18185 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Traditional/Authentic/Size: 9'6" x 6'0"/ 290cm x 183cm

18185 - Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Traditional/Authentic/Size: 9'6" x 6'0"/ 290cm x 183cmNR: 18185 Location: Chobi Ziegler Size: 9'6" x 6'0" 290cm x 183cm Country: Afghanistan Pile: Wool Base: Cotton CHOBI ZIEGLER Details: 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

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They always have a ground of the Mahi or Herati design (the town of Herat lies some 300 km north-east in Afghanistan) on a cream background and sometimes there will be a circular medallion

and the Shah Abbasi pattern

LOW/MEDIUM TO MEDIUM

This is nearly always the result of the use of natural camel

particularly in medium quality carpets

Location: Turkoman   Antique circa 1920-1930

Chobi Ziegler

while the pile being made of wool and silk

Not only is the weave better in quality but in most cases the wool is of a finer standard

In appearance

The main centres of production at the present time are in Persia and Turkey