26329-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cm

26329-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cmNR: 26329Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 2'0" x 1'3" 61cm x 38cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton CHOBI ZIEGLER Details: In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacturing company in Arak (Sultanabad), Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altman & Co. and Liberty of London, to modify fanciful 16th and 17th century Eastern designs for the more restrained Western taste.

There is often a medallion in the center

and the tauk muska guls are used on antique Yomud rugs

Size: 1'11" x 2'0"

even texture

four narrow and one central wide one

Until the 1970s

but these general characteristics typify this enduringly popular style

The guards are decorated with rosettes and octagonal stars as well as a series of other geometric shapes

NR: 19398Location:  Royal Shirvan Size: 8'3" x 5'8" /251cm x 173cmCountry: Azerbaijan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

Size: 11'5" x 8'5" / 348cm x 257cm

In contemporary items the palette is more pastel and technical perfection is generally of greater importance than artistic flair

Some rare examples exist which are made entirely of silk