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Only $300

Isfahan Rug

3 foot 6 inch by 2 foot 2 inch

This is an excellent quality Persian workshop rug from a workshop in Isfahan. The rug is in new condition without flaw or blemish.

This rug is very fine and harkens back to the style of Isfahan Rug made between W.W.I and W.W.II.

For more information please visit my Guide To Isfahan Rugs & Carpets

Rug #1004-300-2679

This is a high knot count rug from one of the many smaller workshops in Isfahan. In the 16th and 17th centuries Isfahan was a major center of carpet production. By the 18th century and the Afghan Invasion major workshop production ceased entirely. Some experts interpret this to mean that no rugs were made in Isfahan until the 20th century. That of course is not true, small production continued even after the workshops closed. In Kings, Heroes, and Lovers the great Iranian scholar and artist Parviz Tanavoli published a splendid example of a 19th century Isfahan.

The more one looks at Isfahan rugs the more obvious it becomes that the rugs draw heavily on the architecture of 16th century Safavid Isfahan. The rug to the right draws heavily on the art and architecture of one of the great cities of the world.

See my Notes on Shah Abbas

Asymmetrical knot open to the left. 

Isfahans have a two level construction. One rigid weft and one sinuous weft force the knots onto two planes so that only one of the two knot nodes are visible from the back. Isfahans are among the very best rugs made in Iran (and the world) and this is an excellent example. Well suited to floor use in a better home.

Isfahans average 200 to 625 knots per square inch with a few small sized pieces up to 900 knots per square inch.

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