Antique Persian Silk Kashan Rug, circa 1900

Antique Persian Silk Kashan, circa 1900. Finely woven in luxurious silk the detail and the yellow ground together shimmer that will create ...

Antique Persian Malayer rug, circa 1880. Antique rugs from Malayer, east of Hamadan, could be considered top quality Hamadan’s and they share similar structural aspects. This most attractive bright and light rug...

Antique Persian Silk Kashan, circa 1900. Finely woven in luxurious silk with the main ivory field having wonderfully detailed floral and pl...

A vintage Persian silk Kashan, circa 1930. The soft ivory field filled with floral designs surrounded by a main border in reds and repeating the floral elements from the maim field. ...

Vintage Persian Afshar rug carpet, 5'7 x 9'9. The antique tribal rugs of the Afshar tribe are woven primarily in southwest Persia and come in a bewildering variety of designs, some indigenous, some adapted from other tribes or urban sources. Normally they are in scatter sizes, 3-4 feet by 5-7 feet, with a few room size carpets. Afshar rugs may be symmetrically or asymmetrically knotted, on cotton or wool foundations. Similarly, the attractive color schemes range from light to dark, ivory to navy. The informal, but charming, patterns may be medallions, arabesques, allover textile designs or abstract geometric motives. A few Afshars are located in Azerbaijan province, northwest Persia. The Afshars originated in Central Asia and came to Persia in the 18th century with the conqueror Nader Shah.

Early 20th Century Persian Dabir Kashan Rug Persia, circa 1910 14'8" x 11'0" (447 x 335 cm) Handwoven.

North-West Persia ca. 1890 Measures: 11'11" x 10'11" (363 x 333 cm) Handwoven.

Antique Persian Tabriz Silk Rug, 19th Century Additional information: Dimensions: 4'2" W x 5'6" L Origin: Persia Period: 19th Century Rug ID: 10259