Guide to Persian Rugs Oriental Rugs and Persian Carpets

The Persian Rug Guides:

Hundreds of villages in Iran produce Persian Rugs so as I collect data I am creating area guides to the different types. These are expanded sections where I have gone into more depth on types of rugs.

• Guide to Afshar Rugs
• Guide to American Sarouk Carpets
• Guide to Bakhtiari Village Rugs
• Notes on Bakshaish Rugs and Carpets
• Guide to Bijar Carpets
• Guide to Mashad Rugs and Carpets
• Guide to Hamadan Rugs
• Guide To Heriz Rugs & Carpets
• Guide To Isfahan Rugs & Carpets
• Guide to Kashan Rugs & Carpets
• Guide to Kerman Rugs & Carpets
• Notes on Kurdish Weaving
• Guide to Lilihan area rugs and carpets
• Guide to Mahal Rugs & Carpets
• Guide to Malayer Rugs
• Guide to Nain Rugs and Carpets
• Notes on Polonaise Rugs
• Guide to Qashqai Rugs
• Guide to Qum Rugs and Carpets
• Guide To Sabzavar
• Guide to Sarouk carpets
• Notes on Serab and Serapi Rugs and Carpets
• Guide to Shahsevan
• Guide to Tabriz Carpets
• Guide To Yezd Carpets

Persian Rugs and Carpets By Name

Notes on Saddle Rugs

Notes on Persian Bags

A Guide to Wagireh Sampler Rugs

Miscellaneous Persian Rugs

Abadeh Persian Rugs

• Blue cotton wefting is typical in Abadeh rugs.
• Abadeh Rugs Guide
• Abadeh Rugs Guide

Abolvardi

• Abolvardi Rug
• Abolvardi Rug, Mid 20th C.

Afshar: Persian Rugs

• Guide to Afshar Rugs
• Afshar Rugs Guide

Amoghli Persian Carpets

• Amoghli Workshop Carpets

Ardabil Persian Carpets

• Ardabil Rugs Guide

Bakhtiari Persian Carpets

• Guide to Bakhtiari Village Rugs

Luri/Bahktiari Persian Carpets

• Lori of Fars
  • Southwest Persian Luri Carpet 19th C.
  • The Rippon Boswell Fars Region Luri Bag Face
  • Fars Lori Rug Circa 1880
  • The Cocoon Small Persian Bag
  • A good Lori gabbeh, Fars, C. 1900
  • Lori gabbeh, Fars, Nat. Color C. 1920
  • Abadeh Rug by the Feili Lors Circa 1920
  • Lori gabbeh, Fars, C. 1920-40
  • Circa 1930 Bolvardi or Dehbozorgi Lors rug,
  • Lori Rug, Fars C. 1930-40
  • Lori Rug, Shiraz C. 1930
  • Lori rug, Fars, C. 1900
  • Lori Long Rug, Fars C. 1930
  • W&W Modern Lori carpet lot 190
• Bahktiarri
  • Luri Bahktiari Bag
  • Luri Bahktiari Camel Bag
  • Luri Bahktiari Camel Double Bag
  • Luri Bahktiari Saddle Bag
  • Antique Luri/Bahktiari Spindle Bag
  • Luri Bahktiari Salt Bag
• Kerman Luri
  • Kerman Luri Sumac Bag
• Veramin Area
  • Rippon Boswell Veramin Region Luri
• The Marvadim Luri Bag
• Antique Luri Bag Face w/ broken border.

Bakshaish

• See Notes on Bakshaish Rugs and Carpets

Bidjar Persian Carpets

Borchalu: Persian Carpets

• Borchalu village rug W&W
• Borchalu Village Rug W&W
• Borchalu Village Rug W&W
• Antique Borchalu Rug
• Borchalu Carpet
• Borchalu Carpet (New)
• Borchalu Carpet

Doroksh Persian Rug

• Guide to East Persian Rugs and Carpets
• Dorokhsh Carpes Guide

Fars Persian Carpets

• Fars - Danicheh-khair village Rug
• Neiriz rug, Fars Province

Feraghan Sarouk Persian Carpets

Gabbeh:

• Gabbeh (Modern) Rug

Garmsar rugs

• Garmsar Kilim circa 1900 Rippon Boswell Lot 32

Hamadan:

• Guide to Hamadan Rugs

Guide To Heriz Rugs & Carpets:

Huseinabad Rug

Guide To Isfahan Rugs & Carpets:

An Esfahan rug, circa 1900

An Esfahan rug, circa 1930

An Esfahan rug, circa 1950

An early 20th century Esfahan carpet, lot 69

An Esfahan carpet, circa 1930 lot 44

Sotheby's 17th C. Isfahan Carpet

Feraghan Persian Carpets

• Guide to Feraghan Rugs & Carpets

Hashtrud Rug
Northwest Persian, southern Azerbaijian. Due east of MIYANEH southeast of Tabriz. Hashtrud is the southern boundry of Persian Azerbajan. There are Shahsavan in the Hashtrud and Mianyeh areas.

• JP Willborg Hashtrud Rug Circa: 1910-1930
• JP Willborg Hashtrud Rug dated 1910

A Heriz silk small carpet, lot 104

Joshagan Persian rugs

• Joshegan Rug
• Joshegahns and Meimehs?
• Joshagan carpet, C. 1900 Sotheby's
• Joshagan carpet Late 19th C. Sotheby's

Jozan Persian rugs

• Jozan village rug C. 1920, W&W lot 141

Kalardasht Persian rugs or Kelardasht Persian rugs
Kalardasht is in Mazandaran province near Roodbarak, Roodbarak

• JP Willborg Kalardasht Rug Circa: 1930
• Persian Kelardasht rug 25 - 35 years old on eBay
• Persian Kelardasht rug 5 by 10 on eBay

Kelardasht Persian rugs

• Nagel semi-antique Kelardasht Rug Lot 87
• Persian Kelardasht rug 3rd Quarter 20th Century on eBay
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Karaja Persian rugs

• The Doris Eder Karadja Runner no. 192
• Antique Karaja Runner
• Semi-Antique Karaja Runner
• Karaja
• New Karaja Runner
• New Karaja Runner
• Karaja Carpet C. 1930 W&W lot 277

Guide to Kashan Rugs & Carpets:

A "Mohtashem" Kashan rug, lot 103

Kashmar Persian rugs

• Kashmar Persian Carpet
• Please! What is my rugs? Kashmar?

Guide to Kerman Rugs & Carpets

Khamseh Confederation Persian rugs

• The Shehady 1850-1870 Khamseh Long Rug
• Khamseh confederacy pictorial rug
• The James Opie Khamseh Lion Rug 2nd half 19th
• 2nd Half 19th Baharlu/Khamseh rug W&W
• Herat.com Khamseh Rug 1860-1880 # 167
• The Close family Khamseh Bird Rug c. 1880
• Hazara Gallery Khamseh Bird Rug 3rd quat. 19th
• Baharlu Khamseh Rug about 1880-1900 W&W
• The Rothberg Khamseh confederacy rug 19th c.
• Hazara Gallery Arab Khamseh Rug late 19th c.
• Late 19th C. Baharlu Rug of the Khamseh W&W
• Baharlu Carpet of the Khamseh Confederation c. 1880 - 1910 W&W

Bird Rugs of South Persia

Khorossan Persian rug

Notes on Kurdish Weaving

Notes on Lamberan

Lavar Kirman Carpet

Lilihan Persian Carpets

• Guide to Lilihan area rugs and carpets

Luri Persian Rugs

• See Luri/Bahktiarri

Mahal

• Guide to Mahal Rugs & Carpets

Antique 7 x 10 Mahal Carpet

Malayer Persian Carpets

• Guide to Malayer Rugs

Mashhad Persian Carpets

• Mashhad Carpets

Maslaghan Persian Rugs

• Maslaghan is a village due east of Hamadan in the Karaghan area near Kerdar and Nobearan. For many years those rugs were attributed Mosul and were thought to be Kurdish.
• Notes on the Jim Bowen's Maslaghan
• Early 20th C. Maslaghan Village Rug
• Looks like a Kakaberu with the "lightening bolt" design. However Kakaberu are double wefted and Maslaghan are single wefted.
• Mazlaghan Persian Rug C. 1920 W&W lot 98
• Mazlaghan Persian Rug D. 1904-5 W&W lot 120

Meschkin Persian Rugs

• Meshkin Prayer Rug Rippon Boswell lot 37
• Rippon Boswell Meschkin Runner 2nd half 19th C. Rippon Boswell
• Old Meschkin Rug Van-Ham 
• Older Meschkin Rug Van-Ham 

Mid 20th C. Mianeh Rug Van-Ham 

Nahavend Rug W&W

Nain Persian Carpets

• Nain carpet mid 20th c. Sotheby's lot 76
• Nain part-silk carpet, mid 20th c. Sotheby's lot 451

Neiriz rug, Fars Province

Northwest Persian Rugs

• Northwest Persian Rug
• Northwest Persia or Transcaucasia Bag Face
• Northwest Persian Camel Runner
• The David Sylvester Northwest Persian Carpet,
•  Azerbaijan carpet, South Caucasus/Northwest Persia Sotheby's
• A Northwest Persian Shrub and Medallion Carpet late 18th c. Sotheby's lot 186
• Cruciform Medallion Northwest Persian knotted pile bagface C. 1880 Nagel Lot 81
• Northwest Persian Carpet C. 1880 Sotheby's lot 22
• Northwest Persian Carpet C. 1800 Sotheby's lot 185
• Northwest Persian runner C. 1890 Sotheby's lot 84
• Northwest Persian gallery carpet C. 1880 Sotheby's lot 198

Polonaise Persian Rugs

• Notes on Polonaise Rugs

Qashqai Persian Rugs

• Guide to Qashqai Rugs

Qazvin Persian Carpets

• Qazvin (Kazvin) Floral Meditation Carpet

• Ghaswin. Mitte 20. Jh. Van-Ham 

New Qoltug Bijar Oriental Rug

New Qoltuq Bidjar

Qum Persian Rugs

• Guide to Qum Rugs and Carpets

NW Persian Afshan Fragment Rare Elements

Sabzavar Persian Carpets

• Guide To Sabzavar

A Safavid carpet border fragment

A circa 1900 Sarab Rug

Sarab. Alt Runner Van-Ham 

Guide to Sarouk carpets

Sennah Persian Carpets

• Silk Warp Senna Rug circa 1900. Sotheby's lot 130
• Sennah Wagireh Rippon Boswell
• A Silk Weft Senna rug
• 4 by 9 Sennah Kelim
• Antique Sennah Kelim
• Sannah or Gerus Bijar Runner
• Sennah or Gerus Bijar
• Sannah or Gerus Bijar Runner
• Sennah Kurdish Runner
• What is a Seneh rug and what does it look like?
• Notes on Robert de Calatchi
• Senna Rug Circa 1900 Sotheby's
• Senneh Rug C. 1920-1930 DM Reuben

Saraband Persian Carpets

• Saraband Rug
• Saraband Runner Late 19th century
• Saraband kelleh, about 1900-20
• Saraband Runner C. 1950

Sotheby's James K. Marechal Serab Carpet last quarter 19th C. lot 136

Shahsavan

• Guide to Shahsavan Weaving

Shiraz Persian Rugs

• Older Shiraz Rug

• Older Shiraz Carpet

• Hajji Rahimpour is the leading dealer in the Vakil Bazaar in Shiraz Iran. Hajji Rahimpour is known as a man to trust and has been raised to near mythic proportion by the writings of the world renowned Author, dealer, and lecturer, James Opie.

Shooshtar (Shoshtar) Kelim

Songhor

Songhor Kelley Rug dated 1800 Rippon Boswell Lot 133

Tabriz Persian Carpets

• Guide to Tabriz Carpets

Notes on State Department Carpets

Teheran Persian Carpets

• A Teheran carpet,

• Teheran Part-Silk Carpet C. 1925 Sotheby's lot 159

• Fine Teheran Rug n.d. Christie's Lot 46

Veramin Persian Carpets

• The Rippon Boswell Veramin Band

• The Frauenknecht Part Pile Veramin bagface 19th c.

• Ziya Bozoglu's Textile Art Persian Pile Mafrash

• Rippon Boswell Veramin Rug C. 1900 lot 37

• Veramin carpet C. 1940 W&W lot 252

• Veramin carpet 2nd half 20th C. W&W lot 187

• Shah Abbas Pattern in 2003

Yalameh Persian Rugs

• Yahlameh
• Yalameh rug, C. 1930-50 W&W lot 7

Guide To Yezd Carpets

Persian Rugs and Carpet

Turkish Rugs

Turkmen Rugs

wwwPersianCarpetGuide.com

Caucasian Rugs