Vintage Persian Afshar Rug Carpet 5'7 x 9'9

Vintage Persian Afshar rug carpet, circa 1940, 5'7 x 9'9. The antique tribal rugs of the Afshar tribe are woven primarily in southwest Persia and come in a bewildering variety of designs, some indigenous, some adapted from other tribes or urban sources. Normally they are in scatter sizes, 3-4 feet by 5-7 feet, with a few room size carpets. Afshar rugs may be symmetrically or asymmetrically knotted, on cotton or wool foundations. Similarly, the attractive color schemes range from light to dark, ivory to navy. The informal, but charming, patterns may be medallions, arabesques, allover textile designs or abstract geometric motives. A few Afshars are located in Azerbaijan province, northwest Persia. The Afshars originated in Central Asia and came to Persia in the 18th century with the conqueror Nader...

Vintage Persian Kerman Rug Carpet, circa 1920, 9'7 x 12'7. The detail in this exquisite Persian 1920s Kirman rug is a testament to the work of a true master weaver. The border blends...

Vintage Persian Afshar Rug. Afshar rugs are tribal designs and come from the Afshar tribe based mainly in the Azerbaijan region of Persia. They are normally in the smaller size 3-4 f...

A wonderful vintage Persian Afshar Sofreh rug woven with a simple geometric patterned medallion against a solid gray field and surrounded by a beautiful geometric patterned border wo...