Antique Tehran Carpet

An antique tehran carpet woven with a silk foundation and large amount of silk highlights detailing the animals and flowers on a finely spun wool pile.

Antique tehran carpet.

Fine antique tehran rugs are one of the most highly respected of all persian rug styles by connoisseurs and collectors alike because of their incredibly fine craftsmanship and inventive use of exquisitely rendered primarily botanical and pictorial designs. Antique tehran rugs rugs began to be produced in tehran the modern persian capital in the late nineteenth century to early 20th century. They tended to be made with classical persian designs of medallion and allover type and sometimes with pictorial motifs. Minuscule details are gorgeously presented throughout the tehran carpet to create a vivacious tapestry of floral elements and dancing petals.

Several borders frame around each other throughout the work sewn in earthy browns cool beiges rich taupes and delicate creams. Beautiful oversized antique tehran carpet rug type country of origin. This carpet has beautiful animals in the design and is a remarkable fine weave. A rare near perfect condition antique tehran carpet with beautiful colours and an elegant floral design highlighted by silk.

Woven by expert weavers the variety of pale blues and indigo deeper dyes are stunning. Pahlavi was known for her extensive active interest in promoting and contributing to iran s arts and culture. Antique persian rugs circa date. History of the tehran carpet museum of iran.

Soheil shopping center north allameh tabatabaee saadat abaad tehran iran. For over 50 years our passion has been to find the rare antique rug or carpet that connotes the true artist sometimes in those pieces that. Most high quality tehran rugs pre date 1945. There are tehran prayer rugs as well.

Opal trade center saadat abaad tehran iran. Antique tehran rugs set the standard for quality and workmanship. In the late 1800s the art of persian weaving experienced a revival of popularity and tehran became the locus for persian rug production. Whether called antique persian carpets or rugs silk persians heriz persians antique oriental or antique european carpets the most prized floor weavings in the world go by a variety of similar names.

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