Antique Persian Tabriz Brown Handmade Wool Rug BB3296 12'8" × 21'5" $120,000

A late 19th century Persian Tabriz antique rug with a light brown ground beneath a beige trellis of flowering vinery and midnight medallions within a dense midnight floral motif border.

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 rugs for the Court were inspired to reach for new artistic heights and created exceptional Antique Persian rugs and carpets. The art of carpet -weaving was handed down from generation to generation and considered a family treasure, allowing artists to ply a respected trade.