Medium Sized Mid Century Isfahan Rug in Wool

This soft and finely woven Esfahan was circa 1980 was found in a warehouse in as new condition . Soft lamb's wool in a light off white shade with several shades of pink and blues . S...

From a Boston Collector. Remarkably Creative. This is another of our small stock of Afshar collectibles which astonish as to their artistic form. This example was recently acquired from a Boston collector’s estate. The wool, very soft, is of excellent quality and the weave very fine, the rug in superior condition. Boston Antique carpet expert Michael Grogan declared it as one of the very finest and most original Afshar rugs he had ever seen. This piece was recently used along with two others in a lecture series which pondered the question of likely influence of tribal (and arguably other Persian e,g, Montasham Kashan) rugs on the development of Western 20th century painting. The abrupt break with traditional forms by a gifted female weaver in a remote location and in the throes of a nomadic life, considering her circumstances, is awe inspiring. The wide and in cases unusual colors deployed (note the dark browns probably achieved with walnut shells in the dye vat...

This 1940 Isfahan balances beautifully executed soft tone colors with intricate design. Have a look at the “rolling“ corner pieces in light blue backed by d...

From an Australian Collector Ferahan Sarouk carpets produced around the wider Arak (formerly Sultanabad) area from about 1850-1910 earned a deserved re...

Antique Persian Isfahan Rug 4'4'' x 7'2''.

Fine Antique Persian Isfahan Rug 4'6'' x 6'7''.   

From a central Persian town famous for, as here, extremely fine and perfectly executed carpets, this example displays a shaped ecru field centring a gently lobed doubly pendanted r...

This attractive interThis interwar central Persian scatter shows a red stepped medallion with doubled pendants, based in a pale blue quatrefoil core, with flowering vines symmetrical...