Very fine Persian Dabir Kashan in perfect condition, c-1920.
Unusual purple red background color.
High density knotting woven from kork wool, creating an intricate design.
From the mid-19th to the early 20th century the finest quality rugs from Kashan were called Dabir and said to be from the workshop of Dabir.
Kashan is a city in North Central Iran. We know that there was production of Persian Carpet at Royal workshops in the 17th and early 18th century.
9'10" x 12'7" Unusual Tree of life Persian Lavar Kerman carpet. c-1920.
This exquisite antique Kerman is inspired by the fabric and wallpapers designed by William Morris. It depicts an Oriental garden or paradise theme with the tree of life, but in place of the symmetrical presentation and animal or human inhabitants customary in Persian designs of this type, this one is asymmetrical and almost entirely floral, which, like much of its detail, recalls Neo-medieval design and gold-on-black coloration of Morris's work.
10'8" x 14'2" Classic Ivory Persian Kashan, c-1930.
Its ivory background color is very unique as oppose to the red background color of the most Persian Kashan carpets. The rug is absolutely in perfect condition and with full vegetable dye fine wool.
10' x 13'7" Antique Persian heriz carpet, C-1910 with chromatic multi colors over bright red background field the rug is surrounded by very unusual attractive wide border.
Walter Nichols was great American rug producers (the Art Deco rugs which he did not originate them ) in Tientsin. The rugs made of wool and silk with bold vibrant colors and the pattern are pictorial scenes and trees, birds, clouds, mountains, dragons, butterfly and flowers. The production of Art Deco rugs started from 1910s-1950s, and mostly with western influence.
Walter Nichols was great American rug producers (the Art Deco rugs which he did not originate them ) in Tientsin. The rugs made of wool and silk with bold vibrant colors and the pattern are pictorial scenes and trees, birds, clouds, mountains, dragons, butterfly and flowers. The production of Art Deco rugs started from 1910s-1950s, and mostly with western influence.
The city of Sultanabad (which is now known as Arak) was founded, in the early 1800s, as a center for commercial rug production in Iran. During the late 19th century, the firm of Hotz and Son and Ziegler and Co. established a manufacturer in Arak / Sultanabad whose sole objective was to produce rugs to meet the western demands.
