26508-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'1" x 1'6"/94cm x 46cm 9'0"+ x 3'2"+ all of whom greatly contributed

all of whom greatly contributed to the successful introduction of Iranian carpets to the Western markets

They were traditionally more colorful than other southern Iranian pieces

They share many of the characteristics of tribal pieces

NR: 24415

and in a large area of western and southern Afghanistan

26508-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'1" x 1'6"/94cm x 46cm 9'0"+ x 3'2"+ all of whom greatly contributedNR: 26508Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 3'1" x 1'6" 94cm 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.