Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Persian Camel Hair Accent Rug

An antique Persian Mahal throw rug. A well-dyed royal blue ground displays a basically biaxially symmetric Gol Hennai allover pattern, although the flowering plants all point in the ...

A wool pile of symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. The abrashed medium slate blue field shows a single giant Herati module with an open hexagon, rosettes and bitonal fringed sick...

An antique Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the Early 20th century. Measures: 2' 7" x 3' 11"

This early 20th century Persian Lilihan rug, measuring 2' 4" x 3' 3", displays a richly stylized floral arrangement in a striking vertical symmetry. Set on a warm ivory ground, the c...

The cream and tan honeycomb field supports a dark blue, strongly stepped Herati medallion with arrowhead finials, and en suite quarter medallion corners. Cream main border with rever...

Sarab Camel Hair Rug - Antique Rug 19th Century Sarab Camel Hair Rug A lovely example of a camel wool handwoven Serab runner. The openness of the piece woven circa 1890’s lends itse...

An accent-size Persian bidjar rustic rug from the 1st quarter of the 20th century Details rug no. j3917 size 4' 4" x 7' (132 x 213 cm)

An antique Serab camel hair rug from the early 20th century 3'11'' x 6'4'' The best antique rugs and carpets utilizing undyed camelhair are quite rare, as they represent a limited production of just a handful of the rug weaving villages and tribal encampments of the mountainous district of Northwest Persia. Prized camelhair yarn, often spun from the wool of the weaver's own camels yields exceptionally soft and glowing earth tones and like top quality sheep's wool, it is very strong and resilient to wear. Color striations, known as abrash, yield a surprisingly wide range of earth tone hues from blonde to wheat to walnut and even chocolate brown, greatly enhancing the aesthetic of this style of weaving. The major regions of origin were Persian Kurdistan and Azerbaijan. The most notable pieces come from the towns of Bijar, Malayer, Serab and Bakshaish and the surrounding villages. Most of the Camelhair rugs...