26520-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'0" x 2'0"/91cm x 61cm

26520-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'0" x 2'0"/91cm x 61cmNR: 26520Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 3'0" x 2'0" 91cm x 61cmCountry: 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.

Size: 9'10" x 2'8"/300cm x 81cm

NR: 26142Location: SaroughSize: 7'3" x 4'4"/221cm x 132cmCountry: IranPile: WoolBase: Cotton

and 3' in width

NR: 19260

NR: 24173Location: TurkmenSize: 4'2" x 2'0" Country: IranPile: WoolBase: Cotton

the two guards have rosettes joined by a snake-like decoration and the central one repeats the decorative motifs of the field

The borders are a version of the traditional Persian turtle border

Size: 9'9" x 6'11"/ 297cm x 211cm

NR: 23809Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 6'8" x 6'6"Country: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

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gabbeh are tribal rugs woven in the south central Zagros mountain range and their plains by the Lori and Gashgai tribes

usually as many as five threads