Vintage Khorassan Carpet BB4634

  
Size: 11'11" × 16'0" (356 × 488 cm). An fine example from our collection of early 20th century Khorassan carpets. The blue field with an allover pattern of arabesques, floral vinery, and linked medallions in various shades of brown and beige within a lush vinery border. Khorasan consists of two words, "Khor" and "Asan, " meaning "rising sun" as befits a region on Iran's eastern border. Bordering the Salt Desert to the west and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the east the Khorassan region (or more correctly, province) is home to many well-known antique carpet.

Workshops in the towns of Amoghli, Khamenei, Makhmalbaf, Saber, Zarbaf, and, of course, Meshad. With a good supply of soft wool, high quality craftsmen, a mix of larger city-based workshops, looms in smaller villages, and access to the Silk Road, Khorassan has a reputation far and wide as a source of the largest and most varied assortment of beautiful Oriental rugs. This item is in the category "Antiques\Rugs & Carpets". The seller is "dorisleslieblau" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Regional Design: Persian
• Color: Multicolored
• Size: 12x16ft.
• Style: Botanic
• Material: 100% Wool
• Shape: Rectangle
• Type: Area Rug
• Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1939
• Brand: Doris Leslie Blau