A very rare green coloured antique Ziegler carpet from the famed and world renown Ziegler & Co workshop in Sultanabad, Persia dating from 1883-1890.  The reason this carpet is rarer than most antique Ziegler''s is the main colour palette is this exceptional green colour!  To produce green dyes was an expensive process, it required double dyeing - dying the wool blue and then yellow using saffron.  A time consuming and expensive colour.  The Ziegler & Co workshop produced some of the best dyes of the late 19th century and they have faded and oxidised over the years adding tremendous character.The condition is fantastic on this late 19th century Ziegler carpet, a good solid wool pile throughout the carpet.  No significant wear or restoration.Further history about Ziegler carpets: In 1883, Ziegler and Co, of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad Persia, which employed designers from major western department stores such as B. Altman & Co of New ...