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Antique Persian Kerman 11'6" x 22'5"

$12,500
£9,489.79
€10,854.29
CA$17,464.31
A$19,424.13
CHF 10,142.68
MX$236,370.98
NOK 129,537.45
SEK 121,483.28
DKK 81,009.74
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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 sometimes describes a type which may have been made elsewhere. Kerman rugs are prized for a wide range of designs, a broad palette, use of natural dyes and fibers, great tensile strength and abrasion resistance, and expert color combinations. Typical manufacturing used an asymmetrical knot on cotton foundation, but rare examples include silk or part silk piles, or silk foundations with wool pile. Kerman has been a major center for the production of high quality carpets since at least the 15th century. By the 17th century Kerman's designers were at their most inventive and their weaving techniques of a sophistication not seen in other parts of the Persian empire. For instance, the weavers had learned to set their looms so that the cotton warps were on two different levels. They then threaded the wool wefts, leaving some tight and others sinuous, giving an immediately recognizable wavy finish to the surface of the carpet In the 18th century some authors considered the carpets from the province, especially at Siftan, to be the finest of all Persian carpets, partly because of the high quality of the wool from the region, known as Carmania wool. Nader Shah, Naser al-Din Shah commissioned carpets from Kerman. In the 18th century. By the 19th century, the city of Kerman had a long history of urban workshops, very fine wool, master weavers and a reputation for the artistic superiority of its designs.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 139.2 in (353.57 cm)Length: 270 in (685.8 cm)
  • Style:
    Kirman (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Cotton,Wool,Hand-Knotted
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 9136151stDibs: LU4732117354742

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