Showrooms

Authentic 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Red Handmade Wool Rug

Offered by: Doris Leslie Blau Rugs

Description
A fine example from our collection of late 19th century Persian Sultanabad carpets, the sand field with a palmette and leafy floral vinery trellis overall within a muted orange palmette and scrolling vinery border.

The appeal of Sultanabads to Western eyes is not the result of random chance. In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England, an Anglo-Swiss manufacturer, importer, and distributor of Persian antique carpets, established a Persian carpets workshop in Sultanabad, Persia, an area now known as Arak. Intending to export to Europe and the United States of America, Ziegler and Co. employed designers from major Western department stores, such as B. Altman and Co. of New York and Liberty of London, to adapt traditional sixteenth and seventeenth-century Safavid designs by making the designs larger in keeping with the style of the early Arts and Crafts movement and made the antique Persian rugs themselves larger to fit Western-sized rooms.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1880
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	BB7191
Incollect Reference #:	537532

Dimensions

W.	158 in;	H.	206 in;
W.	401.32 cm;	H.	523.24 cm;

Message from Seller:

Founded in 1965, Doris Leslie Blau is a legendary New York City rug emporium, renowned for its selection of antique, vintage, and contemporary pieces. Now owned by Nader Bolour, the gallery continues its tradition of offering exceptional designs while also creating custom rugs that reinvent traditional textures and styles. | nader@dlbrugs.com | 212.586.5511

More Listings from Doris Leslie Blau Rugs View all 2879 listings

No Listings to show.