New and Modern Sultanabad Rug with Palmettes Design

Two octogrammes with internally radiating palmettes are well-spaced on the sand field, overlaying an allover pattern of vinery, cartouches, vases, palmettes and rosettes. Corner quar...

The slate field shows an allover pattern of upright and lazy palmettes, with secondary leaves, in a vinery lattice structure. The pattern moves slightly toward one end. The narrow so...

While carpets of this type take their name from the district of Mahallat, they were generally produced in and around the town of Arak, formerly known as Sultanabad. It is very interesting to note how the town of Sultanabad came into existence. It is said that well over a century ago – in the early 1800s – the principal market town of the area was Mushkabad, which was also the administrative center for the district. The story goes that there was some disturbance in the district – probably over taxes – and that the then Shah of Persia, one Fath Ali Shah...

This modern reinterpretation of timeless Sultanabad design is beautifully manifested in a hand-knotted wool rug, resplendent in its striking light brown shade. An intricate border de...