Antique and vintage Kirman rugs and carpets are named for the southern Iranian city that has been a renowned major center of high-quality carpet production since the 16th century. These furnishings are considered works of art and are celebrated for their fine craftsmanship, sumptuous colors and durability.
This type of Persian carpet is sometimes spelled Kerman, like its place of origin, the capital of the Western Asian country’s Kerman Province. Iran encompasses different cultures, languages and dialects, and its exquisite rugs reflect this diversity.
The different types of Persian carpets are named for the towns, villages and regions where they’re made. Kirman rugs, carpets, wall hangings and other textiles have long been popular with international audiences, including in the early 20th century when they were marketed as Kermanshah carpets. Compared to other Persian rugs, Kirman examples are known for being vividly colored with natural dyes and characterized by a diverse variety of patterns, ranging from arabesques embedded with floral touches and details like deer and lions to overlapping cartouches in a broad palette of rich hues.
Others feature an ornate central medallion, vase shapes, rows of shrubs or a flourishing tree of life created through an asymmetrical knotting technique so that the wool pile on cotton is “double warped.” Some of the more elaborate carpets commissioned from the Kirman workshops in the 18th and 19th centuries included large-scale naturalistic scenes based on European paintings or Gobelin tapestries.
The major workshops of Kerman informed weaving in nearby rural areas such as those created by the Afshar tribe. The international popularity of Kirman carpets, meanwhile, inspired designers across the globe, such as William Morris in England. A leading designer of the Arts and Crafts movement, Morris revived historical techniques such as printed fabrics in the furnishings he created. He owned Kirman carpets and used them as a source for his work.
Both vintage and contemporary rugs influenced by Kirman designs remain in demand for their lavish palette and distinctive patterns. In 2013, a 17th-century Kirman carpet was sold at a Sotheby’s auction for an astounding $33.8 million.
Find a range of antique Kirman rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th century Persian Kirman handmade wool rug Size: 11'9" × 16'0" (358 × 487 cm) A late 19th century antique Persian Kirman (Kerman) rug, with an allover design of alternat...
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Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Botanic Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Early 20th century Persian Kirman botanic carpet Size: 8'8" × 10'10" (264 × 330 cm) In the world of antique carpets, Kerman Persian rugs are celebrated as the finest. No tw...
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Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 19th Century Persian Kirman Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th century Persian kirman beige carpet Size: 13'7" × 22'5" (414 × 683 cm) A late 19th century Persian kirman rug, the cream field with a dense overall design of leafy flo...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique Persian Kirman handmade wool carpet (size adjusted) Size: 11'9" × 21'3" (358 × 647 cm) An early 20th century Persian Kirman rug, the rust field with an enlarged palmette...
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Doris Leslie Blau Oversized 19th Century Persian Kirman Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Oversized 19th Century Persian Kirman Carpet Size: 16'0" × 20'7" (487 × 627 cm) This magnificent oversized Persian Kirman carpet from the 19th century is a true expression of refined...
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Doris Leslie Blau 1900s Persian Kirman Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
1900s Persian Kirman handwoven wool rug Size: 10'4" × 17'6" (314 × 533 cm) An early 20th century Persian Kirman (Kerman) antique rug, the camel field with a whimsical all-over design...
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Doris Leslie Blau Authentic 1900s Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 1900s Persian Kirman handmade wool carpet Size: 12'10" × 14'8" (391 × 447 cm) An early 20th century Persian Kirman rugs, the camel field with floral sprays around gray and ...
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Authentic Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Rug Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Rug Size: 13'9" × 19'4" (419 × 589 cm) The antique rug carries an all-over elaborate botanical design featuring Shah Abbas motifs, palmettes, l...
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Antique Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Carpet Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Kirman handmade wool carpet Size: 11'8" × 19'0" (355 × 579 cm) An early 20th century antique Kirman carpet from Persia, the peach...
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Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Persian Kirman wool rug in blue, brown, green, pink and red Size: 10'2" × 11'8" (309 × 355 cm). Kerman rugs (also known as Kirman rugs) ...
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Doris Leslie Blau 1900s Persian Kirman Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
1900s Persian Kirman brown, beige and blue handmade wool rug Size: 12'3" × 19'3" (373 × 586 cm) While Persian rugs are generally considered the finest in the world, Kerman rugs (also...
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Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Kirman rug in beige, blue, brown, pink Size: 11'7" × 20'6" (353 × 624 cm) Kerman rugs (also known as Kirman rugs) are a perfect pick for all seeking truly high-end...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Kirman Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Kirman Rug in Black, Red and Yellow Size: 12'7" × 18'1" (383 × 551 cm). An early 20th century Persian Kirman (Kerman) antique carpet, the black field with a dense Herati patt...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Kirman Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Kirman Handwoven Wool Carpet Size: 10'2" x 15'8" (309 x 477 cm) While Persian rugs are generally considered the finest in the world, Kerman rugs (also known as Kirman...
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Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Persian Kirman Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kirman Camel Handwoven Wool Rug Size: 13'0" × 19'1" (396 × 581 cm). While Persian rugs are generally considered the finest in the world, Kerman rugs (also known as Ki...
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Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Kirman Botanic Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Kirman Botanic Handmade Wool Rug Size: 12'7" × 19'0" (383 × 579 cm) A late 19th century Persian Kerman carpet, the overall tile design in a palette of beiges and black with each compartment containing an exotic tree...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Kirman Beige Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Kirman Beige Handmade Wool rug Size: 11'7" x 17'5" (353 x 530 cm) While Persian rugs are generally considered the finest in the world, Kerman rugs (also known as Kirm...
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Antique Persian Kirman Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, Floral Design, 1920
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1920, Persian Kirman rug features a sandy-yellow field with an overall design of horizontal rows of ivory vases each issuing dense light-blue, ivory and indigo-bl...
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Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Red / Navy Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Red / Navy Rug. Size: 6'-5" x 9'-5"
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Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Multi Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Multi Rug. Size: 6'-9" X 10'-6"
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Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Navy Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Navy Rug. Size 9'-11" X 12'-9"
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Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Ivory / Navy Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Ivory / Navy Rug. Size: 10' X 14'
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Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Green / Ivory Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Green / Ivory Rug.Size: 6'x8'7"
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Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Navy Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Navy Rug. Size: 8'1"x10'9"
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Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Cream / Wine Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Cream / Wine Rug. Size: 6' X 10'-1"
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green main border and ivory and blue guard...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
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Antique Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1890 9'7 x 18'
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Kerman rug, circa 1890. This lovely rug has a soft rose ground with central floral filled medallions. The border repeats this floral theme with a profusion of beautif...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A vintage 1940s Kerman rug with an all-over design, the main ivory field with floral and vine designs encompassing the whole rug enclosed by a...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. Although small in size this vintage Kerman rug incorporates a tremendous amount of detail in the composition with the floral elements repeated...
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Vintage Square Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage square Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. Although small in size this vintage Kerman rug incorporates a tremendous amount of detail in the composition with the floral elements r...
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 11'7 x 19'8
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage oversize Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. This rug is a true work of art the amount of detail woven into this piece is quite amazin...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A lovely Kerman rug in soft colors with floral designs delicately outlined on the rug. Size: 9'10 x 11'6.
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Vintage Persian Kerman Runner, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman runner, circa 1940. Kerman rugs, the most imaginative of all antique Persian urban rugs. Kerman city is the seat of Kerman...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A lovely Kerman rug with an all-over design of flowers in soft pastel colors. Size: 10'5 x 15'6.
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 9'9 x 18'6
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A large Kerman rug the ivory field with a central medallion in soft pastel shades encircled by floral and vine designs surrounded by detailed flower p...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A wonderful composition to this rug with the soft green field both enclosing and surrounded by floral designs in soft gentle pastel colors to ...
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 12'6 x 26'10.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage palace size Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A Classic look to this oversize Kerman rug with a soft ivory field with a central floral medallion s...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. An impressive looking narrow rug with the wonderful deep red field having a light medallion which coloration is rep...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A wonderful design to this vintage 1940s Kerman rug, the central ivory field enclosing a soft blue floral themed medallion surrounded by swirl...
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 9'9 x 20'1.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage oversize Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. The soft ivory ground is the setting for this picturesque rug with a central medallion wh...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A vintage Kerman rug with the field filled with diamond designs each having a different flower-patterned interior all surrounded by a main bor...
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Oversize Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 13'5 x 25'1.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Oversize vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A large oversize Kerman in a traditional design with the ivory ground enclosing a central floral medallion with the design repeated i...
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 15'1 x 22'6.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage oversize Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. A traditional Kerman design has been used for this oversize rug with a soft and gentle lo...
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Traditional Handwoven Luxury Vintage Persian Kerman Ivory / Blue Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman Ivory / Blue, circa 1940. A Classic look to this oversize Kerman rug with a soft ivory field filled with floral designs and incorporating a central design repe...
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Traditional Handwoven Vintage Persian Kerman Green / Ivory
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman, circa 1940. The soft green ground enclosing a floral medallion which has been woven in magnificent detail that truly shows the weavers skill and this superb d...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. The ivory field containing soft floral designs all enclosed within a gentle rose and green swirling border to complete this gentle picture and...
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Vintage Persian Oversize Kerman Rug, circa 1940 11'10 x 23'5.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian oversize Kerman rug circa 1940.This attractive oversized Kerman has an ivory ground enclosing a central floral design in soft pastel bl...
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Vintage Persian Oversize Kerman Rug, circa 1940 11'1 x 25'6.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian oversize Kerman rug, circa 1940. The soft blue field on which has been placed an elaborate medallion design and bounded by repeating floral patterns is then enclosed ...
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Vintage Oversize Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940 11'8 x 26'4.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage oversize Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. This palace size Kerman rug has a delightful ivory field with a central medallion in soft...
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Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman rug, circa 1940. The soft blue field on which has been placed an elaborate medallion design and bounded by repeating floral patterns is then enclosed by a main...
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