Antique Persian Tabriz Botanic Beige Hand Knotted Wool Rug BB4844 7'0" × 10'0" $16,000

An Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz rug with nuetral warm toned palmettes and vinery on a beige field. The border is in the same tones with an abstract floral motif.

Tabriz, the capital of the northwestern Iranian province of Azerbaijan, has for centuries enjoyed a great reputation as a center of Persian culture. Under the benign patronage of Shah Abbas the Great (1587-1629), artists and artisans designed illuminated manuscripts, embroidered silks, painted miniatures and fabricated metal work in the Safavid style. It was in this fertile, creative atmosphere that the weavers of Tabriz antique carpets for the Court were inspired to reach for new artistic heights and created exceptional oriental rugs and carpets.