Vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim Rug

A fantastic vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim rug woven in crimson and indigo wool with a simple whipstitched edge trim.

A fantastic vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim rug woven in crimson and indigo wool with a simple whipstitched edge trim.

A fantastic vintage Persian Gabbeh Kilim rug woven in crimson and indigo wool with a simple whipstitched edge trim.

A fantastic mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh rug with an abrash crimson field dotted with indigo goats and chickens, and surrounded by a wide border with a whimsical pattern of repeat...

A gorgeous and playful vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a crimson abrash ombre field with a bright indigo diamond medallion flanked by pairs of indigo goats, and a wonderful border wi...

A fantastic mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh rug with a burnt orange field with three small stylized leaves in the center, and surrounded by a harlequin diamond border woven in indigo...

A shaggy hand-knotted Persian Gabbeh rug with camel and beige chevron like patterning.

A Mid-Century colorful Persian Gabbeh rug. 4'5'' x 6'7''

61215 Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug, 03.05 x 04.00. With its checkerboard design, incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Gabbeh rug is a captivating visi...

61190 Vintage Persian Gabbeh rug, 03'04 x 06'04. ?With its simplicity and nomadic charm, this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Gabbeh rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. T...

Large mid-20th century hand-knotted Persian Gabbeh rug with a very minimalist design in natural colors, mostly beige and brown. Recently professionally dry-cleaned, would work very well in a Mid Century Modern interior...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug woven by the nomadic Qashqai tribe. This is definitely a conversational piece and one created for an artsy individual that can enjoy the quirkiness of vintage tribal rugs. Aside from the offset medallion and highly striated field ranging from brick to crimson red, the text reading "year 2536 (intended, most likely, for the year the rug was made)" is peculiar regardless if its source is from the Persian calendar (current year: 1397) or the Gregorian calendar (current year: 2018). Was the weaver an innumerate individual that lacked basic education and just slapped on some nonsensical numbers of a futuristic date onto the rug? Or, was this an extremely intelligent individual that possessed a skill that very few have? The ability to convert the old imperial Persian (Achaemenid) calendar created in 559 BC under Cyrus the Great...