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Style: Tribal
Vintage Qashqai Persian Kilim in Orange with Geometric Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x10 Persian Kilim is a midcentury flat weave believed to originate from the Qashqai Tribe.
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, its design favors vibrant orange and blue in the wide range of warm colors it hosts. Keen eyes will further note its equal variety of geometric patterns, and admire the sense of movement they enjoy. It’s a gorgeous work of archaic motifs and personal details that’s exemplary of tribal flat weaves of this provenance.
Further on the condition:
This midcentury Persian Qashqai Kilim...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 7x12 Persian Kilim is a unique tribal rug for its period that hails from the Northwestern in Azerbaijan. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Further on th...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ghazvin Persian Kilim in Blue and Red Multicolor Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x10 Persian Kilim is believed to be a Ghazvin tribal rug from the titular city and Province in Iran (today spelled Qazvin). Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x7 Persian Kilim is a midcentury rug believed to originate from the Shahsavan tribe circa 1950-1960.
Handwoven in wool, its design favors stripes and traditional ge...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Distressed Antique Persian Kurd Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A distressed antique Persian Kurd carpet from the late 19th century.
Measures: 4' 6" x 6' 1"
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Jajim-Kilim in Blue & White Stripes
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 6x6 Persian Kilim is believed to be a Jajim flat-weave of the Shahsavan tribe.
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, its design favors stripes, which enjoys uncommonly ...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,248 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Karadagh Persian Kilim in Polychromatic Diamond Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x10 Persian Kilim is believed to be a tribal runner of Karadagh—a mountainous region known for its craft. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Design:
...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim in Red with Geometric Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x10 Persian Kilim is a believed to be a Shahsavan tribal rug, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
The design plays medallion and all-over pattern styles, and enjoys ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim with Stripes & Geometric Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x14 Persian Kilim is a midcentury gallery runner believed to be a Shahsavan tribal rug.
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, its design favors traditional red, blue, and beige hues in stripes and geometric patterns on a rich brown base...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Tribal Kilim with Stripes and Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x10 Persian Kilim is a tribal rug from Meshkin—a small northwestern village known for its fabulous long rugs like this gallery rug. Handwoven in wool, it originates cir...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim in Stripes and Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x10 Persian Kilim is believed to be a midcentury Shahsavan tribal rug. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960 and enjoys an interesting striped design.
On...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Early 20th Century Baluch Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Persian Baluch prayer rug with a large-scale stylized floral pattern woven in brown, indigo, and pale red on a cream c...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Antique Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1980s Vintage Sofreh Kilim Rug in Maroon, Green Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool circa 1980-1990, from a rare vintage curation of small-sized Kilim rugs new to our classic collections. Called Sofreh rugs, distinguished among Persian flat weaves ...
Category
1980s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$728 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Rug with Polychromatic Diamond Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x5 Persian rug is a mid-century tribal piece, hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
Its design plays bright and rustic colors in di...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,520 Sale Price
36% Off
Persian Multi-Color Tribal Animal Motif Sumak Kilim Rug
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 Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
$1,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Early 20th Century Tekeh Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Tekeh rug with all-over medallions woven in crimson, indigo, white and cream colored wool, on a crimson background. The border is complex with ...
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim with Blue with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x9 Persian kilim is a mid-century tribal rug, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
The design enjoys a variety of geometric patterns in brick red, beige, and brown on ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,160 Sale Price
36% Off
Hand Knotted Vintage Baluch Rug in Beige Tribal Runner Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage Persian rug connotes a midcentury Baluch rug design, acclaimed for its range and rare transitional variations of tribal...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Qashqai Persian Gabbeh Rug in Beige-Brown Grid Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2x6 Persian runner is a Gabbeh rug that originates from the Qashqai tribe—hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
Its geometric pattern enjoys a play of beige and brown in a grid with playful accents therein. Connoisseurs will further note that Gabbeh rugs like this are among the most primitive and collectible Persian weaving...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,520 Sale Price
36% Off
Rug & Kilim’s Sofreh-Style Persian Kilim in Beige with Blue Medallion
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 3x4 Persian kilim is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s flat weave designs. Handwoven in wool, its design is inspired by antique Persian Sofreh Kilims—a well...
Category
2010s Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$648 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vintage Kilim Runner in Red, Black Diamond Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, a rare mid-century curation of small-sized Kilim runners new to our classic tribal collection.
Distinguished from one our principal’s favorite P...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,504 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Tribal Rug in Vibrant Colors with Pictorial by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x6 Persian tribal runner is hand-knotted in wool, and originates circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The design enjoys a polychromatic field and medallion patterns with pictorial figures that depict primitivist human and animal motifs. It’s a rare element that remarks one of the most collectible and archaic styles in nomadic rugs. This is a graphic, vibrant rug...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,168 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Baluch Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Baluch carpet from the mid-20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Runner in Orange with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x10 Persian kilim is believed to be a Bidjar runner of mid-century design—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
The design favors a stripes and geometric patterns over a ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,504 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Runner in Aubergine with Red Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2x10 Persian kilim runner is handwoven in wool, and originates circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
This design enjoys a deep aubergine purple with more vibrant red stripes...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,440 Sale Price
48% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Runner in Aubergine with Red Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2 x10 Persian kilim runner is handwoven in wool, and originates circa 1950-1960.
On the design:
This design enjoys a deep aubergine purple with more vibrant red st...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,520 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Persian Baluch Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Baluch rug from the second quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim in Beige with Diamond Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x8 Persian kilim is believed to be a Shahsavan tribal rug.
Handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960, its design favors a beige field with red, navy blue and teal diamond...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,688 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Bakhtiari carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Kurd Runner in Earth Tones
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian rug in runner format in earth tones handmade during the early 20th century by the Kurdish tribes in Persia. This unique piece shows the genuineness and the creativ...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century S. Persian Gabbeh Carpet ( 4' x 6'3" - 122 x 191 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century S. Persian Gabbeh Carpet ( 4' x 6'3" - 122 x 191 )
Category
1910s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Bidjar Kilim Rug in Red, Blue Tribal Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, a gracious 5x17 antique Bidjar kilim rug from our celebrated classic flatweave curations. Originating circa 1920-1930, the trib...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$14,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x6 Persian kilim is a unique tribal runner for its period, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
A field hosts tribal patterns & a series of h...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,168 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s Vintage Kilim Rug in Beige-Brown Medallion & Multi-Border by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool circa 1980-1990, from a rare vintage curation of small-sized Sofreh Kilim pieces joining our classic collections. Distinguished among similar Persian flat weaves in...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,128 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Persian Afshar Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Afshar rug with a wonderful all over trellis floral pattern woven in bold crimsons, indigos, whites, and golds, set against a dark indigo backg...
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Russian Tekke Turkmen Carpet ( 7' x 10'6" - 213 x 320 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Russian Tekke Turkmen Carpet ( 7' x 10'6" - 213 x 320 )
Category
1870s Persian Antique Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Tribal Kilim in Colorful Geometric Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x8 Persian Shiraz kilim is a tribal gallery runner—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
This flat weave is made in the panel-weaving technique, w...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Persian Tekeh Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Tekeh rug with an all-over pattern containing stylized floral medallions woven in gold, cream, indigo, and crimson, against a crimson field of ...
Category
1920s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Baluch Persian carpet, first half of the twentieth century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Persian carpet of probable Baluch manufacture, hand-knotted in the first half of the twentieth century (1930s-50s), from the eastern area of Iran, bordering Afghanistan. Small in siz...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Northwest Persian Kilim with Vibrant Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x13 Persian Kilim is a tribal rug we believe hails from Meshkin—an Iranian village known for its craft. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
The design ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Anatolian Cicim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A special vintage Anatolian Turkish Cicim rug with striking modernist tribal pattern created with white and blue embroidered geometric patterns against a cri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim Runner in Polychromatic Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2x11 Persian Kilim runner is believed to be a Shahsavan tribal rug. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960 and enjoys an interesting polychromatic design in ge...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,488 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim in Brown with Vibrant Medallion Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x14 Persian Kilim is a tribal rug from Meshkin—a small northwestern village known for its fabulous works. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Further on ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Runner in Greige with Brown Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x10 Persian kilim is an idyllic tribal runner for its period, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
A beige field unfolds to chocolate brown borders with stripes and embroidered geometric patterns from end to end. Keen eyes will admire the colorful punctuations and their playful complement to an otherwise subdued, neutral runner...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Kurd Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kurd carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Category
1910s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Square Vintage Bidjar Persian Jajim Kilim in Multicolor Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 8x8 Bidjar Persian Jajim kilim is a unique tribal rug for its period—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The field is done in a striae—more parti...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tribal Kilim Rug in Red, Pink, Gold Patterns Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x10 Persian kilim is a rare rug with an unusual design in its origins—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
This unusu...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Shahsavan Persian Kilim in Polychromatic Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 6x12 Persian kilim is a Shahsavan tribal rug or outstanding provenance. Handwoven in wool, it’s believed to originate circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The desi...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Bakhtiari Runner with Tree Design by Keivan Woven Arts 3' x 8'9
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful Antique Persian Bakhtiari Runner with All-Over Garden And Tree Design.
Measures: 3'0 x 8'9
Keivan Woven Arts Antique Persian Bakhtiari Runner with a Rare Tree Design.
Ke...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 3x4 Persian Kilim is a unique tribal rug for its period. Handwoven in wool in the mid-century, circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The piece is from a new, rar...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,448 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Karadagh Tribal Kilim in Polychromatic Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 5x12 Persian Kilim is a tribal Karadagh rug — named after the mountainous region known for its fabulous works. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Further...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Antique Shirvan Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful late 19th century antique Persian Shirvan prayer rug with an incredible stylized multicolored floral pattern field and woven with in crimson, indigo, white, gold, indigo,...
Category
1880s Azerbaijani Antique Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tribal Kilim in Polychromatic Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 7x19 Persian kilim is a rare tribal rug for its size and style alike. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The design prefers a vibrant range of colors in its medallion and geometric patterns on a rich chocolate brown field. Keen eyes will admire salmon pink, purple, teal, and lighter blue beside the more traditional brick red hues in field and border alike. The look is a gorgeous one of playful movement while still cozy and quite livable for a work of extra-long size. This is a collectible gallery...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Shiraz Persian Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 6x8 Persian Kilim is a Shiraz rug, and an exemplar of this tribal provenance. Handwoven in wool, it originates circa 1950-1960.
Further O...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Tribal Kilim in Brown and Red Stripes - by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 4x9 Persian kilim is a tribal gallery—handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
This simple design has subtle intricacies in its play of stripes and ge...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Saddle Bag Face
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful mid-20th century Persian Soumak saddle bag face, woven with a tribal pattern with stylized stars and flowers, surrounded by geometric stylized flowers, and all woven in c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Striped Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 6x6 Persian kilim is a unique tribal rug for its period, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The field enjoys vertical stripes with an emphas...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Persian Kilim Rug in Red, White, and Blue Stripes by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 6x10 Persian kilim is a unique tribal rug for its period, handwoven in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further on the Design:
The field enjoys horizontal stripes with an emp...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Vintage Persian Kilim Rug inRed & Brown Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, a 5x10 Persian tribal Kilim originating circa 1950-1960. This particular rug style showcases a unique embroidery element in rich red & brown with colorful accents ...
Category
1950s Persian Vintage Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury Handmade Persian Tribal Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian tribal accent rug handmade by the nomadic Afshar tribes during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 7" x 6' 0"
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Antique and Vintage Persian Tribal Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs
Make a bold statement in a living room or bedroom by incorporating vintage Persian tribal 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, real 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 antique 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 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, silk Persian rugs and other antique and vintage rugs on 1stDibs.
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