25809- Gharadjehs Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Traditional/Authentic/Size: 10'2" x 2'7"/310cm x 79cm

25809- Gharadjehs Hand-Knotted/Handmade Persian Rug/Carpet Traditional/Authentic/Size: 10'2" x 2'7"/310cm x 79cmNR: 25809Location: GharadjehsSize: 10'2" x 2'7" 310cm x 79cmCountry: IranPile: WoolBase: Cotton Details: Gharadjehs are hand knotted on a vertical loom on a cotton foundation. The pile is of thick wool therefore the knot count is comparatively low. However, the wool used in these carpets is superior in quality and the result is a closer cropped, more uniform pile. Sizes range from 3 x 2 mats to 12 x 9 foot room sized carpets and runners are also

The most popular compositions are based around central medallions

Size: 6'4" x 4'8" / 193cm x 142cm

but instead they are copied from carpets from other regions of Iran

In these Bidjars the four quarters have a floral ornamentation

near Mazar-i-Sharif or Ankhui

The first looms were set up in the holy city of Ghom around the 1930s as a result of the initiative of a group of merchants from Kashan

NR: 25992Location: Kelim Size: 11'6" x 8'8" /351cm x 264cmCountry: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

which was imposed on Iran by Saddam Hussain

They are similar to Ghashgai rugs and made entirely of wool

Size: 6'9"x 5'1"

NR: 25007Location: Chobi Ziegler (Semi Antique Circa 1990 )Size: 11'9" x 8'11"/358cm x 272cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton

and are readily sold