How do I care for my antique carpet?

Protect the textile by placing a quality breathable underlay beneath it to prevent slipping and reduce friction against hard floors. Vacuum gently with suction only, avoiding rotating brush bars that can damage aged wool pile. Rotate the rug periodically to ensure even wear from foot traffic and sun exposure. Arrange for professional hand-washing by specialists familiar with historic textiles rather than chemical dry cleaning.

How can I tell a village rug from a city piece?

Village rugs display geometric motifs, open fields, and spontaneous design choices worked on upright or horizontal floor looms by individual families. Their construction tends to be heavier and more rustic. City carpets rely on fixed cartoon guides produced by master designers, resulting in precise curvilinear florals and exceptionally fine knot counts. These workshop pieces reflect formal aesthetic traditions.

What is tribal weaving?

Tribal weaving encompasses portable art created by nomadic and semi-nomadic groups such as the Baluch, Afshar, and Kashgai peoples. These makers drew upon ancestral memories and local symbolism rather than written templates. Their works frequently feature bold geometric structures, dark palette contrasts, and charming irregularities that reveal the hand of the individual maker working in camp settings.

How are different regional styles distinguished?

Regional identities reveal themselves through specific structural habits, colour palettes, and recurring motif vocabularies unique to geographic pockets. Heriz pieces, for instance, lean towards monumental geometric medallions and sturdy brick-red tones. Khamseh and Bakhtiar rugs utilise distinct panel layouts or repeating garden motifs tied to specific tribal confederations. Examining the back of the rug often clarifies these regional origins through knotting peculiarities.

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When choosing an antique persian carpet rug, you bring home a hand-knotted piece of textile history shaped by generations of weavers.

19th century

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Rare Antique Ziegler Carpet

From Farnham Antique Carpets

£47,500

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Antique Heriz Carpet, Traditional Hard Wearing Furnishing Carpet, Circa 1920.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Heriz Carpet, Traditional Hard Wearing Furnishing Carpet, Circa 1920.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£5,300

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Old Kashan Carpet, Red Ground with All Over Design, Circa 1930.

1920 - 1940

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Old Kashan Carpet, Red Ground with All Over Design, Circa 1930.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£6,000

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Antique Kurdish Senneh/bijar Kilim. West Persia. 234cm X 150cm.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Kurdish Senneh/bijar Kilim. West Persia. 234cm X 150cm.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£285

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Antique Qashqai Tribal Kilim with Banded Design, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Qashqai Tribal Kilim with Banded Design, Circa 1900.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£3,600

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Antique Heriz Carpet with Outstanding Colour, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Heriz Carpet with Outstanding Colour, Circa 1900.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£9,750

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Antique Baluch Rug, Unusual Design with Superb Border, Circa 1880.

19th century

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Antique Baluch Rug, Unusual Design with Superb Border, Circa 1880.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£1,850

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Antique Tekke Turkmen "Wedding Dowry" Rug. Circa 1880.135cm X 128cm.

19th century

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Antique Tekke Turkmen "Wedding Dowry" Rug. Circa 1880.135cm X 128cm.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£350

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1900 - 1920

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An Antique Mahal Carpet 299x220cm

From Haliden Oriental Carpets

£4,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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An Exceptional Qum Carpet 326x238cm

From Haliden Oriental Carpets

£6,950

3+ MONTHS AGO

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The listings on this site span regional productions from Isfahan, Tabriz, and Kashan alongside rural village and tribal works from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

An Unusual Narrow of Long Narrow Proportions 433x68cm

19th century

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An Unusual Narrow of Long Narrow Proportions 433x68cm

From Haliden Oriental Carpets

£1,250

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Fine Meshed Rug, East Persia, Circa 1910, 2.20m X 1.34m

1900 - 1920

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Fine Meshed Rug, East Persia, Circa 1910, 2.20m X 1.34m

From Aaron Nejad Carpets and Rugs

£2,750

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Antique Sofreh (Dining Kilim). Lor Tribes,luristan,west Persia. 2nd Half 19th Century.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£185

3+ MONTHS AGO

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18th century

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Rare Antique Safavid Zand Era Tabriz Rug. 18th Century.204cm X 138cm.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£1,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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An Unusual Bakhtiari Runner 465x100cm

From Haliden Oriental Carpets

£1,850

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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133 X 246 Early 19th Century Highly Collectable Kurdish Rug, Sauj Bulagh Tribe

From James Cohen Antique Carpets

£6,500

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Persian Carpet Rug

Rare Antique Ziegler Carpet

Antique Heriz Carpet, Traditional Hard Wearing Furnishing Carpet, Circa 1920.

Old Kashan Carpet, Red Ground with All Over Design, Circa 1930.

Antique Kurdish Senneh/bijar Kilim. West Persia. 234cm X 150cm.

Antique Qashqai Tribal Kilim with Banded Design, Circa 1900.

Antique Heriz Carpet with Outstanding Colour, Circa 1900.

Antique Baluch Rug, Unusual Design with Superb Border, Circa 1880.

Antique Tekke Turkmen "Wedding Dowry" Rug. Circa 1880.135cm X 128cm.

An Antique Mahal Carpet 299x220cm

An Exceptional Qum Carpet 326x238cm

An Unusual Narrow of Long Narrow Proportions 433x68cm

Fine Meshed Rug, East Persia, Circa 1910, 2.20m X 1.34m

Antique Sofreh (Dining Kilim). Lor Tribes,luristan,west Persia. 2nd Half 19th Century.

Rare Antique Safavid Zand Era Tabriz Rug. 18th Century.204cm X 138cm.

An Unusual Bakhtiari Runner 465x100cm

133 X 246 Early 19th Century Highly Collectable Kurdish Rug, Sauj Bulagh Tribe

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