26546-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cm

26546-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cmNR: 26546 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 2'0" x 1'3" 61cm x 38cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: 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

NR: 24603Location: Royal Vasighi

NR: 26175Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

similar to those employed in the nearby village of Sarough

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Afghan knotters only had access to: black

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but the most common motif and one by which a Ghashgai may be identified are the pole medallions and the hebatlu design which are like diamond shaped lozenge by itself in the center of the carpet or repeated along the length twice or three times according to the size of the carpet

This type of rug has a silk and wool pile on a silk base and has a fine “double-knot” weave

and they go all the way to 12' in length

NR: 24936Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 2'0" x 1'5"/61cm x 43cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

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