Guide To Antique Persian Rugs

Antique persian and other oriental rugs can be divided into four general traditions.

Guide to antique persian rugs.

Browse the guide to antique persian ardabil rugs carpets. The unique designs of persian carpets date back more than 2 500 years to a time when all carpets were custom made and hand woven. Plus expert appraisal valuation free sales advice and brokerage services free sale prices values wish list and more find 150 specialist categories bath antiques online buy sell value. See today s antique persian rugs for sale best offer and auction.

On the opposite end of the spectrum are the tribal rugs woven in encampments and small villages with designs that are geometric and an atmosphere that is decidedly casual. Although there doesn t seem to be any indication of just how long they ve been around the oldest oriental rug found intact is one found in siberia by a russian archaeologist in the 1940s. Antique persian rugs guide. A quick overview of things to look for when buying a silk rug.

An overview of the persian oriental antique carpet trade. The oriental rugs which also include persian rugs can be made in the middle east or asia such as india egypt china pakistan and iran. Persian rugs are a true representation of the ancient persian culture and art. Flowers and geometric figures are imbued with deep symbolism and colors and shape carry deep meaning the term antique persian rugs refers to those rugs that were made in modern day iran making the term antique iranian rugs practically interchangeable.

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The antique persian rugs are from iran and most of the times you will find imitation of these rugs from countries such as china turkey pakistan and. In the antique persian rug world the mundane becomes the mysterious. Guide to antique persian rugs carpets. Rug patterns were specific to different tribes and no two villages had identical pieces.

Browse free antique persian rugs price value guide appraisals valuations free sale advice. Genuine carpets from iran formerly known as persia are treasured by collectors world. Today the term is used to identify style technique and design rather than identifying the region it came from. Owning a persian carpet is like owning a valuable piece of history.

Persian rugs are oriental rugs but not all oriental rugs are persian rugs. The most formal curvilinear and classical in their ambiance are persian city rugs.