Antique Mahal Carpet

An ancient Mahal carpet, woven with great precision, the vines and smaller floral motifs connect beautifully with the larger palmettes, and float exquisitely on the deep indigo blue background.  The faded yellow border has an intricate and elegant leaf design, well proportioned and spaced out, the yellow dye is just stunning, one of our favourite colours. Often using saffron, weld or even pomegranate peel it was an expensive dye to produce and we can see why on this exceptional carpet.

Woven with a Mahal weave in the area of Sultanabad, Persia - this piece was hand-created around 1870 and with this we can see some lower areas of pile height.  No holes, rips or tears and structurally in great order.  The minimal wear and fading over the last 150 years leave us with a very handsome carpet, which would be easy to place in already finished interior or build a scheme with.

We offer a professional home visit service, having visited customers in their own homes all over the UK for over 30 years. We feel it is vital to view carpets and rugs at home, so you can make the ideal choice, trying various options in a room. A free, no obligation service we have offered since 1990.

Book a visit to our barn showroom if you prefer, we have over 1000 antique and contemporary carpets, rugs and runners on offer.  We are located in the small village of Crondall in Surrey, around an hours drive from London.

Reserve this carpet for your project or home, and you can organise a home or showroom visit soon.  We offer our reservation service, so you do not miss out on the carpet or rug you love, but may not be quite ready to purchase.

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.