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.
Antique Persian Kerman Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
73228 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 01'08 x 02'06. In this hand knotted wool antique Persian Kerman rug, ageless grace effortlessly intertwines with majestic opulence, forming a captiv...
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The Celestial Whisper: A Vintage Persian Kerman Masterpiece of Serene Nobility
Located in Dallas, TX
53393 Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, 09'07 x 13'03. There is an undeniable refinement in this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Kerman rug—an elegance expressed through restraint, nuanc...
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Antique Kerman Persian Oversized Wool Rug in Dark Blue With a Floral Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This oversized hand-knotted wool rug is a stunning antique from the 1900s. Its captivating floral design in light blue and tan dances gracefully across a rich dark blue field, making...
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The Celestial Garden: A Vintage Persian Silk Qum Masterpiece of Courtly Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79433 Vintage Persian Silk Qum Rug, 06'07 x 09'10. This exceptional hand knotted Persian silk Qum rug unfolds like a courtly manuscript, where every precious knot is placed with inte...
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Early 20th Century Persian Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible classic early 20th century Persian Lavar Kirman rug with a mesmerizing central medallion living in a field with densely woven floral and scrolling vines, and surrounded...
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Antique Kirman Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, 13' x 20', Circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
13' x 20'. Kirmans of the late 19th century are thin fine rugs with most often overall repeat pattern. Here a subtly colored diagonal lozenge lattice encloses floral medallions. Ther...
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nice antique lavar Kirman rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century large Kirman Lavar rug with beautiful decorative and all over design and nice natural colours with navy blue field, red, pink, yellow, brown and gree...
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Bobyrug’s Nice antique Rashti Douzi embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice 19th century Rashti Douzi embroidery. Discover a timeless work of art: a delicate embroidery dating back to the late 19th century. Handcrafted with silk threads that shimmer ele...
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1920s Antique Floral Handknotted Wool Persian Kerman Hallway Runner Carpet Rug
Located in New York, NY
1920 Antique Persian Kilim Rug ( 4' 10" x -13' 4" 147 x406 ) Antique Persian Kerman Hallway Runner Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional piece, origi...
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Antique Kerman Pictorial Rug Lion & King Darius Achaemenid Mythological Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
74271 Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Pictorial Rug Mythological Tapestry Lion & King Darius Achaemenid at Persepolis. An extraordinary embodiment...
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Early 20th Century Persian Pictorial Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Pictorial Lavar Kirman rug depicting a portrait of a gentleman in the center, framed by an elaborately woven bor...
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Antique Oversize Persian Blue Floral Kirman Lavar Rug, c. 1910s-1920s
Located in New York, NY
This is an exquisite antique oversize Persian Floral Kirman Lavar rug, circa 1910-1920s, measuring 19.3 x 30 ft in pristine condition. Provenance: Sotheby's Auction House, New York,...
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Petite Early 20th Century Kirman Mat Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite early 20th century Persian Kirman mat rug with a fantastic all-over multicolored pattern depicting myriad varieties of blossoming plants. The background is pale indigo, and ...
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Distressed Antique Persian Kerman Palace Rug with Cotswold Country Cottage Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77167, distressed antique Persian Kerman palace rug with Cotswold country cottage style. With a timeless floral pattern and lovingly timeworn appearance, this hand knotted wool distr...
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$5,296Sale Price|73% Off
Antique Persian Kirman Rug, Wool & Cotton, Floral Design, Circa 1930
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An outstanding antique Persian Kirman rug woven with a mesmerizing pattern reminiscent of a stained-glass window. Bold pinks, blues, reds and golds abound in an intricate botanical d...
Wool, Velvet, Cotton
$562Sale Price|25% Off
Blue Hand Knotted Vintage Persian Kerman Worn Down Pure Wool Cleaned Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
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Early 20th Century Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Lavar Kirman rug with a traditional pattern containing a central eight-lobed medallion with myriad petite flowe...
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Wonderful Fine Large Antique Kirman Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine early 20th century large valuable rug with nice indo Persian design with a central medallion and beautiful floral design also with beautiful natural colors wi...
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Antique Lavar Kerman Carpet, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Of lavar quality, this well-woven SE Persian urban carpet displays a pendanted charcoal medallion enclosing a 12-point ivory palmette Sub-medallion, all on the pale pistachio ground ...
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The Persian Prince’s Whisper: A Late Qajar Kerman Masterpiece of Courtly Taste
Located in Dallas, TX
79443 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 04'11 x 07'08. This hand knotted wool antique Kerman rug belongs to a fleeting and highly coveted moment in Persian weaving history—the graceful tra...
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Rugs On Net Fine Floral Light Blue and Cream Antique Persian Kerman Rug Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Carpet ( 9' x 11'9" - 275 x 360 ) Antique Kerman Persian Hand Knotted Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exquisite example of Persian weaving tradition s...
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Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Persian Lavar Kerman rug, this elegant small-format piece exemplifies the refined pictorial and floral artistry for which Lavar Kerman weaving is celebrated. Th...
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Persian Qum Design Panel Rug hand-knotted with trees of life
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
This beautiful hand-knotted oriental rug was made of fine wool. It is very decorative and has a stunning luster. The tile shaped fields contrasts with the creme border. The carpet ha...
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Bobyrug’s Nice antique Rashti Douzi embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice 19th century Rashti Douzi embroidery. Discover a timeless work of art: a delicate embroidery dating back to the late 19th century. Handcrafted with silk threads that shimmer ele...
Wool, Silk
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Persian Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
This Early 20th century Persian Kerman rug, measuring 2' 0" x 2' 9", is a finely woven example of the celebrated Kerman weaving tradition. Kerman rugs are renowned for their delicate...
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Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Ivory / Blue Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Fine Traditional Handwoven Luxury Wool Ivory / Blue Rug. Size: 7'-11" X 10'-3"
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with a large central floral medallion living in a field of even more clustered flowers, surrounded by a wide and elaborate border wi...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with a central floral medallion with a stepped floral pattern with myriad flowers radiating out form the center, and filling a field ...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
The most mesmerizing early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with an incredible densely woven field of myriad floral clusters radiating out from a central medallion, and surrounded by ...
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Rare Oversized Kirman Persian Rug – 15' x 26' – Hand-Knotted Wool
Located in Norwalk, CT
A breathtaking antique Kirman rug with monumental scale and exquisite detail. Features a tree-of-life medallion, rich floral motifs, and layered borders in deep blue, crimson, and go...
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Antique Late 19th Century Persian Lavar Kerman Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
The city and province of Kerman is geographically isolated in the great desert of southern Persia. An industry of both shawl and carpet production has flourished there since the Safa...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Persian Kerman Rug, Stately Decadence Meets Refined Sophistication
Located in Dallas, TX
78162 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 11'02 x 13'09. Embarking on a journey through time, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Kerman rug epitomizes the union of stately decadence and...
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Midcentury Handmade Persian Yazd Large Carpet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Yazd large size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 10" x 15' 3".
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Vintage Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The delightful powder blue ground complimented by the ivory and soft floral designs creates a rug that will sit so well in a wide selection of rooms.
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Classic 1920s Beige Ground Floral Antique Persian Kerman Rug 8'8" x 19'9" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
1920s Persian Kerman Carpet ( 8'8" x 19'9" - 264 x 602 cm ) This exceptional Persian weaving exemplifies the high standards of early 20th-century Kerman production. The fine wool pi...
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Antique Persian Blue and Rose Floral Palmettes Kirman Large Rug
Located in New York, NY
Kirman is an ancient city, with an incredible history going back over a thousand years. Marco Polo was one of the first westerners to view Kirman rugs. The city is located in the cen...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with the most elaborately woven pattern with myriad swirling trees and flowering vines culminating with two birds sitting on...
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$14,995Sale Price|40% Off
Antique Savonnerie Style Persian Kerman Oriental Rug, Distressed, w/ Soft Colors
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Kerman oriental carpet with a seldom found European Savonnerie design, circa 1910, size 20.6 x 10.0. This rare hand-knotted carpet is a blend of two renowned weaving styles, combining the tight weave and Fine floral renderings of the Persian Kerman, along with the airy, open design and regal bearing of the European Savonnerie. This lovely carpet also has a unique color palette, with tones of light blue, blue-green, earth tones, and ivory, recalling the colors of nature, and bringing to mind the sea, the sky, and ice. Part of the newly introduced PGNY Distressed Antique Rug...
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Antique Persian Hunting Scene Kerman Rug. Size: 14' 8" x 22' 8"
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Large Oversized Antique Persian Hunting Scene Kerman Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rug, Circa Date: 1880. Size: 14 ft 8 ...
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Antique Persian Kirman Lavar Rug, circa 1880
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Antique Persian Kirman Lavar Rug, circa 1880. Some of the finest rugs in the world come from the famous weaving area known as Lavar or Ravar. Situated aro...
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Distressed Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, Vintage Kirman Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
76515, distressed vintage Persian Kerman rug, Vintage Kirman area rug. Delicately weathered and well-loved this vintage Persian Kirman rug possesses a t...
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Distressed Antique Persian Kerman Rug with Rustic Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53631 Distressed Antique Persian Kerman rug with Rustic style 09'05 x 12'09. Effortlessly chic with rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool distressed antique Persian Kerman rug b...
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Distressed Antique Persian Kerman Rug with French Provincial and Georgian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
73493, distressed antique Persian Kerman rug with French Provincial and Georgian style. With an impressive array of realistic floral elements and lovingly timeworn appearance combine...
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Djoharian Collection Vintage Rug Floral Hunting Carpet Oriental 10 x 13 ft
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Royal Grandeur – Fine Hand-Knotted Kirman Floral Hunting Rug (400 x 300 cm / 13 x 10 ft) A Masterpiece fit for a Palace Experience the majestic aura of orienta...
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Zabihi Collection Botanical Celadon Green Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Persian Lavar Kerman rug featuring a tradtiional design in burgundy and celadon green Measures: 3'10" x 5'9" The province and city of Kerman in Central Persia ...
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Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Lavar Kerman Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Lavar Kerman accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 6" x 7' 1".
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Vintage Persian Kerman Oversize Rug, circa 1940 12'9 x 29'6.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Vintage Persian Kerman oversize rug, circa 1940. This truly oversize rug has wonderful detail in the design, on the red ground the flowers in a variety of styles and shapes is compli...
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Beige Antique Kerman Handmade Rosette Motif Persian Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This antique Kerman wool rug features a majestic central medallion surrounded by intricate floral motifs in rich tones of red, navy, beige, and gold. Hand-knotted in Persia, its eleg...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with the most wonderful mirrored floral pattern woven in jewel-toned colors including emerald, ruby, sapphire, and amethyst, and al...
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Vintage Red Persian Floral Kerman Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
77718 Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, 10'00 x 12'10. Classic elegance meets regal charm in this vintage Persian Kerman rug. The intricate floral design and sophisticated color palette w...
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Handmade Antique Kerman Persian Wool Rug With a Multicolor Rosette Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
This piece is an antique from the 1920s. It features a blue, yellow, and green design on a rust field. The border has a rosette motif. This rug measures 6'6" x 9'9".
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Antique Kerman Handmade Persian Wool Rug With Allover Design From the 1890's
Located in Norwalk, CT
This antique Kerman rug, from Persia dating to around 1890, features a "garden of paradise" design symbolizing heaven in Persian culture. It showcases a tree of life with grapes and ...
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Antique Hand-Woven Kirman Rug, Wool, Beige, Subdued 10'10" x 22'9"
Located in New York, NY
10'10 X 22'9. A soft and gentle design on an beige field which blends in with the border to create this hand woven Kerman rug from Persia.
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Vintage Circa 1920 Persian Kerman Rug Carpet, 9'7 x 12'7
Located in New York, NY
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 in with the field and the dark blue central ou...
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1880s Medallion Neutral & Rose Antique Persian Kerman Rug 11'2" x 20'10 Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Lavar Kerman carpet, size: 11'2" x 20'10". Curvilinear lines arrange floral bursts in this formal medallion based design with a neutral base and deep pink accents.
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Nazmiyal Collection Antique Persian Kerman Rug 9 ft 3 in x 12 ft
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Historical Storytelling Antique Persian Kerman Mashahir Pictorial Rug, Country of origin: Persia, Circa date: 1880
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Finely Woven Antique Persian Lavar Kerman Rug, circa 1900s
Located in New York, NY
Of higher "Lavar" quality, this SE Persian workshop carpet with a medium-fine weave on cotton foundation, shows a 16 large and shallower lobe dark red medallion enclosing a navy eigh...
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Outstanding Early 20th Century Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An outstanding early 20th century Persian Lavar Kirman rug with a mesmerizing pattern reminiscent of a stained-glass window woven with bold pinks, blues, reds, greens, and golds, ami...
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1880s Persian Kerman Wool Rug with Medallion Design in Tan
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning Kerman wool rug has been hand-knotted with antique craftsmanship. Its color field is a lovely tan. It is complemented by an intricately d...
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Nazmiyal Collection Antique Persian Kerman Rug 9 ft 5 in x 15 ft 6 in
Located in New York, NY
Breathtaking Antique Persian Kerman Rug Signed by Master Weaver Aboul Ghasem Kermani. Country of origin: Persia. Circa date: 1880
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