Antique Persian Khorassan Botanic Handmade Wool Rug BB7286 13'1" × 21'7" $120,000

A fine example from our selection of early 20th century Persian Khorassan carpets, the beige field with a dense flowering branch design overall within a pale blue flowering vinery and palmette 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 Oriental antique rug 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 Persian rugs runner and carpets.