Handmade Vintage Persian Style Gabbeh Rug 2.6' x 4', 1980s - 1T52

Design: This handmade rug features an artistic representation of trees and foliage motifs. The design exudes a vintage charm. Colors: Base: The background color is a faded beige, con...

Step into a world of comfort and style with this exquisite Handmade Vintage Persian Style Gabbeh Rug. Crafted meticulously from high-quality wool, this rug is in good condition, prom...

Beautiful 20th century ( 1980s circa) persian kashan large rug handmade in wool. This fantastic rug it is in the main color red with a motif of central medallions. Elaborate and ric...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug woven by the nomadic Qashqai tribe. This is definitely a conversational piece and one created for an artsy individual that can enjoy the quirkiness of vintage tribal rugs. Aside from the offset medallion and highly striated field ranging from brick to crimson red, the text reading "year 2536 (intended, most likely, for the year the rug was made)" is peculiar regardless if its source is from the Persian calendar (current year: 1397) or the Gregorian calendar (current year: 2018). Was the weaver an innumerate individual that lacked basic education and just slapped on some nonsensical numbers of a futuristic date onto the rug? Or, was this an extremely intelligent individual that possessed a skill that very few have? The ability to convert the old imperial Persian (Achaemenid) calendar created in 559 BC under Cyrus the Great...