26667 - Hand-knotted Contemporary Chobi Ziegler /Modern Carpet/Rug / Size: 2'0" x1'3"/61cm x 38cm

26667 - Hand-knotted Contemporary Chobi Ziegler /Modern Carpet/Rug / Size: 2'0" x1'3"/61cm x 38cmNR: 26667 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 2'0" x 1'3" 61cm x 38cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Introduction: 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. Using

NR: 24794Location: Bakhtiar Antique(Circa 1930-1940)Size: 14'3" x 10'2"/434cm x 310cmCountry: IranPile: WoolBase: Cotton

NR: 26297Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 2'9" x 1'9"/84cm x 53cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

Some specimens also have four corners decorated with the same motifs (Shah Abbas) and colors as those represented in the central medallion

They are classic borders with a central band and two flanking guards

or even bazaars around the globe

NR: 25696Location:  Royal HerizSize: 12'1" x 9'1"/368cm x 277cmCountry: IndiaPile: WoolBase: Cotton

With their soft bluish grays

Other villages in the area important for carpet production are Sarab to the southwest

Location: Balutch Tent Band circan 1940-1950

Located at the north-western side of the country with a population of approximately 2 Million people

NR: 24493

Size: 2'3" x 2'2"