Since the 18th Century, Farahan carpets from between Arak and Kashan have ranked among the best decorative carpets and rugs in Persia.  The various mosaic designs of these rugs, of which there are around 20 variants compose of, the famous ''Herati'' pattern, central motif designs, tree of life prayer designs and diamonds filled with rosettes.  The border designs are ornamented with angular palmettes, leaves, rosettes.  Colours tend to be light blue, purple/mauve tones, yellow or rare natural white ground.This 150 year old Farahan has such character and sublime natural faded dyes, the muted red/pinkish border is a really wonderful contrasting colour with the deep blue almost black background it brings the old greens and light blues and pinks to the surface on the floral motifs. Some lower areas of pile, as you can see in the additional images, but still a strong and durable antique carpet, supplied with our anti-slip underlay.If you would like to view this early antique Farahan ...