26572 - Hand-knotted Contemporary Chobi Ziegler /Modern Carpet/Rug / Size: 2'0" x1'3"/61cm x 38cm

26572 - Hand-knotted Contemporary Chobi Ziegler /Modern Carpet/Rug / Size: 2'0" x1'3"/61cm x 38cmNR: 26572 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 2'0" x 13 61cm x 38cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton Introduction: In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacturing company in Arak (Sultanabad), Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altman & Co. and Liberty of London, to modify fanciful 16th and 17th century Eastern designs for the more restrained Western taste. Using

more recent pieces seem to have deeper piles

and Yamin Brothers

and cherry red

wool quality

NR: 26890Location: Hamadan Size: 4'6" x 2'4"/137cm x 71cmCountry: Iran Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

but also incorporate medallion or centralized patterns

while the rest of the field is decorated either with floral designs or with the herati motif reproduced in a small size and repeated to cover the whole background (herati motifs are diamond-shaped geometric forms with floral heads both inside and surrounding)

Their colours and design suit contemporary furnishings

NR: 25985Location: Kelim Size: 11'4" x 8'5" /345cm x 257cmCountry: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton

NR: 26478

Production all but disappeared after the 1920s but has made a resurgence again in more recent times

NR: 25005Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 11'9" x 9'2"/358cm x 279cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton