Tabrīz rugs and carpets are named for their place of origin — the northwestern Iranian city of Tabrīz (or Tabriz). To collectors of antique and vintage Persian carpets and rugs, it is one of history’s best-known hubs for textiles and other handicrafts. Tabriz is among the most populous cities in Iran and home to a rich tradition of hand-knotted rugs. The region’s weavers and their craft flourished under the Safavid dynasty between the 12th and 16th centuries after the Safavids wrested control of the city from the Turks.
Aside from asymmetrical knots, the characteristics of antique Tabriz rugs and carpets include intricate patterns and designs woven from silk and wool. (Antique rugs are primarily woven from the latter.) Like Turkish rugs, Tabriz and other Persian rugs often reflect the region where they were made and typically feature floral and garden motifs with bold maroon, gold and red palettes. The most iconic motif found in Tabriz rugs is a central medallion that radiates outward into other star-shaped pendants and cartouches, with quarter medallions positioned on the corners, while special variations feature curling arabesque floral motifs and hunting scenes. There are rich hues of ivory, copper, terracotta and burgundy with complementing highlights of navy blue and deep green.
While weavers traditionally rely on their fingers to produce the knots in Persian rugs and carpets, local weavers in Tabriz utilize a knife with a buttonhook-like projection to increase their speed. Some of the region’s artisans have set records for weaving faster than one knot per second. These rugs feature an integration of knots that are both Persian and Turkish in origin, and have a double weft made with cotton, wool or silk and cotton warps. This unique process makes these textiles the product of one of the finest and most delicate rug-making traditions in the world.
Tabriz carpets, along with other types of Persian rugs, have experienced a contemporary revival in the past few decades and are a coveted and distinctive piece of craftsmanship in many homes and other interior spaces.
Find a collection of antique and vintage Tabriz rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Distressed Antique Persian Tabriz Brown Rug 13'2''x19'2''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
This exquisite oversized hand-knotted wool Tabriz rug is a stunning example of fine craftsmanship and classical design, featuring a delicate allover medallion layout within a soft br...
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Distressed Antique Persian Brown and Earthy Tones Rare Wool Rug 13'x19'8''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
This antique hand-knotted wool rug is a majestic example of traditional Mohtasham-style artistry, distinguished by its grand scale and time-softened palette. The rug features a majes...
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Doris Leslie Blau Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Doris Leslie Blau Persian Tabriz Rug Size: 9'2" × 12'3" (279 × 373 cm) Color: Beige, Blue, Salmon A rare piece from the Doris Leslie Blau Collection, this rug exemplifies superior ar...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug Size: 8'1" × 11'9" (246 × 358 cm) Color: Beige, Brown A rare piece from the Doris Leslie Blau Collection, this rug exemplifies superior artistry and tradit...
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Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th century Persian Tabriz brown and beige handwoven wool rug Size: 10'10" × 13'6" (330 × 411 cm) Such magnificent and fascinating art works as this antique Persian Tabriz rug are e...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Botanic Handmade Wool Rug Size: 12'0" × 19'2" (365 × 584 cm). Such magnificent and fascinating art works as this antique Persian Tabriz rug are exceptionally h...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz handmade wool carpet Size: 11'3" × 15'2" (342 × 462 cm) A fine example of early 20th century Persian Tabriz carpets, the cream field with a condensed herati pa...
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19th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug Size: 11'0" × 18'5" (335 × 561 cm) A late 19th century Persian Tabriz carpet, the sand field with delicate vinery and rows of ...
Wool
$28,000Sale Price|60% Off
Antique Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 9'6'' x 15'0''
Located in New York, NY
Antique Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 9'6'' x 15'0''. A weeping willow and stemmed flower ivory sub-medallion centers the navy stepped octogramme with radiating palmettes, all on the straw-...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Tabriz 4'6" x 6'10"
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Tabriz Rug 11'0'' x 16'2''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton
Teal Green Botanical Design Lucca Rug by Alberto Levi Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the magical palette of antique Tabriz carpets from the noble Hajijalili workshop, this finely knotted contemporary rug is one of the key examples of our contemporary coll...
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Luxury Traditional Hand-Knotted Tabriz Sand & Beige 12x18 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Large, exaggerated village carpet designs with a warm tonal palette. Each hue is carefully curated, contributing to a symphony of warmth that transforms any space into a haven of coz...
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Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th century Persian Tabriz handmade wool rug Size: 12'3" × 21'3" (373 × 647 cm) A finely-knotted late 19th century Persian Tabriz rug with an intricate abstract paisley de...
Wool
$13,600Sale Price|54% Off
Antique Persian Dorosch/ Serapi Design Carpet
Located in Evanston, IL
Dorokhsh carpets are from the Khorasan region in northeast Persia has been famed for fine antique rugs going back to Timurid times in the late middle ages. Dorokhsh Carpets are made ...
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Antique Persian Tabriz Hajji Jalili Rug, Fine
Located in Evanston, IL
Ask for dealer shipping. Tabriz carpets are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of Persian rug design. The city of Ta...
Wool
$17,500
Tabriz Rug 10' x 12'9''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz brown handmade wool rug Size: 8'6" × 12'4" (259 × 375 cm) Such magnificent and fascinating art works as this antique Persian Tabriz rug are exceptionally hard ...
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Tabriz with a Botanical Boteh Design in Cocoa Brown, Camel, and Blue c.1920
Located in Hudson, NY
An antique Persian Tabriz with a botanical boteh design in tones of cocoa brown, camel, and blue. Hand knotted wool and cotton with a low pile. One of the best neutral rugs we've see...
Wool, Cotton
$5,760Sale Price|53% Off
Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug 8'1'' x 10'1''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool
$7,840Sale Price|47% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Area Rug 6'9'' x 10'3''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton
$17,600Sale Price|32% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili Area Rug4'7" x 6'8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Haji Jallili Area Rug, hand knotted, circa 1890, A Tabriz rug/carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz, the capital ...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful mid-20th century Persian Tabriz rug with a large central floral medallion living amidst a field of flowers surrounded by an elaborate floral and scrolling vine partnered ...
Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz Carpet
Located in Evanston, IL
8'8" x 12'3" magnificent Tabriz carpet, highly decorative with unusual grey blue background . Tabriz carpets are distinguished by their excellent weave and by their remarkable adher...
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Extremely Fine Persian Isfahan Rug
Located in Gainesville, VA
This extremely fine Persian Isfahan rug, dating to the 1950s, is a beautifully executed example of mid 20th century Persian craftsmanship, known for its precision, elegance, and intr...
Silk, Cotton
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Persian Tabriz
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Antique Persian Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 4'7'' x 6'6''
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 4'7'' x 6'6''. The ruby-tomato field shows virtually no abrash while carrying the double pendanted pointed and scalloped navy medallion and an ...
Cotton, Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug Blue Gold Green Pink Brown Tan from Silk Road Rug Inc
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Large Blue and Gold Persian Tabriz Rug 5315, Country Of Origin: Persia, Circa date: 1900 – The midnight blue,green, pink and gold of this beautiful Tabriz rug evoke the feeli...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Floral Design Blue Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Floral Design Blue Handmade Wool Rug Size: 8'9" × 12'3" (266 × 373 cm) Tabriz rugs are perhaps the most famous of all Persian carpets. Due to the fact that th...
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Oversized Vintage, Circa 1910, Mole-Brown Wool Floral Persian Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage, circa1910, Persian Tabriz rug has a soft mole-brown field with an overall design of brick-red, ivory and apricot bold palmette and leafy vine, in a pale pistachio-green...
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Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Tabriz Dark Brown, Beige and Blue Handwoven Wool Rug Size: 9'4" × 12'9" (284 × 388 cm) An exceptional late 19th century Persian Tabriz antique carpet, the dark b...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug Size: 12'7" × 19'1" (383 × 581 cm) This circa 1920 antique Tabriz Persian rug features a rich dark blue field covered with an allover lattice of dense bota...
Wool
$5,200Sale Price|65% Off
Extremely Fine Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool & Silk Runner 2'7'' x 10'3''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Silk, Cotton
Antique Distressed Tabriz Wool Rug 9'x11'2''
By Amara Rugs
Located in Torrance, CA
Elevate your space with this Antique, featuring a beautifully distressed medallion design that exudes vintage elegance. The intricate floral and vine motifs, rendered in a muted red,...
Wool
$3,960Sale Price|67% Off
Vintage Persian Kashan Rug 8’2" x 11'6"
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kashan Rug 8’2" x 11'6". The nearly circular tangerine-rust medallion with shallow lobes and points encloses eight radiating palmettes, and is centrally set on a navy...
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Tabriz Rug 6'6'' x 10'3''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool, Cotton
$5,440Sale Price|56% Off
Tabriz Rug 9'2'' x 12'2''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz handmade wool rug Size: 4'5" × 6'3" (134 × 190 cm) Such magnificent and fascinating art works as this antique Persian Tabriz rug are exceptionally h...
Wool
$8,500
Antique Tabriz Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
The city of Tabriz in northwest Persia is acknowledged as central to the revival of the carpet industry in the late 19th century. Merchants from this area were well aware of the demand for Middle Eastern decorative...
Wool, Cotton
Persian Tabriz Rug 6'9'' x 9'10''
Located in New York, NY
Northwestern Persia This urban carpet clearly shows a Heriz influence, with its semi-geometric drawing of a buff octofoil medallion centred by a light blue concentric sub-medallion. ...
Silk, Wool
$14,400Sale Price|89% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Haj Jalili Area Rug 9'9'' x 13'9''
Located in New York, NY
Antique Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 9'9'' x 13'9''.
Wool, Cotton
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug Size: 3'9" × 6'5" (114 × 195 cm) A hand-knotted wool antique Persian Tabriz rug dating back to 1930. The main field features an all over paisley pattern en...
Wool
Antique Haji Jalili Tabriz Rug 4'4'' x 6'3''
Located in New York, NY
A Tabriz rug/carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets[from the city of Tabriz, the capital city of East Azarbaijan Province in north west of Iran totally populated...
Wool, Cotton
$4,895Sale Price|44% Off
Extremly Fine Persian Tabriz Benam Rug, Hand Knotted, circa 1970s 3'4" x 5'2"
Located in New York, NY
Extremly fine Persian Tabriz Benam rug, hand knotted, circa 1970s Design: Benam A Tabriz rug/carpet is a type in the general category of Persian carpets from the city of Tabriz...
Wool, Silk
Doris Leslie Blau Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Handmade Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Early 20th century Persian Tabriz handmade carpet Size: 9'9" × 11'10" (297 × 360 cm) An early 20th century Persian Tabriz carpet, the three sand-colored linked medallions c...
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Runner Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Runner Fragment Size: 3'0" × 11'9" (91 × 358 cm) A captivating example of early 20th-century Persian textile artistry, this antique Tabriz runner...
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Tabriz Handwoven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Tabriz handwoven wool carpet Size: 11'3" × 19'9" (342 × 601 cm) An early 20th century antique Persian Tabriz carpet, with a classical central medallion with dancing...
Wool
$4,764Sale Price|20% Off
Large Carpet Handmade Red Square Rug Traditional Turkish Area Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
Decorated with a fantastic symmetrical medallion design, adorned with a high level of detail and a fantastic colour pallet including red, blue, rust and cream. This elegant design is...
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Doris Leslie Blau 19th Century Persian Tabriz Floral Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th century Persian Tabriz floral handwoven wool rug Size: 6'7" × 9'7" (200 × 292 cm) A late 19th century antique Persian Tabriz carpet, the sand field dominated by a larg...
Wool
Modern Traditional Tabriz-Inspired Runner by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Modern Traditional Tabriz-Inspired Runner in Warm Camel and Ivory by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 2'4" × 20'4" (71 × 619 cm). This exquisite handwoven runner masterfully fuses classic Pe...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Rug Size: 8'4" × 11'7" (254 × 353 cm) An early 20th century hand-knotted wool antique Persian rug. The design is influenced by the European Art Deco movements of the ...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Floral Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Floral Handmade Wool Rug. Size: 11'0" × 14'0" (335 × 426 cm) An early 20th century Persian Tabriz antique rug, the caramel field with a whimsical overall desig...
Wool
Vintage Pakistani Tabriz-Style Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful vintage Pakistani runner woven with a Tabriz pattern containing several large medallions woven with scrolling vines and flowers woven in muted colors including brick red,...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz rug. Size: 9'2" × 12'1" (279 × 368 cm). Color: beige, brown. Rich in heritage and artistry, this handmade rug exemplifies the high standards of Doris Leslie Bl...
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Dorukhsh Abrash Wool Rug, circa 1960
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
Hand knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. circa 1960 Dimensions: 6'9" x 10'5" Origin: Iran Condition: Excellent Field color: Red Border color: Midnight-Blue ...
Wool
Square Signed Fine Tabriz Silk Rug, circa 1970
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
hand knotted silk pile on a silk foundation. Signed by weaver, circa 1970 Dimensions: 7'10" x 7'10" Origin: Iran Condition: Excellent Field Color: Gold Border Col...
Silk
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Persia ca. 1900 21'3" x 13'1" (648 x 399 cm) Handwoven
Wool
Third quarter of 20th century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Th design of the TABRIZ rug from the North Western part of Persia features well placed large floral motifs in very a spacious field o this rug. The colors are quite sharp and have b...
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Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Tabriz Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Persian Tabriz handmade wool rug (antique washed) Size: 9'1" × 12'0" (276 × 365 cm). An antique Persian Tabriz rug, hand-knotted in wool and dating back to circa 1920. This...
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Large Early 20th Century Antique Wool Blue Floral Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage Tabriz rug has a shaded blue field with an overall design of mole-brown, buff-brown and ivory palmettes and floral and leafy vine, in a buff-brown border of mole-brown a...
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