Antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Rug

In 1875 the Anglo-Swiss company, Ziegler and Co., produced exquisite carpets in the Sultanabad region of western Persia. They married tradition with innovation by employing designers from New York and London to modify traditional designs to suit western market tastes. Ziegler & Co. started the collaboration between European design and Persian technique and set the standard for rug production in Persia. N A S I R I is proud to continue this iconic company’s history by now being the sole manufacturer of these Ziegler Sultanabad Rugs...

In 1875 the Anglo-Swiss company, Ziegler and Co., produced exquisite carpets in the Sultanabad region of western Persia. They married tradition with innovation by employing designers...

In 1875 the Anglo-Swiss company, Ziegler and Co., produced exquisite carpets in the Sultanabad region of western Persia. They married tradition with innovation by employing designers...

In 1875 the Anglo-Swiss company, Ziegler and Co., produced exquisite carpets in the Sultanabad region of western Persia. They married tradition with innovation by employing designers...

Stunning late 19th century Persian Sultanabad Sampler rug Beginning in the second half of the 19th century, a large increase in demand for Persian rugs by Western consumers transf...

Made with hand-knotted wool circa 1880-1890, this oversized 11x17 antique Persian rug is a rare Sultanabad rug of the Ziegler Company—a particularly celebrated provenance, marking an exciting new curation. On the Design: Admirers of the craft will note this piece is an exemplar of the many beauties that distinguish Ziegler rugs, such as its spacious large size and scale of pattern and soft colors like those seen here. In this piece, a creamy beige field underscores large palmette florals in sky blue, salmon and tangerine red, gold and beige-brown. The borders draw on the same palette, though keen eyes will admire freckles of chartreuse green in the floral scrolls therein. It’s that rare, fine balance between the grand sense of detail and still so approachable, comfortable sensibility that perhaps stands out among the many beauties in this rug as those of a masterpiece—an extremely collectible work of art for both connoisseur and designer alike. Condition: This antique Ziegler rug...

This traditional hand-woven Persian Ziegler Sultanabad rug has a sandy-yellow field with a central column of brick-red open flowerheads and floral motifs flanked by similar smaller i...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Ziegler Carpet with Rich Palmettes in Ivory Field and red border. Keivan Woven Arts / rug 17-0302, country of origin / type: Iran / Ziegler Sultanabad, circa 1900. Measures: 10'8 x 16'6. This exceptional antique Ziegler Sultanabad showcases a marvelous all over design design with large Palmettes and exquisite colors. Set on an Ivory background and red border, the fine trellis of richly colored palmettes and small flowers sprawl across field with contrasting reds, browns, blues, greens, gray blue, and ivories. The interaction between its captivating design and superb colors places this carpet among the exemplary and very best of antique Ziegler carpets...