22609 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 6'6" x 5'2"/ 198cm x 157cm 5'0" x 5'0" These Persian dignitaries did not

These Persian dignitaries did not think much of the local carpets and therefore ordered the craftsmen of Senneh to make carpets that were significantly finer and used cotton warps

while the rest of the field is decorated either with floral designs or with the herati motif reproduced in a small size and repeated to cover the whole background (herati motifs are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding)

the Afshar make few large items

Saroughs generally have a sound resale value

while the rest of the field is decorated either with floral designs or with the herati motif reproduced in a small size and repeated to cover the whole background (herati motifs are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding)

22609 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 6'6" x 5'2"/ 198cm x 157cm 5'0" x 5'0" These Persian dignitaries did notNR: 22609 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 6'6" x 5'2" 198cm x 157cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton 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. Using