Red Antique Persian Kerman 300 KPSI Hand Knotted Wool Squarish Rug 11'8"x13'2"

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...

A luxurious and large Kerman Lavar rug—a masterpiece meticulously hand-knotted with the finest blend of wool and cotton. Made in 1950's, the high-pile craftsmanship lends a sumptu...

Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A large oversized Kerman rug with a soft yet imposing design, the ivory field gives the rug a sense of lightness and serenity that is compleme...

Antique Persian Mahal Rug 8'11 X 11'8. Mahal means many things in the rug world. The antique Persian carpets from the British firm of Ziegler with large scale allover patterns in the...

Vintage oversize Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. This palace size Kerman rug has a delightful ivory field with a central medallion in soft...

Vintage squarish Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A hard to find squarish size this Kerman has a light and airy feel to it with the ivory border and soft colors of the medallion and b...

An amazing handmade Kerman area rug made in SE Persian, circa 1940-50s. Features a red base with a colorful geometric field of flowers. Includes a bouquet along each straight flanked by pendeloques along the corners. The color combinations combined with the amazing intricate detail creates a true masterpiece of the weaver's art, a rug that will bring harmony and style to a room. 196 knots per square inch Kerman, located in the desert of South Persia, has been a major center for trading and weaving. Kerman carpets were one of the first Persian rugs that made it to the Western markets. The rugs were most keenly distributed and sold throughout Europe soon after they surfaced. In the 16th century during the Safavid Dynasty, Kerman rugs first surfaced and were welcomed open arms by the wealthiest citizens of Persia. Around the 19th century, the village of Kerman was destroyed amidst civil strife. Most of Kerman's weavers escaped to the village of Laver in the north of the region where they resumed the creation of their rugs. Because of this mass migration, the Persian Kerman rugs are sometimes referred to as the Laver Kerman or Laver rugs...