Sultanabad Persian Rug

The term sultanabad has come to distinguish the oldest and highest quality mahal carpets.

Sultanabad persian rug. For instance on april 7 1999 at sotheby s new. The sultanabad rug collection inspired by 19th c. The province is dry but it supplies much of the wheat for tehran and other cities to the east. Persian rugs from the town of sultanabad are located in the northwest province of arak.

Antique sultanabad rug country of origin. Established a manufactory in arak sultanabad whose sole objective was to produce rugs to. 7 ft 9 in x 10 ft 2 36 m x 3 05 m a vivacious collection of colors springs to life before the viewer of this. Persian rug artistry the sultanabad rug collection is traditionally styled with an eye on modern decor sensibilities.

It is the administrative center for the area. View this extensive collection of persian antique sultanabad rugs. World s largest gallery shop of authentic oriental best quality extra large area rugs runner rugs. Sultanabad is the old name for the city of arak.

The city of sultanabad now known as arak was founded in 1808 and later became the major center of rug production in iran. During the late 19th century the firm of hotz and son and ziegler and co. Sultanabad and mahal rugs are produced in the area around the city of arak which has a history of rug weaving dating back to the mid 17th century. Authentic rare antique persian sultanabad rugs oriental carpets for sale in nyc.

This has nothing to do with their desirability in the marketplace. Beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century a large increase in demand for persian rugs by western consumers transformed a millennia old art form. The town has no long standing rug weaving tradition and nothing was woven there before about 1870. Antique handmade oriental rug carpet ferhan sarouk 1908 wool rug signed rare.

Guide to antique sultanabad rugs and carpets. The city is older than these dates might indicate. In terms of classification sultanabad carpets tend to be a low quality sarouk type rug. Dlb largest rug dealer in the world.

Beautifully detailed motifs in rich colors beam from a soft wool pile with an antique patina on many styles adding an extraordinary designer look finish. An even more exclusive class in the antique sultanabad rug style referred to as the ivory sultanabads for their glowing ivory to beige grounds are now considered to be among the most highly desired persian carpets on the international market with good reason for in their finest examples their visual impact of dramatically drawn motifs against the lighter base is often beyond compare. The city was originally founded in 1808 as sultanabad and later in 1930 was renamed to the city of arak.