Antique Persian Red Light Blue Navy Blue Floral Mohtasham Kashan Rug circa 1880s

Antique Kashan carpets are among the finest Persian rugs. They are woven in workshops of the city of Kashan, in north central Iran. Kashan was a hub of silk production since the Safavid dynasty, and has created some of the highest quality Persian silk rugs. During the latter part of the 19th century, weavers also began to produce high quality wool rugs and carpets, continuing the high standards of technique and design of the Safavid era. Among the best Kashan carpets are Mohtasham rugs. They are commonly referred to Kashan-Mohtasham rugs and they frequently have deep and rich color palette. This is an exquisite example of a Silk Mohtasham...

This antique Manchester Wool Kashan, circa 1880-1900, measures 5 x 8.9 ft and is an excellent condition with a full pile and a wonderful example of ...

The carpets produced in Lavar are often included in the general category of Kerman rugs (as Lavar is a small village located 80 miles north of Kerman), yet the reputation of this sma...

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 ...

Situated on the edge of the desert, Kashan experiences seasonally intense heat, winds and bright sunlight. It has served as an important political and artistic center throughout the major periods of Persian history and is regarded as a major weaving center for antique Persian rugs. Kashan is known for not only silk and textiles, but for decorative ceramic tiles. Although Kashan rugs are known to have been woven since at least the Sassanian Empire, 224 to 642 CE, there are two major periods of carpet production. The first was during the Safavid period in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in royal workshops and commercial weaving centers. The second was during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries under Qajar rule, primarily for export but also for use by the Persian upper class. Antique Kashan rugs are a specific antique rug style...

This is a lovely example of a handwoven antique Persian Kashan rug from the 1920s-1930s, measures: 3.2 x 5.2 ft.      

74220 Antique Persian Mohtashem Kashan Silk Directional Rug with Regal Neoclassic Style. Opulence and grace with beguiling ambiance, this antique Persian Mohtashem Kashan large direc...

Ashly Fine Rugs presents an exquisite 1880s Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan roughly 9x12 woven with an indigo blue background and tan borders. This is an example of a well-preserve...

Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan rug, 1880 Persia circa 1880 Handwoven.     

This antique, finely woven, central Persian city scatter rug shows a scalloped, lightly abrashed navy palmette medallion centering a rose Sub-medallion, all on a cream field with en ...

Antique Mohtasham Kashan rug circa 1880 measures: 4'6'' x 6'6''.

Antique Persian Mohtasham Kashan