How old are most antique Tabriz rugs for sale?

The dealer-entered date field runs from 1870 to 1930, and 145 of the 163 listings carry a clean year. That is one of the tighter date ranges you will meet in a rug category. The 1920s dominate at 57 listings, with the 1900s next at 37. The 1870s, 1880s and 1910s are all thin by comparison.

What size are Tabriz carpets usually?

Sampled dimensions cluster around 3.4 to 4 metres by 2.1 to 3 metres, sizes like 353 x 284cm and 382 x 285cm recurring throughout the archive. Smaller scatter rugs run around 1.5 to 2.1 metres by 1 to 1.5 metres. At the far end, the largest recorded is a palace-size carpet at 6.43m x 3.78m, and the smallest sampled is about 1.50m x 1.02m.

Are silk Tabriz rugs common on the market?

No. Silk or part-silk accounts for 8 of the 163 titles, roughly one in twenty. They range from modest part-silk rugs to a silk prayer rug of about 1890 and a pair of part-silk runners. Silk pieces sit high in the range regardless of size.

What do names like Haji Jalili mean in a title?

They are workshop attributions, and they appear with varied spelling: Haji Jalili, Hadja Jalili, Hajji Jalili. Benlian and Benylian turn up in a similar number of titles. Some are stated flatly, some hedged, and one sampled title reads maybe Benlian. Several other pieces are described only as signed, meaning a woven cartouche is present without the name being identified. Attributed pieces sit well above the median across the archive.

Which designs turn up in this category?

Floral and medallion layouts dominate, with all-over fields the main alternative. Herati and vase designs are both named in titles, the latter often called Safavid-inspired. Pictorial and figural work is scattered, perhaps one listing in ten: hunting scenes, Tree of Life, garden designs, birds and lions, and two separate carpets depicting Ahmad Shah. Prayer-format pieces are a small group, including a double-column silk example.

How many Tabriz carpets come up for sale each year?

Around fifteen pieces a year come to market across Sellingantiques, listed by about fifteen dealers. Matched pairs appear more often than you might expect: pairs of rugs, pairs of carpets, and a pair of part-silk runners measuring 608 x 129cm each.

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Hand-knotted wool pile carpets from Tabriz in north-west Persia, woven in commercial workshops from the later nineteenth century onwards, largely in furnishing sizes made for European and North American rooms.