Antique Tehran Carpet

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Antique tehran carpet.

1900 this captivating tehran carpet has a look and feel that one would expect from many traditional persian carpets but carpets from tehran used traditional motifs and designs and added their own details that make them unique this carpet has a high level of detail and shows a mastery. 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. Opal trade center saadat abaad tehran iran. 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. Antique tehran rugs set the standard for quality and workmanship. The museum was designed by farah pahlavi who was the last queen of iran before leaving the country due to impending revolution. Soheil shopping center north allameh tabatabaee saadat abaad tehran iran.

Several borders frame around each other throughout the work sewn in earthy browns cool beiges rich taupes and delicate creams. Most high quality tehran rugs pre date 1945. History of the tehran carpet museum of iran. In the late 1800s the art of persian weaving experienced a revival of popularity and tehran became the locus for persian rug production.

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. 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. 09 30 to 13 30 16 30 to 21 30 fridays are closed. Minuscule details are gorgeously presented throughout the tehran carpet to create a vivacious tapestry of floral elements and dancing petals.

Antique persian rugs circa date. Saturday to thursday. Antique tehran rugs rugs began to be produced in tehran the modern persian capital in the late nineteenth century to early 20th century. Beautiful oversized antique tehran carpet rug type country of origin.

Woven by expert weavers the variety of pale blues and indigo deeper dyes are stunning. Antique tehran rugs are not only high quality they are also rare.