Isfahan Antique Carpets

Make offer 1920 s hand knotted rug antique esfahan 7 x 10 all over desigan.

Isfahan antique carpets. This name refers to carpets woven with silk golden and silver threads in persia during the 16th 18th centuries and exported to the polish lithuanian commonwealth. 1920 s hand knotted rug antique esfahan 7 x 10 all over desigan. Antique isfahan rugs or esfahans rugs claim a very proud tradition among persian rugs going back to safavid times in the seventeenth century. The high knot density antique carpets in which isfahan excelled continued to be woven in the late 19th and 20th centuries maintaining the original inspiration and attention to refinement and detail.

Some isfahani rugs became known in western europe as polish rugs or polonaise rugs. Largest selection of handmade persian carpets and rugs such as the premium silk carpets from qom tabriz isfahan and others places. Antique hand made persian isfahan mobarake wool rug carpet nice 200x132 cm. They were commissioned by wealthy polish noblemen and decorated with their coats of arms.

The patterns are often inspired by the mosques tile works or the gardens of the cities and palaces. Isfahan was then the capital of persia and many of the court quality carpets of this period that survive today have been attributed to isfahan. The persian legend collection of classic antique rug reproductions is an inspired display of our skill in recreating prized rugs from persia s greatest rug making capitals. Make offer area rug 7 x 10 blue isfahan fine bamboo silk belgium 900 kpsi qum rug traditional genuine hand knotted isfahan persian wool area rug 8x11 large size 1 752 68.

The timeless motifs of tabriz lavar kerman and isfahan are reborn in the pure hand tufted wool new zealand pile of this. Carpets from isfahan have high class when it comes to the composition of the patterns materials and designs. They are characterized by thin often carpets with extremly high knot density shah abbas pattern but figural motifs also occur. Like a trip through the history of persia.

Fine antique persian isfahan carpet red field center medallion blue accents w 120 in. Some of them were later resold to west european buyers who were often convinced of their polish origin hence their name. Persian isfahan tree of life carpet circa 1890 1900 w 58 in. Adding to that the fantastic owners and the hospitality they offer make isfahan gallery a destination that everyone should visit.