Author Archives: awilkins

The historically important Persia city of Isfahan has been designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site. Isfahan has many beautiful historic monuments being the former Persian capital during the Safavid dynasty in the sixteenth century. Rug production during the … Continue reading →

The city of Kashan in central Iran has been renowned for its fine rugs and carpets for centuries. Similar to many other important Persian city’s, the production of rugs and carpets virtually ceased after the Afghan invasion in the early eighteenth century. The late nineteenth century … Continue reading →

The Persian city of Tabriz was recorded by Arab historians as an important centre for weaving as early as 800AD. But it was at the end of the nineteenth century, inspired by an increasing western market that Persian weavers revived the industry. Hajji … Continue reading →

Have a look in gallery three at this fabulous old Persian Qashqai rug circa 1920 size 1.94m x 1.18m. The Qashqai tribes live in the mountains around the historically important city of Shiraz, being the birth place and burial for … Continue reading →

I was lucky to find this very fine antique Persian Senneh rug circa 1900 size 1.92m x 1.28m. The design of stripes of cream and terracotta inlaid with small repeating leaves is very unusal, and is often referred to as … Continue reading →

I have recently acquired this beautiful old Persian Sarouk carpet. Dating from around 1920 this type of Sarouk was produced with the western market in mind, and are known in the trade as American Sarouks. This example has particularly soft tones and … Continue reading →

I have uploaded a photo on gallery three of this beautiful antique Persian Bakhtiari carpet. Dating from around 1880 this carpet is in very good condition and being a great size of 5.78m x 4.00m would grace any elegant house.