26268-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'8" x 1'6"/81cm x 46cm

26268-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'8" x 1'6"/81cm x 46cmNR: 26268Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 2'8" x 1'6" 81cm x 46cmCountry: 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.

They are easily distinguishable from other Persian rugs

These oriental beauties are made on vertical looms with both the warp and the weft being made of cotton

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

The pile is of high quality wool which is cropped quite close

NR: 24344Location: Balutch Size: 7'5" x 5'1" Country: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

NR: 26210Location: Khal MohammadSize: 1'9" x 1'3"/53cm x 38cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

where they emerge as the fringe

is relatively short compared to other oriental carpets

NR: 24501

Baluch pieces have set up their own trend: they either come in a similar colour-tone as their central field

NR: 20353

Another common type of Kashan is that with figural decoration - story carpets - which are almost always in silk