Antique Persian Tabriz Rug BB6799 8'3" × 11'0" $55,000

This circa-1900 antique Persian Tabriz carpet features an intricate all-over design of floral abstractions and arabesques in rust and beige against a field of abrashed blue. A thick beige main border patterned with floral designs completes the look of the antique carpet, with an overall muted patina. The famous textile-manufacturing city of Tabriz, the Azerbaijani-populated province in the north west of Iran, boasts one of the oldest Persian rug patterns weaving centers in the world and produces a large variety of carpets characterized by having an especially fine knot density. An antique Tabriz rug can be made of cotton or silk and woven as a pile carpet or flat-weave. A refined palette reliant on copper tones, terracotta and ivory, with shades of blue and subtle touches of gold, green and salmon are prevalent in these carpets in New York.