Antique Sultanabad Persian Allover Floral Cream Beige Hand-Knotted Wool Rug – Circa 1910 BB8167 16'4" × 20'0" $135,000

This antique Persian Sultanabad rug, woven circa 1910, captures the relaxed grandeur of northwestern Persian carpetmaking in a formal allover floral format. Its softly distressed blue-gray field is organized around a subtle crest-like center and an open lattice of scrolling vines, so the drawing feels spacious rather than dense. The effect is refined, layered, and quietly architectural.

Instead of a dominant medallion, the composition lets rosettes, palmettes, and small blossoms drift across the surface with painterly ease. Brick red, coral, ivory, dusty rose, olive, and midnight blue accents enliven the muted ground without disrupting its calm. That restrained palette gives the hand-knotted wool an aged luminosity and makes the design easy to place.

A richly patterned border in cream beige and deeper earth tones frames the field with floral cartouches and scrolling ornament, adding structure and rhythm. As an antique Sultanabad Persian rug, it brings the balance collectors prize: decorative presence, generous negative space, and the kind of softened formality that works beautifully in traditional or transitional interiors.

A rare piece from the Doris Leslie Blau collection, this antique rug exemplifies superior artistry, historic character, and timeless sophistication. DLB is internationally recognized for offering exceptional antique, vintage, and contemporary rugs of remarkable quality and provenance.