Fine Antique Persian Feraghan Botanic Hand Knotted Wool Rug BB8592 12'4" × 14'7" $50,000

A late 19th century Western Persian Feraghan rug the indigo field with an unusual geometric flowerhead and palmette design, within a similar border.

The Feraghan district located south of Tehran, encompassed the cities of Arak, Qum and Kashan, an area with a long and illustrious history of antique Persian rug and carpet weaving. In the nineteenth century, many British companies opened oriental carpet factories and began to produce fine Persian Feraghan rugs and carpets for export to Europe. Antique Feraghan carpets and antique area rugs are prized for their sturdy construction and their quiet, all-over patterns. Dense floral motifs, drawn with an angular and slightly quirky hand, give them a less feminine floral quality than the antique rugs and carpets from neighboring towns. Antique Persian Feraghans are celebrated for the liberal use of a splendid green color produced by copper salt.