A super pretty pale antique Khorasan carpet, circa 1890-1900 the weave is fine and the wool is very soft. Beautiful natural faded dyes, using wonderful variations of pale blues. You will see that the blues change throughout the carpet from darker blues, to light blues and back again. This is where the weavers have used different batches of wool, and over the last 100 plus years the dyes have faded and oxidised. The term for dye change is known as abrash and adds immense character to antique carpets, which modern weavers try to replicate in new rugs.
The condition is good in general, the fringes and sides are secure and strong. With the main field showing some signs of wear and lower pile, this just adds to the character and appeal of this beautiful antique Khorasan.
If we can show you this carpet at home or in our showroom soon, it would be our pleasure, please make contact in your preferred way.
...
Khorasan consists of two words, “Khor” and “Asan”, which means “rising sun” which is “Matla-o-shams” in ancient texts ( where sun rises ). This land, in old time was a vast and thriving country and during centuries was divided into various parts placed in Russia or Afghanistan. This province is one of the most important weaving centres in Persia and this industry has a very special prominence. Carpet weaving in Khorasan flourished in the 1500’s, during The Kingdom of Shahrokh Mirza dynasty in Herat, the Capital city of this dynasty was known as a city of Artists and Miniaturists, it was active in every branch of Art, specially carpet weaving. This art, after the flourishing period, at the end of Safavid era started to decline, drastically as far as the end of Qajar dynasty.
Related Carpets
We have found more carpets like "Antique Khorasan carpet"
SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.ID NOT IN (30121) AND (
(
SELECT COUNT(1)
FROM wp_term_relationships
WHERE term_taxonomy_id IN (25)
AND object_id = wp_posts.ID
) = 1
) AND (
( wp_postmeta.meta_key = '_stock_status' AND wp_postmeta.meta_value = 'instock' )
) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'product' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) AND ((wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Antique Khorasan%') OR (wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Khorasan carpet%')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY ((wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Antique Khorasan%') + (wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Khorasan carpet%')) DESC LIMIT 0, 10
SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts LEFT JOIN wp_term_relationships ON (wp_posts.ID = wp_term_relationships.object_id) INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.ID NOT IN (30121,20051,30732) AND (
wp_term_relationships.term_taxonomy_id IN (25)
) AND (
( wp_postmeta.meta_key = '_stock_status' AND wp_postmeta.meta_value = 'instock' )
) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'product' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) AND ((wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Antique Khorasan%') OR (wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Khorasan carpet%')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY ((wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Antique Khorasan%') + (wp_posts.post_title LIKE '%Khorasan carpet%')) DESC LIMIT 0, 10
SELECT SQL_CALC_FOUND_ROWS wp_posts.ID FROM wp_posts INNER JOIN wp_postmeta ON ( wp_posts.ID = wp_postmeta.post_id ) INNER JOIN wp_postmeta AS mt1 ON ( wp_posts.ID = mt1.post_id ) WHERE 1=1 AND wp_posts.ID NOT IN (30121,20051,30732) AND (
(
SELECT COUNT(1)
FROM wp_term_relationships
WHERE term_taxonomy_id IN (25)
AND object_id = wp_posts.ID
) = 1
) AND (
( wp_postmeta.meta_key = '_stock_status' AND wp_postmeta.meta_value = 'instock' )
AND
( mt1.meta_key = 'price_guide' AND mt1.meta_value = '£10,000 to £15,000' )
) AND wp_posts.post_type = 'product' AND ((wp_posts.post_status = 'publish')) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY wp_posts.post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 10
