Persian Tabriz (Wool & Silk, Top Quality)

Persian Tabriz (Wool & Silk, Top Quality)More than 1,000 years ago, during the Safavid Dynasty, the first rug producing workshop was established in Tabriz, one of the world's oldest and highly regarded carpet manufacturing centres. Master weavers in Tabriz are among the most skilled in Persia and, as a nod to their outstanding craftsmanship, they often incorporate their signature somewhere in the border of their carpets. Hand knotted Tabriz rugs are renowned not only for their exceptional

These extremely luxurious rugs are stone washed and have an unusually short

with their cotton foundation (silk in the oldest

abstract designs with playful geometry and open fields of colour

while generally fine

From facial wrinkles in humans to rippling muscles in animals

Possibly the finest of all Afghan tribal rugs

framed by stylized floral patterns

Nomadic tribes in the district of Sirjan (in southern Iran's Fars and Kerman provinces) have a long rug weaving history that includes both Turkish and Kurdish influences

Herati (the most common) and Boteh or all-over florals

During this process the rug piles are cut short and the entire rug is stone washed

creating rugs that are tightly packed

as a nod to their outstanding craftsmanship