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The origins of oriental hand knotted carpets and rugs lies somewhere in Central Asia with the most popular weaving areas being Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and the Caucasus. Each of these regions produce rugs with a variety of designs and individual weaving styles.

Iran produces some of the finest carpets and rugs in the world. These are more commonly known as Persian. In our Persian Section you will see examples from the vibrant Tribal Quashgai, Hamadan and Beluch through to the finer quality Nain, Tabriz, Isfahan and Qom silks. These are followed by the Afghan, Pakistan, Indian and Caucasian sections showing some fine examples and styles. This will give you an insight into the vast variety and quality in our warehouse.

Oriental Carpet and Rug

Afghan	Shaggies	Indian Traditional

Afghan oriental carpets and rugs are from the weaving areas in West Afghanistan. As well as traditional Afghan designs, in recent years many regions are weaving Persian and Caucasian designs. Khan Mohammedi , Ziegler-Chubi, Afghan Kazak and Afghan Gabbeh. Materials Warp – Cotton or wool,Weft – Cotton or wool and Pile – Wool. More	Shaggy rugs are produced mainly in India and China and are some of the most modern rugs in the market today. They are mainly made of polyester, viscose, wool, leather or a combination of these materials. Some are hand woven, hand tufted or machine made. More	Hand knotted carpets and rugs, mainly of Persian design, are woven round the towns of Varanasi, Mirzapur and Bhadohi and silk hand knotted in Kashmir. Materials Warp – Cotton,Weft – Cotton and Pile – Wool. Materials for silk Warp – Silk or cotton,Weft – Silk or cotton and Pile – Silk. More

Persian City	Persian Tribal	Persian Village

Persian City carpets and rugs are woven in Isfahan, Nain (in the province of Isfahan), Tabriz and Qom. These are all the highest of quality and the finest of all Persian carpets. The city carpets have only been in production for the past 80 to 90 years unlike the tribal rug which has been woven for centuries. Materials Warp – Cotton or silk,Weft – Cotton or silk and Pile – mixture of wool and silk or pure silk for a Qom carpet. More	The Lors and Baktiars are two Persian tribal groups who migrate in the Zagros north of the tribes from Fars. They produce rugs and flat woven articles. Fars region – a vigorous brightly colour geometric style with people and many small familiar animals. Pictorial rugs illustrating lions are also made to honour tribal leaders. The materials used for Shiraz and Quashgai: Warp – Wool, Weft – Cotton or wool and Pile – Wool. More	There are hundreds of Persian Villages weaving carpets and rugs all over Iran. Some fine examples are: Yallameh – in the weaving area of Isfahan. A distinctive characteristic for all Yalameh carpets is their warm glowing colour, mainly geometric design. Materials Warp – Cotton,Weft – Cotton and Pile – Wool. More

Silk	Kelim	Antique

Most of the Persian silk carpets are made in the city of Qum. They are very carefully and finely knotted. Qum Silk carpets entire foundation are made of silk, both the warp and weft, or sometimes only the warp are silk. Qum are now among the most popular of all Persian carpet, despite their short history, because of the superior standard of craftsmanship and the rich variety of patterns. The cartoons on which the patterns are based were devised by artists. They adopted many of the beautiful designs and motifs from other carpet producing regions and interpreted them with enormous skill. More	This describes a carpet that is woven and not hand knotted, meaning a flat woven rug has no pile. The Persian kelim is usually woven by the Quashgai and other nomadic Persian tribes. They traditionally used very bright and bold colours this being “an expression of their own personal style”, as one Quashgai woman told me. Depending on the tightness of the weave the more loose woven Kelims are often used as soft furnishings and not just as floor coverings. They are versatile and add a tribal look to any room.	A hand knotted oriental carpet can range from semi old, being under 50 years, old or antique ranging from 50 to over 100 years old and coming from all regions of Iran, Caucasus and India. For collectors of old or antique oriental carpets specialist advice and sourcing is essential. More

Runners	Large	Pakistan

The name describes exactly the purpose of these carpets. They run along a room, corridor, landing or an area in the house that can’t take the full width of a carpet or rug. They add warmth and comfort to these areas. There are a vast variety of runners so it is usually quite easy to find the size to suit your requirements. Runners are made in hundreds of different regions from the tribal areas, making more hardwearing woollen rugs, to cater for busy entrance hallways, or the high quality rugs such as Nain and Isfahan and Tabriz carpets, for less busy upstairs corridors or landings.	We use the word Large simply to distinguish carpets that are suited to large rooms, any carpet larger that 300cm x 200cm, could best explain a large carpet. It is very important to keep in mind what type of large carpet you are looking for whether it is an all over design or a central medallion, or whether your furniture will sit on top of the carpet or around it. Large carpets are made in all areas of Persia; traditionally nomadic tribes did not make large rugs simply because they had to pack up their looms frequently when moving around. In recent years many of the nomads have settled in villages and have been weaving large tribal rugs for many years now. More	Pakistan rugs are made around Lahore with production also in the Karachi area. The Bochara and Jaldar are recognisable with their very high sheen that is achieved through the washing process. Materials Warp – Cotton,Weft – Cotton and Pile – Wool. More

Oversize	Sheep Skin & Leather	Aubusson & Needle Point

Oversize Persian carpets are particularly difficult to find. Many larger houses could display an oversize carpet to dramatic effect. In special cases, sourcing particular oversize Persian carpets can be undertaken to find “just the right carpet”. With direct connections with the weavers, many oversize carpets are available here that will never been seen anywhere else. More	Sheepskin Rugs: Sheepskins have been used as floor coverings for many centuries. They are available as single skins or as two or more skins sewn together to make a larger rug. They are also available in the shape of a rug in various colours and sizes. Leather Rugs: Leather rugs are patchworks of leather combined to create different patterns or they can simply be as a cow Hyde.	Aubusson carpets date back to the 17th Century from the villages of Aubusson and Felletin. They were often made for the Royal residences. During the past century many Aubusson carpets are produced in China. They are mainly woven from wool and recognisable with pastel colours like pink, peaces light blues and shades of beige.

Afghan

Shaggies

Indian Traditional

Persian City

Persian Tribal

Persian Village

Silk

Kelim

Antique

Runners

Large

Pakistan

Oversize

Sheep Skin & Leather

Aubusson & Needle Point

Styles & origin

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