Vintage 1940s Persian Qashqai Animal Rug, Lion, 3x5

Measuring 4’ x 6’3”, this Persian Leopard Carpet is hand-knotted and belongs to Orley Shabahang’s World Market Collection. The design is unique, featuri...

This Qashqai Persian carpet featuring King Bahram and the Lion, circa 1940, consists of hand-knotted handspun sheep's wool with a hand-knotted handspun camel hair background and vege...

Imitating the enchantment and allure of a Persian flower garden, this Persian Qashqai carpet is hand-knotted and measures 3’10” x 6’1”. Because this carpet utilizes a traditional Per...

This Persian Qashqai carpet circa 1940 was created using a wool warp, wool weft, hand-knotted pure wool pile and natural vegetable dyes. The central lion design is rather striking in the way it contrasts the carpet's red field, as well as in its detailed facial features. In Persian folklore, the lion symbolizes kingship, prestige, and the protection of sacred spaces. Its power is beautifully conveyed by the weaver of this piece, who created this carpet for ceremonious purpose. Taking a closer look at the border, one can see Qashqai villagers dancing in celebratory robes, indicating that this was likely woven as a wedding carpet...

This Persian Qashqai Tiger carpet in pure handspun wool and vegetable dyes circa 1940 exhibits a colorful tiger design in reds, oranges, golds, blues, and...

This vintage Persian Gabbeh carpet, circa 1940 in pure handspun wool and organic dyes exhibits unique coloration consisting of vegetable dyed and undyed wools. Deep green, vibrant or...

Mid-20th Century Persian Pictorial rug depicting a jaguar on a neutral field with colorful blue and pink accents on a narrow border. Measures: 1'10'' x 2'3'' circa 1940.

A late 19th century Kurd Persian Bidjar Rug with an animal lion rug pattern Measures: 3'3" x 6'2'.

Accent size Persian Kilim from the late 20th century with a lion sitting on a striated black grey field. Measures: 5'1'' x 6'5''. This was originally belonging to a private Per...

A vintage Persian Mahal rug from the mid-20th century. On a subtly abrashed (natural color striations), saturated crimson red open field are two widely separated, stepped and straigh...

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 ...

A vintage Persian Bakhtiari rug from the mid-20th century with a pictorial design.