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Persian Rugs For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Red Blue Cream Kerman Lavar Floral Wool Persian Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool originating circa 1890-1900, this antique Persian rug, whose origins lie in the celebrated Kerman Lavar style, has a story all its own. While the traditional medallion design of the Persian rug...
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Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand-Knotted Antique Mohtashem Persian Rug in Beige-Brown, Red Medallion Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890,1900, one of the finest antique Mohtashem Kashan rugs ever to join our Antique & Vintage Persian rug lines. A collectible, ve...
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1890s Persian Kashan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet ( 12' x 18'2" - 366 x 554 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet ( 12' x 18'2" - 366 x 554 )
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kerman Lavar Red and Brown Persian Floral Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
This antique Kerman Lavar Persian floral rug has a unique orientation in its field. From 1880-1900, the graph of the all-over floral field was drawn off-...
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1880s Persian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Late 19th Century Red Bakhshaish Rug from North West Persia
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Bakhshaish rug has a shaded brick-red field with an overall design of bold polychrome palmettes and tendrils, in a medium-blue border of lush serra...
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Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kashan Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
76309 Vintage Persian Kashan Rug, 09'03 x 13'04. This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Kashan rug features a central medallion rendered in cerulean, cream and navy blue with complem...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kashan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Red Ivory White Blue Floral Kashan Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely example of a handwoven Persian Kashan rug from the 1960s, measures: 4.9 x 6.4 ft.
Category
1960s Persian Kashan Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lavar Oriental Carpet, Mansion Size, with Allover Floral Design
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Lavar oriental carpet, size: 33'1 x 17'10, circa 1880. This handwoven oversized master work has an incredibly fine weave, and is characterized by a repeating diamo...
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1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Bakhshayesh Rug 9'5'' x 11'4''
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Bakhshayesh Rug 9'5'' x 11'4''. A type of Heriz, generally in squarish sizes, allover patterns and coarse to moderate weaves, wool or mixed constructions; woven befor...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Oriental Carpet, Mansion Size, with Jewel Tones
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad oriental carpet, circa 1890, size: 27'4 H x 19'1 W. This Classic hand knotted wool carpet features an ivory central medallion on a coral red pri...
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1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Antique Serapi Handmade Wool Rug In Terracotta Color
Located in Norwalk, CT
Stunning one-of-a-kind antique Serapi rug, hand-knotted from wool, featuring a beige and brown field. This Serapi rug is framed with terracotta color and embellished with multi-color...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Colorful Vintage Swedish Wall Rug Interior Design Home Decor
Located in London, GB
Vintage Swedish Modernist design wool wall rug
Finely woven wool rug somewhat reminiscent of a native American Navajo Chiefs blanket
168 x 86 cm approximate
Period 1960s
Conditi...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Malayer Pictorial Carpet ( 12'4" x 15'10" - 375 x 483 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Malayer Pictorial Carpet ( 12'4" x 15'10" - 375 x 483 )
Around a classic Azerbaijan medallion, eight castles are lifted by horned Djins (evil mythological crea...
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1890s Persian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century W. Persian Bijar Carpet ( 15'8" x 23'8" - 478 x 722 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century W. Persian Bijar Carpet ( 15'8" x 23'8" - 478 x 722 )
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Isfahan Rug 5' 3" x 7' 2"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Isfahan rug, size: 5'3" x 7'2".
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia. A high quality pictorial and directional design. This rug is a unique interpretation of the tr...
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1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Heriz Rug
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Unusual size and proportions, being close to square and small in scale. Double quatrefoil overlay center medallion with minor floral blossom outwardly bursting atop a covered fiel...
Category
1930s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
13'10"x21'10" Red Old Persian Isfahan Classic Medallion Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Arsenal Red, Vintage Persian Isfahan, Classic Medallion and Leaf Scrolls Design, Densely Woven, 100% Wool, Hand Knotted, Rare Mansion Size, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex...
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1950s Persian Medieval Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Bakhtiari Carpet ( 13'10" x 26'6" - 422 x 808 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Persian Bakhtiari Carpet ( 13'10" x 26'6" - 422 x 808 )
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Large-sized Traditional Hand-woven Wool Persian Serapi Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional hand-woven Persian Serapi rug has a brick red field of whimsical geometric floral sprays enclosing a deep indigo and beige imperial medallion and in soft ivory spand...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Bijar Carpet ( 15' x 25'9" - 457 x 785 cm )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Bijar Carpet with Harshang Pattern
( 15' x 25'9" - 457 x 785 cm )
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Uzbek Bukhara Suzani Textile, Embroidered Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
78513 Antique Uzbek Bukhara Suzani Tapestry, 04'09 x 07'04.
Design a room that feels well-traveled and effortlessly inviting with this woven wonder of the world, whether it be used ...
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Late 19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Mid-20th Century Persian Malayer Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Malayer accent rug handmade during the Mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 3" x 6' 5"
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare 19th Century Mohtasham Kashan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare 19th century Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug with the most beautiful central medallion with a mirrored floral pattern, living in the center of a cream colored field ...
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1870s Persian Kashan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fabulous Early 20th Century Mohajeran Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fabulous early 20th century Persian Mohajeran rug with a bold all-over mirrored floral pattern with myriad varieties of flowers and vines woven in crimson, light indigo, cream, and...
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1930s Persian Sarouk Farahan Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Antique Persian Karajeh Rug 2.2' x 4.1' 1930s - 1С1155
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique Persian Karajeh rug from the 1930s is a stunning example of traditional handwoven craftsmanship. Featuring a bold geometric design on a rich red field, this piece showca...
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1930s Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vase Design Large Size Antique Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili 14'6" x 19'10"
By Haji Jalili
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Vase Design Light Blue Large Size Antique Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili Rug, Country of Origin: Persian Rug, Circa Date: Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Luxurious Fine Silk Antique Persian Heriz Area Rug 8'5" x 10'10"
Located in New York, NY
Luxurious Fine Silk Antique Persian Heriz Area Rug, Country Of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1870
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Carpet ( 14' x 23'10" - 426 x 726 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Carpet ( 14' x 23'10" - 426 x 726 )
Category
1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique 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...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Stellar Antique Persian Serapi Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A captivating late 19th century jewel toned Persian Serapi rug.
9'11'' x 12'8''
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Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Palace-Sized Extremely Finely Woven Antique Sarouk-Farahan Persian Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
Palace-Sized Extremely Finely Woven Antique Sarouk-Farahan Persian Rug . Rug M14-0303,
Measures: 17'3 x 30'8.
Mansion Sized antique Persian Sarouk-Farahan carpet with incredible ...
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Late 19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Heriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming early 20th century Persian petite hand knotted Heriz rug with three large stylized floral medallions living amidst a field of even more petite flowers, and surrounded by a...
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1930s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Wool Late 19th Century Serapi Rug from North West Persia
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Serapi rug has a warm beige field of angled palmette vines and tendrils enclosing a magnificent ruby rust radiating lozenge medallion enclosing sim...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Borujerd Lorestan Village Rug Lori Carpet Northeast Persian Hand Knotted
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Northeastern Persian Borujerd Style Carpet from the Lorestan region with a rare and beautiful color composition, featuring a red, blue, and salmon color scheme. Its foundat...
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Mid-20th Century Caucasian Oushak Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Cotton
1950's Rashid Farrokhi Persian Kerman Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
53743 Signed Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, 09'09 x 13'03. This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Kerman rug, signed by the esteemed workshop of master weaver Rashid Farrokhi, is a test...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug 21’ x 29’6’
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug 21’ x 29’6’. SE Persian city, famous since 17th century for an artistic variety of scatter rugs and large carpets in medallion and allover styles, ch...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Heriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Heriz carpet from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Rustic Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Red Oversized Antique Persian Heriz Serapi Rug 15'4" x 26'8"
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Red Oversized Antique Persian Heriz Serapi Rug, Country Of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1880
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Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Colllection Botanical Vintage Turkish Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A mid 20th Century Turkish Anatolian Rug with a jewel-toned colorful floral design resembling rugs from the Persian Bakhtiari V...
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Mid-20th Century Agra Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Rug in Green with Black and Red Horse Pictorials by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x5 Persian rug is a rare tribal piece, hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The design enjoys a green field with si...
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1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Oversize Persian Red Farahan Sarouk Rug, circa 1880-1900
Located in New York, NY
Pristine oversize Museum quality antique Farahan Sarouk dating from the 1880s-1900s measuring 16.10 x 26 ft.
Persian Farahan Sarouk rugs were woven in the village of Sarouk but thes...
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1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kurdish Hamadan Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Covered field of lattice oriented vines with checkered floral blossoms and top views. Wrapped by a meandering vine floral cross-section inner and outer minor borders. Colors and s...
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1930s Persian Other Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Very Large Antique Persian Bidjar Carpet in Ivory Background and Multi-Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Palace sized antique Persian Bidjar carpet in ivory background and array of beautiful, and brilliant colors. Rug / TRA-170301. Country of Origin: Persia/Iran.
Measures: 14' 10" x ...
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1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Persian Vintage Hamadan Runner 3' 5 x 9' 9
Located in Atlanta, GA
Persian Vintage Hamadan Runner With Medallions Set On A Tan Field. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/ MSE-1293.Country of Origin: Iran; Type: Hamedan; Design: Floral, Persian Floral, All-Over...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Malayer Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th century Persian Tabriz cream, brown, gray and black handwoven wool rug
Size: 6'2" × 7'10" (187 × 238 cm)
Such magnificent and fascinating art works as this antique Persian Tabri...
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Traditional rug classic vintage wool hand knotted semi antique carpet Midcentury
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Traditional classic vintage rug wool hand knotted semi antique carpet Midcentury. Rustic design, typical village production.
Design: Medaillon
Pile: Wool
Warp: Cotton
Style: Traditi...
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Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Distressed Northwest Persian Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Allover covered field in a Herati design motif with inner minor border in a repeating boteh design elements wrapped by a meandering vine and leaf main border. Colors and shades in...
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1930s Persian Islamic Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Antique Ziegler Sultanabad
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Ziegler Sultanabad rug has a red field with a flowering vase and bold palmettes at each end with vertical rows at each side of bold polychr...
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Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz 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...
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Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Floral Antique Palace Size Persian Kerman Rug 19'7" x 41'
Located in New York, NY
Fine Floral Antique Palace Size Persian Kerman Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rugs, Circa Date: 1920
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Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
pretty antique tribal Hamadan rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Hamadan rug with beautiful tribal design and nice natural colours with red, navy blue, yellow, blue, green and white, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundatio...
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Late 19th Century Asian Rustic Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Pictorial Balouch Rug
Located in New York, NY
A mid 20th Century Persian Balouch rug depicting a pictorial design.
Measures: 2'11'' x 5'10''.
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Late 19th Century Serapi Rug from North West Persia 11'9"x18'
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Serapi rug has an ivory overall field of stylized angled Garrus pattern, in a similar deep indigo border of stylized linked turtle palmettes, betwe...
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Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century, Antique Ziegler Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Ziegler carpet has a shaded royal-blue field with an overall design of bold polychrome palmettes around a central column of simila...
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Late 19th Century Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Serb Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable early 20th century Persian Serab runner with a large crimson central diamond medallion flanked by two more smaller diamond medallions with stylized floral details, and l...
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1930s Persian Tribal Vintage 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.
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