Antique Tabriz Rug

1900 - 1920

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

A very fine and elegant antique Tabriz rug, woven in the city of Tabriz, Persia, around 120 years ago. With a detailed scrolling vine design which floats around the connecting floral motifs, the expert weaver really has executed the pattern beautifully. The weaver would have had a 'Cartoon' which is a drawing of the pattern, to know precisely where to place each knot. Remarkable to think the skill these weavers had in the late 19th century, when demand for exporting Persian rugs was at a high.

Difficult to obtain this lovely pale blue dye, which really is a stunning tone that sits with the reddish brown tones and ivory whites, which add the lightness to this rug. The weave is fine, woven on a cotton foundation and the pile height is cut very fine, with a good medium pile height all over. Finer city rugs such as this never had a high wool pile, the intricate design would get lost otherwise. All in all a real masterpiece of Tabriz weaving, in excellent order.

Request a home visit to try this beautiful antique Tabriz rug in situ, we love to travel all over the UK showing our carpets and rugs in customers homes. Our professional home visit service is a free, no obligation service we have offered for 30 years. Or visit our barn showroom in the small village of Crondall, Surrey soon, you can book in a visit to us Monday to Saturday.

Physical Dimensions

Height

204cm (80.32")

Width

135cm (53.15")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA931852

Dealers Internal Reference

10083

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

A very fine and elegant antique Tabriz rug, woven in the city of Tabriz, Persia, around 120 years ago.

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With a detailed scrolling vine design which floats around the connecting floral motifs, the expert weaver really has executed the pattern beautifully.

Farnham Antique Carpets

The weaver would have had a 'Cartoon' which is a drawing of the pattern, to know precisely where to place each knot. Remarkable to think the skill these weavers had in the late 19th century, when demand for exporting Persian rugs was at a high.

fig 1. Antique Tabriz rug — fig 1. Antique Tabriz Rug

Difficult to obtain this lovely pale blue dye, which really is a stunning tone that sits with the reddish brown tones and ivory whites, which add the lightness to this rug. The weave is fine, woven on a cotton foundation and the pile height is cut very fine, with a good medium pile height all over. Finer city rugs such as this never had a high wool pile, the intricate design would get lost otherwise. All in all a real masterpiece of Tabriz weaving, in excellent order.

fig 2. Antique Tabriz rug — fig 2. Antique Tabriz Rug

Request a home visit to try this beautiful antique Tabriz rug in situ, we love to travel all over the UK showing our carpets and rugs in customers homes. Our professional home visit service is a free, no obligation service we have offered for 30 years. Or visit our barn showroom in the small village of Crondall, Surrey soon, you can book in a visit to us Monday to Saturday.