15576-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Traditional Authentic/Size: 7'8"x 6'2"/ 234cm x 188cm Square and Round while the colours used for

while the colours used for the designs are vivid and often include a delightful turquoise

the type of knot used and the fineness of the knotting vary significantly from village to village

FLORAL AFSHAR - These specimens are woven in villages near Kerman and the designs are inspired by the carpets from that town

Most commonly Gabbeh will be asymmetric and woven to tell a story

Fatollah continued to make carpets well into his eighties

15576-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Traditional Authentic/Size: 7'8"x 6'2"/ 234cm x 188cm Square and Round while the colours used forNR: 15576 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 7'8"x 6'2" 234cm x 188cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Wool 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.