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Persian Rugs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1950s
Late 19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Rug
Located in New York, NY
Persia, ca. 1890
Measures: 10'2" x 8'2" (310 x 249 cm)
Handwoven.
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman
Located in New York, NY
Kerman carpets (sometimes "Kirman") are one of the traditional classifications of Persian carpets. Kerman is both a city and a province located in south central Iran, though the term...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Palace Size Mahal Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Majestic antique mahal rug with a beautiful design called mostofi design, and beautiful natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Category
Late 19th Century Indian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Handwoven Wool Bidjar Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Bidjar rug has a shaded indigo-blue field with an overall design of bold light blue scrolling vines forming a lattice enclosing polychrome palmettes and flowering stems surround...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Light Blue Pictorial Traditional Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th century Persian Tabriz Pictorial rug in predominant light blue. Light enough to use as a wall hanging as well
Measures: 4'6" x 6'3".
Category
19th Century Persian Folk Art Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kurdish Tribal Runner in All-Over Geometric Design in Yellow Background
Located in Atlanta, GA
Geometric design antique Kurdish runner, rug / 1912-123. Kurdish rug
This antique Kurdish runner piece features an geometric pattern, with colors ranging from soft rusty red, gorg...
Category
1890s Persian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wool Handwoven Persian Malayer Rug from the Late 19th Century
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Malayer rug has a shaded deep blue field with a dense angular palmette and serrated leaf vine around horizontal rows of brick-red square panels each containing a moss-gr...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ghazvin Kilim in Black with Red & Blue Geometric pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool from Persia circa 1950-1960, a vintage Ghazvin kilim rug boasting an atypical design. The vision carries geometric repetition in deep reds, browns & blues with natu...
Category
1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Afghani Kilim Runner Orange Diamond Pattern Tribal Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in wool originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage Kilim runner connotes a midcentury Afghan rug design borrowing heavily from celebrated tribal themes, including a bold diamond pattern in complementary orange, red, yellow, beige brown and varied hues rippling outward. As a 2 x 9 runner...
Category
1950s Persian Kilim Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Rare Mid 19th Century North Western Tribal Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and very old north western runner, composed by two fragment of the same runner (probably reduced because the size) with beautiful design...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tribal Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tribal rug, size: 5'4" x 9'4".
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Very Pretty Antique North Western Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century runner with beautiful design of botteh et beautiful natural colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool ve...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Fine Tabriz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty late 19th century Tabriz rug with beautiful floral central medallion design and beautiful natural colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foun...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Large Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Large Rug with Incredible Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large antique Persian Lavar Kerman large rug with incredible details, rug / E-1210. Antique large Persian rug. Antique Persian Lavar Kerman, large rug with intricate details
This ma...
Category
19th Century Persian Kashan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
An antique Persian Tabriz embezzled with intricate medallions throughout the piece. Tribal Tabriz patterns bring an elegant touch to any setting due to their intricacy in design as w...
Category
Early 19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Serapi Persian Handmade Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Persian oversize Serapi hand knotted wool rug with a navy-blue and beige field. This Serapi rug has a red frame and multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over geome...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 19th Century Central Asian Tekke Turkmen Main Carpet ( 6'6" x 9'-198 x 275 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Central Asian Tekke Turkmen Main Carpet
6'6" x 9' - 198 x 275
Category
1850s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Gabbeh Rug, Midcentury Medallion Style Persian Rug Design by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made in hand knotted wool originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage Persian rug connotes a midcentury Gabbeh rug design, a celebrated tribal rug family among iconic Oriental rugs enj...
Category
1950s Persian Tribal Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pictorial Antique Persian Kermanshah Rug
Located in Evanston, IL
Kermanshah or Laver Kerman southeast Persia important pictorial rug.
Depict with Qajar kingdom.
Kirman was a very important antique rug weaving centre dating from the Golden Age of Persian culture under the Safavid dynasty in the 16th century, on a par with Tabriz and Kashan in esteem. The color palette of Laver Kirman...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century N.W. Persian Bakshaiesh Carpet ( 7'8" x 14'8" - 234 x 447 )
Located in New York, NY
Antique Bakhshaiesh Persian rug 7'8" x 14'8".
Heriz – Bakhshaish Type
Azerbaijan Province, NW Persia
7’8” X 14’8”
Circa 1880s
“Heriz” is a rather generic name applicable to rugs and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1880s Oversized Antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
73477, late 19th century antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, 09'00 x 13'02.
The architectural elements of naturalistic forms combined with Arts & Crafts style, this hand knotted wool...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Baluch Turkmen Rug 3' 8" x 6' 0"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Baluch Turkmen rug, size: 3'8" x 6'0".
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Handwoven Malayer Wool Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Malayer rug has a shaded blue field with an overall design of ivory, fox-brown and sandy-yellow palmettes and stylized flowering plants linked by a delicate floral vine,...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Bidjar Gallery Size Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a genuine hand knotted oriental rug. It is not hand tufted or machine made rug. Our entire inventory is made of either hand-knotted or hand-woven rugs.
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Category
1880s Persian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Red Navy Blue Persian Manchester Wool Kashan Large Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
This antique Manchester Wool Kashan, circa 1880-1900 is one measures 10.4 x 17.10 ft. and is an excellent example of this variety of carpet. It was ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kashan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Bijar Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Bijar rug, size: 4'3" x 21'6"
All over design with green background.
Category
Early 1800s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Northwest Red and Beige Geometric Wool Persian Runner by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia in 1880, this antique Persian runner features a Northwest design, denoting a varied, traveled array of influences from Tehran, Tabriz, and other tribal region...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Tabriz Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century fine hand knotted rug with beautiful design and natural colors with orange, blue and a brown black colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool...
Category
Late 19th Century Central Asian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Fine Farahan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful little 19th century rug with nice decorative design and natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 19th Century Central Asian Sarouk Farahan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad, Wool Handmade Beige, Gold, Navy 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
Antique Kerman, Lavar Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Kerman - Lavar rug. Size: 7'9" x 11'9".
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Size: 11'0" × 18'5" (335 × 561 cm)
A late 19th century Persian Tabriz carpet, the sand field with delicate vinery and rows of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Rug
Located in New York, NY
Persia ca. 1890
Measures: 18'3" x 12'3" (556 x 373 cm)
Handwoven.
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Handwoven Wool Ziegler Sultanabad
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Persian Ziegler Sultanabad rug has a shaded medium-blue field with an overall design of angled taupe and rust palmettes enclosing central rosettes or lozen...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Senneh Persian Rug in Red and Gold Moharamati Design, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 4x6 antique Persian Senneh rug is a very special curation of Moharamati design—hand-knotted wool circa 1880-1890.
On the Design:
Admirers of the craft may recognize the Moha...
Category
1880s Persian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Very Beautiful Antique Ghashghai Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century rug with nice geometrical design and natural colors with sky blue, red, yellow and green colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Kazak Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kermanshah Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Tan, ivory and blush colorations with passages of pale indigo and, articulated throughout with deep blue and black outline. Curvilinear elements include a grand central medallion wit...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Bakhtiari Traditional in Yellow and Green Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia between 1880-1890, this antique traditional Bakhtiari Persian rug enjoys one of the most highly stylized all-over patterns of its era. Hand knotted in high qu...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ziegler Mahal Rug Antique, c. 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a Ziegler Mahal Antique rug made c. 1880s. This rug exhibits several different floral patterns both in the center field and on the surrounding borders. This rug is quite colo...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th century Persian Tabriz rug
Size: 13'0" × 20'0" (396 × 609 cm)
A late 19th century Persian antique Tabriz rug, the dark brown field with an overall dense trellis of pal...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Bidjar Brown Handmade Medallion Floral Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Bidjar hand-knotted wool rug with a brown field. This Bidjar rug has a light-blue frame brown, beige, and rust accents in a gorgeous all-over traditional medallions...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Islamic Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Handwoven Wool Persian Khotan Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional antique Persian Khotan runner has a sandy-brown field with various delicate floral sprays and hooked floral motifs around two s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Persian Khotan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Authentic Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Tabriz handwoven wool rug
Size: 9'4" x 13'1" (284 x 398 cm)
A late 19th century Persian Tabriz antique rug, the cinnamon field with a spacious lattice of palmettes,...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Hamadan Traditional Yellow Red Wool Persian Floral Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia in 1890, this antique traditional Hamadan Persian rug features a stylistically intriguing variation of the tree of life motif. A once iconic symbol of eternal...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversize Antique Persian Heriz Serapi Rug, circa 1890 13'10 x 20'8
Located in New York, NY
Oversize antique Persian Heriz Serapi rug, circa 1890. Serapi’s combine design elements borrowed from many traditions. The bold geometric designs are probably connected to the tribal...
Category
19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Little Dorokhsh Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century rug with a central medallion design and beautiful natural colors with blue, red and pink, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Kirman Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Antique Sarouk Ferahan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Extraordinary and rare antique, very fine and very pretty rug by Sarouk Ferahan, with pretty floral designs and pretty natural colors, entirely and very finely hand-knotted in wool v...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Sarouk Farahan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Reversible Farahan Golden-Beige Wool, Silk Persian Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia between 1880-1890, this hand knotted antique farahan wool Persian rug hosts a variety of grand animal depictions in this tree of life design, including promin...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Malayer Farahan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 19th century fine Malayer Farahan rug with beautiful design and beautiful natural colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Category
Late 19th Century Asian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Square-Sized Medallion Heriz Rug in Natural Color Tones
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Persian carpet with Taupe, brown, ivory Medallion design, ca-13541, country of origin / type: Iran / Heriz, circa 1950
This nearly square-shaped Heriz carpet from midcentury Persia...
Category
1950s Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Antique Malayer Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century Malayer runner with beautiful geometrical design and nice natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Superfine Mohtasham Kashan Persian Rug Bolster Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Rare bolster size pillow made from a 19th century fine Mohtasham Kashan rug.
12''' x 23''
Category
19th Century Persian Kashan Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Antique Kerman Lavar Golden-Beige Wool Rug with Boteh Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in high-quality wool originating from Persia in 1890, this antique Kerman Lavar rug hails from one of the most acclaimed cities of antique rug creation in several centur...
Category
1870s Persian Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Northwest Persian Runner. Size: 3 ft 7 in x 13 ft 5 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Tribal Design Northwest Persian Runner Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Late 19th Century. Size: 3 ft 7 in x 13 ft 5 in (1.09 m x 4.09 m).
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Beige Brown & Red Wool Persian Azerbaijan Kilim by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool originating from Persia between 1950-1960, this vintage midcentury Azerbaijan Kilim rug offers both ideal traditional elements and an exciting, unique series of acc...
Category
1950s Persian Kilim Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Antique Distressed Malayer Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice 19th century Malayer runner with beautiful geometrical design and beautiful natural colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
19th Century Asian Malayer Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extremely Finely Woven Antique Persian Qashqai Bag Face with Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Persian, extremely finely woven antique Qashqai Bag Face in Brilliant colors with hexagon Latch Hook Medallion, rug a-0406, country of origin / typ...
Category
1870s Persian Tribal Antique Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Heriz Rug 9'7'' x 13'0''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Heriz 9'7'' x 13'0''
Category
1950s Asian Heriz Serapi Vintage Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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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