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Senneh
Antique Persian Senneh rugs are best known for scatter-sizes that make excellent decorative accent rugs, but they come as decorativein room-sized carpets as well. Certain of the more robust, tribal-looking antique Senneh rugs were probably woven by Kurds.
4’4 x 5’2
Qashqai Rugs
Antique Persian Qashqai rugs (sometimes spelled Ghashghai, Kashgai, or other variations) are beautiful and intricate, Tribal pile rugs. They get their name from Persian nomadic tribes that have lived in what is now southwest Iran for centuries. The Qashqai people lived in central Asia and the Caucasus region for many centuries before moving to their current home region
4’3 x 7
Nain Rug
Nain is a small village located in central Iran that has relatively recently become a renowned center for carpet weaving. Production began here in the 1930’s. Although Nains are not as old as many of the traditional Persian rugs, they retain their value in terms of construction. These rugs are often grandiose in scale, many exceeding 25 feet in length. They are also exquisite in design due to their use of silk in weaving both the foundation and fine pile of many rugs from the area.
5’6 x 8
Antique Rugs, Farahan Rugs
Antique Farahan Rugs and carpets that were woven in/around the region called Arak in west central Iran, are remarkable for their ability to combine different qualities and sensibilities. The medallion design customary on so-called Farahan is classically Persian, as is all the minor detail. This Antique Farahan Rug is hand woven wool with natural dyes.
2 x 2’7
Antique Rugs, Nain Rug
Persian Nain Rugs – Nain is a small village located in central Iran that has relatively recently become a renowned center for carpet weaving. Production began here in the 1930’s. Although Nains are not as old as many of the traditional Persian rugs, they retain their value in terms of construction
Kelim, Kurdish, Senneh
Circa 1870
4’2″ X 6’7″
It has tapestry slit technique
All saturated natural dyes
Preserved in mint conditions
Beautiful rust, ivory, green and salmon
Antique Senneh Kelim masterfully hand made from all natural wool and organic dyes.
This Antique Senneh Killim design carries two different types of tiny Love Birds (Morgh-e-Eshgh) and Fishes (Mahi/Herati). The Mahies are turning around the globe which in Persian history symbolistically is the sigh of stability and peace.
Karabah
Produced in the Karajeh, a small village near Tabriz these carpets are distinguished by their use of triple and allover medallions. Although the standard Heriz medallion is used, smaller Karajeh Persian rugs are ornamented with medallions from earlier tribal runners. Karajeh rugs use soft earth colors and use geometric patterns.
5 x 7’5
Nain Rug
Antique Nain rugs are created in Iran in the town of Nain or in nearby areas. Style and design of the Nains is heavily influenced by the Isfahan weavers, but they are easily distinguishable by the colors used. Elegant and understated, the Persian Nain rug is highly desirable and a testament to the craftsmanship of the area.
5’2 x 8’3
Malayer Rugs
Malayer Rugs – Antique rugs from the Malayer region embody an angular northwestern style that is best defined by its diversity in style and color. Malayer is a city and an eponymous county located within the province of Hamadan. It is located between Arak and the city of Hamadan.
4’4 x 6’5
Bakhtiari Rugs
The wool quality and rich color of the Bakhtiari rug is also notable, whether they utilize an urban or more tribal design idiom. Some antique Bakhtiari rugs feature especially vibrant and expressive urban Persian rug designs, steeped in classical beauty and resplendent with traditional, classical design elements.
4 x 5’5
Heriz Rugs
Heriz carpets are mostly distinguished by their rectilinear designs, a departure from the traditional arabesques and scrolls typical of Persian manufactory.
4’7 x 6’7
Isfahan Rugs
Isfahan emerged as the new, more centrally located capital of the Safavid dynasty, and it soon became a flourishing center of classical Persian art and culture supported directly by the patronage of the Safavid monarchs.
4’6 x 6’7