26331-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cm

26331-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 2'0" x 1'3"/61cm x 38cmNR: 26331Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 2'0" x 1'3" 61cm x 38cmCountry: 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.

Antique Yomut Turkmen Flatwoven chuval with plain weave back

By the time of opening the shop he had already mastered the skills to create very fine rugs

contemporary-style designs as well as motifs based on nomadic Caucasian sources

During the reign of Shah Tahmasp (1524-1587) the Afshar tribe was driven southwards into the zone it now occupies in an attempt to diffuse their warlike tendencies and a distinct Azerbaijan and Caucasian influence is still discernible in their design

Pile: Wool

rugs are woven with high-quality blends of indigenous and imported wool

Pile: Wool / Silk

These rugs are sometimes referred to as “pak-caucasian” rugs or as “Kazak” rugs

Approximately 70% of the weaving is done within a 400-mile radius of Lahore

Size: 1'9" x 1'9"

Base: Wool

NR: 24418