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Material: Silk
Vintage Persian Nain Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Nain carpet from the mid-20th century with silk highlights.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Fine Persian Naeen Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
Nain rugs are constructed using the Persian knot and typically have between 300 and 700 knots per square inch. The pile is usually very high quality wool, clipped short, and silk is ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
Tabriz is believed to have incorporated curved lines that were commonly used in ottoman rugs to Persian weaving while working as the first seat of the royal weaving workshops of Safavid rugs...
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1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Fine Persian Silk Qum Runner 2'2'' x 9'3''
Located in New York, NY
Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the ...
Category
20th Century Persian Other Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Fine Silk Persian Qum Rug 3'6'' x 5'0''
Located in New York, NY
Qum weavers are also known for producing prayer rugs with elegant tree of life designs, as well as compartment designs derived from classical Persian garden carpets...
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20th Century Persian Other Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Fine Persian Silk Qum
Located in New York, NY
Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the ...
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1970s Persian Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Extremely fine Persian Tabriz 70 Raj. Wool and Silk with a Silk foundation Rug
Located in New York, NY
Extremely fine Persian Tabriz 70 Raj. Wool and Silk with a Silk foundation Rug 7'0'' x 10'0''
Category
20th Century Asian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Carpet, Handmade Oriental Rug, Red, Ivory, Gold
Located in Port Washington, NY
Finely woven silk Tabriz carpet. Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern Iranian province of Azerbaijan, has for centuries enjoyed a great reputatio...
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Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Black Tabriz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This piece is a hand knotted Persian Tabriz rug with a floral medallion design. The pile is wool and silk with silk foundation. The size is 6 feet 7 inches wide by feet 10 feet 4 inc...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Fine Vintage Persian silk Qum signed Jamshidi Rug 3'4'' x 4'11''
Located in New York, NY
This extremely finely woven, densely detailed modern central Persian silk pile scatter shows a particularly dense design of leaves, blossoms and stems on a midnight ground with a cen...
Category
20th Century Persian Other Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Orange Vintage Persian Qum Floral Silk Rug with French Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74689, Orange Vintage Persian Qum Floral Silk Rug with French Rococo Style. The Persian Qum silk rug with French Rococo style features a central floral medallion on a field of abrash...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Rococo Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Persian Hand Knotted All-Over Rust Dark Blue Herati Design Tabriz Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This authentic Persian Tabriz rug has wool and silk pile with cotton foundation. This rug features an all-over Herati design which is a very well-known design among Persian rugs. Thi...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Authentic Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Silk Qum Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This authentic Persian Qum rug has silk pile and silk foundation in excellent condition. The color combination in this rug is absolutely outstanding. The base color is cream and the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Tabriz rug from the early 20th century. This light toned medallion Tabriz city carpet is in a Persian size format rather than the w...
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Early 20th Century Persian Edwardian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Tabriz Cotton Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz cotton rug
North-West Persia, circa 1890.
Selvedge edged with silk
Handwoven.
Category
1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Persian Wool and Silk Tabriz Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
77182 Wool and Silk Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, 09'09 x 13'05. With a harmonious blend of French Rococo elegance and Persian craftsmanship, this wool and silk Tabriz rug showcases a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Senneh Rug with Silk Highlights and Fringes
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular 19th century Persian Senneh rug with a floral ivory design and enchanting formal border. The weaver added a multicolored fringe that we have never seen. The foundation is...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Skillfully Embroidered Late 20th Century Indian Suzani Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
An expertly embroidered late 20th century Indian Suzani textile with green, gold, pink, and blue silk thread comprising a diamond form with stylized flowers across the black cotton g...
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Late 20th Century Indian Suzani Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Persian Mahi Fish Design Tabriz Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76980, vintage Persian Mahi fish design Tabriz rug with traditional style. This eye-catching beauty of a vintage Persian Tabriz rug features a central overlapping floral medallion. T...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Incredible Early 20th Century Kirman Suzani Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
An unbelievable early 20th century Kirman silk embroidered Suzani textile with a beautiful pattern of densely embroidered paisley pattern woven in myriad colors of silk thread surrou...
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1930s Persian Suzani Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Silk Turkmen Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage silk Turkmen rug with an all-over pattern of small medallions woven in orange, white, and indigo vegetable dyed silk on a brilliant cri...
Category
1960s Turkestan Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool and Silk Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
77001 Vintage Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug, 04'11 x 06'10. Situated among the Sahand Evnali mountains in Azerbaijan, Iran, the Quru Valley reveals the enchanting city of Tabriz, renowned ...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Wool & Silk Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug, 09'10 x 13'01
Located in Dallas, TX
76693 Vintage Wool & Silk Persian Mahi Tabriz Rug, 09'10 x 13'01. Persian Mahi Tabriz rugs, crafted in the historic city of Tabriz, Iran, are renowned for their intricate Fish design...
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Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Persian Qum Silk Rug with with French Rococo Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74586 Vintage Persian Qum Silk Rug with with French Rococo Style. This vintage Persian Qum silk rug with traditional style features a centre medallion and elaborate spandrels with an...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Rococo Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Silk Kashan Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
This finely handwoven silk Kashan, circa 1930 has truly remarkable detail and attains to the skill of the weavers in creating this glorious tug. It will br...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Persian Style Area Rug with Arabesque Baroque Regency Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77142 Vintage Persian Style Area Rug with Arabesque Baroque Regency Style. This hand-knotted wool and silk vintage Chinese Persian style Mashhad area rug features an ornate 16-point ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Kashan Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, Refined Elegance Meets Bespoke Bridgerton Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76976 Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, 06'08 x 10'00.
Refined elegance meets soft, bespoke Bridgerton style in this hand knotted wool and silk Persian Tabriz rug. The elaborate botanical...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Persian Pale Blue Field Silk Runner Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Luxurious Persian pale blue field silk runner with fringing either end. Displaying central pastel colored block panels featuring scrolling Persian arches above blossoming foliage wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Mid-Century Modern Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Silk Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
A Classic antique Persian silk on wool rug woven in city of Kashan. KPSI 400.
Category
20th Century Persian Early Victorian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
1880s Antique Persian Mohtasham Silk Kashan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kashan Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Tabriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage, Persian Tabriz rug with a mesmerizing pattern of intricately and tightly woven pattern of multicolored flowers and scrolling vines woven in vegetable dyed silk and wool. The border is complex with a large central field of scrolling vines and lilies on a light cranberry...
Category
1980s Persian Tabriz Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Distressed Vintage Persian Silk Tabriz Rug with Modern Industrial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
This charming vintage Persian silk Tabriz rug features a grand medallion with two cartouche finials in a red field surrounded by complementary...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Antique Senneh Rug with Multicolored Silk Warp, Handmade, Fine Ivory, Red, Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Antique silk warp Senneh woven in dark earth tone colors. Silk warp Sennehs are often referred to as "Rainbow Sennehs," as the warp on which the wool pile is constructed upon is comp...
Category
19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Incredible 19th Century Silk Ghashghaei Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 19th century silk Persian Ghashghaei prayer rug with a special pattern including an incense burner hanging above a crown, flanked by b...
Category
1890s Asian Sarouk Farahan Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Silk Kashan Rug
Located in Port Washington, NY
Finely woven antique Kashan rug, circa 1900s. Measures: 2 x 5.
Please contact us for more info.
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kashan Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Wonderful Early 20th Century Silk Kayseri Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Turkish silk Kayseri rug with an incredible pattern referred to as "Bird of Paradise," incorporating birds hidden amidst myriad plants, trees and flowe...
Category
1930s Turkish Sarouk Farahan Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Silk Kashan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
Renowned for soft, extremely luxurious silk, this late 19th century antique Persian Kashan rug is highly prized with its exceptional artistry and craftsmanship. Kashan carpets repres...
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Late 19th Century Persian Khorassan Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Magnificent Superfine Persian Silk Kashan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Finely woven, pristine silk Persian Kashan rug in jewel tones. Very hard to find size too. Plum, red and blue,
late 19th century. Measures: 1'6" x 5'3".
Category
19th Century Persian International Style Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian silk Tabriz carpet from the turn of the 20th century.
Category
Early 1900s Persian Tabriz Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Silk Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Kashan Small Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Silk Kashan carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century with an intricately woven arabesque vine scrolls design.
Measure...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kashan Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Very fine Persian Silk Qum - 5' x 3.3'
Located in Newmanstown, PA
Very fine Persian Rug Qum 700 Knots per inch, Size 5 x 3.3 Iran Qum Motevaseli Silk and Silk foundation. Around 1,600,000 knots tied by hand one by one. It takes a year to complete ...
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Early 2000s Persian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Nazmiyal Silk and Wool Antique Persian Tehran Rug. 10 ft 6 in x 15 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Nazmiyal Collection Antique silk and wool Tehran rug, Persia, circa 1920. Size: 10 ft. 6 in x 15 ft. 6 in (3.2 m x 4.72 m)
Magnificent beauty and intricate artistry are apparent t...
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Early 20th Century Persian Other Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Cream Blue Nain Rug, circa 1990
Located in San Diego, CA
This authentic Persian round hand-made Nain 9 LAA has high quality wool and silk pile with cotton foundation. (Each thread of the warp is made up of three threa...
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1990s Persian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Persian Kashan Antique Silk Pictorial Rug, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Persian Kashan antique silk pictorial rug, early 20th century, a flowering vase next to a tree with birds and deer on an ivory field, within a shrub and...
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Early 20th Century Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Contemporary Tabriz Design Rug Hand Knotted Wool and Silk Djoharian Collection
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Contemporary gray Tabriz Design rug hand knotted wool and silk Djoharian Collection.
A stunning modern rug in transitional design.
Modern rug of finest quality.
Design: Tabriz
...
Category
2010s Indian Tabriz Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Qum Rug with Medallion Design
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A Persian 'Qum' or 'Ghoum' rug hand-woven in wool and silk, featuring a central star- shaped medallion in vivid hues of red and blue, from which rosettes and flowers radiate outwards...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Persian Rug in Midnight Blue with Dark Red Borders
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A vibrant Persian rug, hand-woven in pure wool. This wonderfully decorated and very large rug features a midnight blue background embellished all over w...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rare Antique Persian Fine Senneh on Silk Foundation 4'1 x 6'7
Located in New York, NY
Rare antique Persian fine Senneh on silk foundation, 4'1 x 6'7. A very fine and rare antique Persian Senneh rug woven in wool on a silk foundation that gives the rug extra softness t...
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19th Century Persian Antique Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Rug Hand Knotted Red Green & Blue Tapestry, 1950s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rug Tapestry
Antique Persian Rug Red Green and Blue Tones Handmade Knotted
Pleasant pattern, Silk and Wool circa 1950s.
Dimensions: 46 x 74
Weight approximately 20 lbs.
Unrestored. O...
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1950s Unknown Bohemian Vintage Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Persian Sumak Multi-Color Tribal Kilim
Located in San Diego, CA
This rug is a Sumak rug which is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile. This is a flat-weave, rug that is thicker than the Kilim and very sturdy however they are not reversible like...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Tribal Silk Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Vintage Handmade Silk Persian Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs
Make a bold statement in a living room or bedroom by incorporating vintage silk Persian rugs in your home decor.
The fascination with Persian rugs dates at least as far back as the 4th century B.C., when historian Xenophon referred to the “soft rugs on which the Persians sit.” For centuries, Iran (modern-day Persia) has been known for the craftsmanship, intricate patterns and artistry of its carpets, which have found their way into households and museums around the world.
Although they have many imitators, authentic Persian rugs are made only in Iran and are easily recognized by their vibrant colors and elegant patterns.
Traditional, or antique, Persian rugs are what most people identify as “authentic.” Hand-made, they are very durable and, if properly cared for, can be passed down from generation to generation. Modern Persians, on the other hand, are often machine-made. Although this production process is much faster and cheaper, the resulting rugs typically do not have the same quality or lifespan as handwoven ones, so traditional options are considered better investments. Today’s carpets, Iranian or otherwise, can’t possibly match the level of craftsmanship that prevailed centuries ago, so historical Persian carpets will always be admired and highly valued.
To distinguish between the two, look for imperfections. Because traditional Persian rugs are handwoven, you will likely see small flaws on the front and back. With a machine-made imitation, on the other hand, you will probably not find stitching glitches, and the back will have a mesh or plastic covering.
Antique rugs are handmade from the finest materials, including wool, silk or cotton — never synthetic fibers. The fibers used in older rugs are colored using natural dyes derived from insects and plants and woven into bold designs that reflect Iran’s culture and history. Since Persian tribes traditionally raised and herded sheep, wool was the most common material. The fiber has many advantages: It is fire-resistant and dries much more quickly than cotton. Also, because of its natural elasticity, it is more durable than cotton or silk. Regarded as works of art, Persian rugs can take months or years to complete.
When shopping for vintage silk Persian rugs, you'll want to consider color, size and more — for a history of these rugs and tips on how to style yours, visit our guide to these woven creations today.
Find Tabriz rugs, Persian tribal rugs and other antique and vintage rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
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