in a coral red border of...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Austrian Savonnerie Mythical Hunting Rug, Viennese Garden of Beasts
Located in Dallas, TX
72342 Antique Austrian Savonnerie Rug, 15'00 x 36'00. Step into the grandeur of a forgotten ballroom, where the whisper of silk gowns and the rustle of empire echo across gilded parq...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Aubusson Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad, Wool Handmade, Beige and Red Oriental Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$23,000 Sale Price
23% Off
Ararat Rugs Kerman Vase Technique Carpet 17th Century Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The Kerman Vase-Technique Carpet (Model: ART00676) by Ararat Rugs is a distinguished creation inspired by southeastern Persia's renowned 17th-century Kerman "Vase" carpets. This piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Wool
Gabbeh Rug 5'6'' x 7'7''
Located in New York, NY
Gabbeh Rug 5'6'' x 7'7''. Wool pile rugs, usually scatter formats, woven by the Qashghai tribes of SW Persia (Fars Province), in moderate weave, uncluttered geometries and unshaded c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,450
Authentic Hand-Knotted Wool Antique Persian Serapi Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Serapi rug features an extremely fine shaded green field of ivory acanthus vine lozenge lattice with inner rust lozenge lattice, each enclosing pol...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Persian Flatweave Kilim Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This 21st century Persian Flatweave Kilim rug, measuring 9' 5" x 12' 11", showcases a bold and graphic design of alternating black and ivory horizontal stripes. The stripes are arran...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug 3.3' x 4.6' 1970s - 1С1170
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This handmade vintage Persian Hamadan rug from the 1970s features a striking red field adorned with intricate floral and geometric motifs in deep, contrasting tones. The design is fr...
Category
1970s Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$374 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Sadaghiani Rug - Size: 26'2 X 18'4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Tabriz Sadaghiani Rug in Kork and Cotton 26'2 X 18'4
The history of Tabriz rugs dates back to the 16th century, during the Safavid dynasty, when Tabriz became a prominent ce...
Category
19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Kork, Cotton
9'3"x12'1" Orange Vintage Persian Tabriz Pure Wool Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1960s Persian Medieval Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,476 Sale Price
25% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Khorassan Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Persian Khorassan Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Size: 13'0" × 18'10" (396 × 574 cm)
An early 20th century Persian Khorassan antique rug, the sand field with an enlarge...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Khorassan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pak Tabriz Design Rug 10'0'' x 14'0''
Located in New York, NY
A Pakistani rug (Pak Persian Rug or Pakistani carpet) is a type of handmade floor-covering textile traditionally made in Pakistan.
Pak Persian
Persian inspired curvilinear and/or floral designs, usually styled from old Kashan...
Category
20th Century Pakistani Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$6,000 Sale Price
66% Off
Persian Small Rug - Mahal Design - Blue Ivory Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
A Hand-Knotted Persian Mahal Wool Rug
Unveil the quiet elegance of a bygone era with this exquisite hand-knotted Persian Mahal wool rug. Hailing from the historic weaving centers of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkmen Tekke Ensi Carpet ( 4' 1'' x 4' 6'' - 125 x 137 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Turkmen Tekke Ensi Carpet ( 4' 1'' x 4' 6'' - 125 x 137 cm )
Category
1890s Russian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,025 Sale Price
25% Off
Ararat Rugs Mina Khani Rug, 19th Century Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art, James D. Burns, 2002 nr.2. This was an exclusive example of a Mina Khani lattice...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Vintage Tabriz Persian Rug. Size: 11 ft 6 in x 17 ft 1 in
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent large fine vintage Tabriz Persian rug, country of origin / rug type: Vintage Persian rug, circa late 20th century. Size: 11 ft 6 in x 17 ft 1 in (3.51 m x 5.21 m)
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Green And Terracotta Serapi Carpet Rug, circa 1880-1900's
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Pablo Picasso Antique Persian Serapi - Truest Mystical Art - Museum Piece - Terracotta, Sage Green, Ice Blue, Madder-Root, Eggshell
About: UNMATCHED. 1 OF 1. Never again will we lay...
Category
19th Century Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand-woven Wool Red Floral Persian Faraghan Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Fereghan rug has an extremely fine tomato-red field with an overall design of polychrome flower heads issuing prominent blue-green and ivory vines ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Persian Malayer Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A wool pile with symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. In a style faintly reminiscent of Mazlagan, the rug features a straw-sand field with a demarcated hexagonal subfield, centere...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Heriz Serapi Rug. 11 ft 8 in x 21 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Antique Persian Heriz Serapi Rug, Country of origin / rug type: Persian rugs, Circa date: 1900. Size: 11 ft 8 in x 21 ft 8 in (3.56 m x 6.6 m)
Category
20th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kerman Floral Rug. 10 ft 9 in x 17 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Large Antique Persian Kerman Floral Rug, Country of origin / rug type: Persian rug, Circa date: 1940. Size: 10 ft 9 in x 17 ft 6 in (3.28 m x 5.33 m)
Category
20th Century Persian Kirman Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Circa 1900 Red Malayer Gallery-Size Rug Runner, 6' x 12'10
Located in New York, NY
6' x 12'10. The town of Malayer, besides runners and scatter rugs, was a source of long and narrow carpets (kellehs or kellegis) for domestic Persian use throughout the 19th century....
Category
19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Heriz Handmade Geometric Beige and Blue Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Heriz hand-knotted wool rug with a beige field. This Persian rug has a blue frame and accents in an all-over gorgeous traditional geometric medallion motif design.
...
Category
1920s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,250 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Antique Persian Kerman Area Rug. 14 ft 2 in x 19 ft 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Large Antique Persian Kerman Area Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa date: 1900. Size: 14 ft 2 in x 19 ft 7 in (4.32 m x 5.97 m)
Category
20th Century Persian Kirman Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$89,000 / item
Modern Sultanabad Handmade Wool Rug Allover Floral In Blue
Located in Norwalk, CT
This hand-knotted Sultanabad rug features a modern design with a blue base. The Persian rug is bordered with a beige frame and embellished with many colors that form an attractive fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Sultanabad Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,825 Sale Price
25% Off
Extremely Fine Antique Persian Silk Heriz Rug 4’10" x 7’3”
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Fine Antique Persian Silk Heriz Rug 4’10" x 7’3”. The numerous rugs of the famous NW Persian weaving district, from small scatters to giant carpets and a few runners, in se...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug. Size: 10 ft x 17 ft
Located in New York, NY
Large Oversized Ivory background Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1900 - Size: 10 ft x 17 ft (3.05 m x 5.18 m).
Category
Early 1900s Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Navy Blue Field Antique Persian Fine Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century navy field Sarouk Ferehan Rug
Details
rug no. j4270
size 8' 6" x 11' 10" (259 x 361 cm)
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Agra Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Persian Tabriz Area Rugs - Wool Black Green Ivory Red Design - 97244
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Tabriz featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1910. Designed with Wool and BlackGreenIvoryRed, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Iraqi Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Circa 1940 Blue Lightly Distressed Malayer Hand Knotted Rug 3' X 5'
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Circa 1940 Blue Lightly Distressed Malayer Hand Knotted Rug 3' X 5'. Rugs from Malayer, east of Hamadan, could be considered top quality Hamadan’s and they share similar stru...
Category
20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Persian Mahal Sultanabad Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Mahal Sultanabad room-size square decorative rug from the 1st quarter of the 20th century
Measures: 9'9” x 13'.
Category
20th Century Persian Country Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Ivory, Red, Light Blue, and Green
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$19,499 Sale Price
25% Off
Zabihi Collection Cypress Persian Malayer Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 1920s Persian Malayer Rug
Details
rug no. j2819
size 4' 5" x 6' 8" (135 x 203 cm)
Category
20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug. 10 ft 10 in x 13 ft 4 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Tribal Room Size Rustic Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug, Country of Origin: Persian rug, Circa date: 1880. Size: 10 ft 10 in x 13 ft 4 in (3.3 m x 4.06 m)
Category
19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Malayer Rug with Herati Pattern in Blue, Green, Teal and Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful antique Malayer, rug GLD-7587, country of origin / type: Persian / Malayer, circa Early-20th Century.
Measures: 12'8'' x 19'7''.
This rug features a gorgeous all-over ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Transylvanian Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful midcentury rug with nice floral decorative design and beautiful pink field color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,570 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Heriz Runner, Vintage Runner
Located in Gainesville, VA
A stunning antique Heriz runner rug, originating from Iran in the 1920s. This beautiful piece is in excellent condition, especially considering its rich history, and has only undergo...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Blue Antique Persian Malayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th Century Persian Blue Malayer Rug
Details
rug no. j3047
size 5' 8" x 8' 9" (173 x 267 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kerman Rug. Size: 4 ft x 6 ft 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique shabby chic Persian Kerman rug, country of origin: Persia, date: circa late 19th century. Size: 4 ft x 6 ft 7 in (1.22 m x 2.01 m).
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Persian Kerman Rug with Romantic French Provincial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77168 Oversized Antique Persian Kerman Rug,11'06 x 17'10.
Prepare to be swept off your feet by the dazzling allure of this oversized antique Kerman rug – a masterpiece that practically screams, "Traditional Persian weaving, but make it fabulous!" This hand-knotted Persian Kerman rug is not just a floor covering; it's a cultural extravaganza for your feet. Picture a central scalloped Kirman medallion...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian French Provincial Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug Ivory, Rust
Located in Port Washington, NY
Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family.
Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America. Serapi carpets were woven on the level of small workshop with multiple weavers working several years to complete each rug. Highly skilled artisans, they continually reinterpreted the design as they wove, creating highly spontaneous and inventive artistry. Measures: 16'2" x 18'2".
Serapi is a term that is a mystery in the Persian antique carpet market. There is no location or tribe of this name. Sarab, also spelled Saab, a town in northwestern Persia, is known for weaving only runners with a camel hair pile during the nineteenth century. "Serapi" may be a nickname given by American dealers...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$90,749 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug. Size: 9 ft 6 in x 12 ft
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug, Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1920 – Size: 9 ft 6 in x 12 ft (2.9 m x 3.66 m).
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handwoven Persian Rug Tabriz Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-20th century hand-woven Persian area rug made from fine wool and all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for people and pets. It features traditional Tabriz weaving depicting in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 19th Century Antique Hadji Jallili Persian Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Hadji Jallili rug has a shaded royal-blue field with an angular apricot and brick-red arabesque vine linking bold stylized trees and plants surrounded by delicate shaded green leafy plants and a dense profusion of floral sprays and flowerheads, the brick...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Hand-Woven Traditional Floral Persian Kerman Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Kerman rug has a saffron field of dense floral branches enclosing a magnificent arabesque medallion, with similar regal golden spandrels, in a dens...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century N.W. Persian Serapi Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century N.W. Persian Serapi Carpet ( 9' x 11'6" - 275 x 350 )
Category
1890s Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$22,499 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 1910s Persian Kermanshah Songhor Rug, 4' x 6'
Located in New York, NY
This Persian Kermanshah carpet from the village of Songhor circa 1910 consists of a hand-knotted handspun wool pile and natural vegetable dyes. The medallion design features exceptio...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Antique Persian Sultanabad Sickle Leaf Design Rug. 10 ft x 14 ft 10 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Antique Sickle Leaf Design Persian Sultanabad Area Rug, Country of Origin / Rug type: Persia, Circa date: 1900. Size: 10 ft x 14 ft 10 in (3.0...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Persian Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs: Persian Tribal Rugs, Handmade Silk Persian Rugs and More
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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