Description
With delicate colours of faded pinks, burnt orange tones and off white natural wool, this is a rare antique Ziegler carpet from the late 19th century. With an early feel and large scale open design, it could even be a pre-Ziegler production and be earlier around 1870. Woven in Sultanabad, Persia the home of the famous Ziegler carpets, the weave and pile is that of this workshop.
It is very unusual to see a Ziegler in this colour palette, often woven in muted colours but rarely in sandy biscuit tones, with a very faded pink border and so many dye changes, known as abrash. This is an ancient and exquisite carpet, condition is good, with lots of pile still showing – some lower areas but nothing too low. One corner has been repaired many years ago, but blends in well and is not very noticeable.
The history of Ziegler carpets: In 1883, Ziegler and Co, of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad Persia, which employed designers from major western department stores such as B. Altman & Co of New York and Liberty, to modify 16th- and 17th-century Eastern designs for the more restrained western taste. Using highly developed dying techniques, and the best artisans from the region, the Ziegler Co created rugs with beautiful, all-over patterns and with softer palettes than their vibrant Persian counterparts.
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Ziegler carpets are famous due to an intelligent and visionary Swiss businessman who In 1883 used his company Ziegler and Co, of Manchester, England to establish a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad Persia. Which employed designers from major western department stores such as A B. Altman & Co of New York and Liberty, to modify 16th- and 17th-century Eastern designs for the more restrained western taste. Using highly developed dying techniques, and the best artisans from the region, the Ziegler Co created rugs with bold, decorative all-over patterns and with softer palettes than their vibrant Persian counterparts. Taking the small intricate patterns of finer Persian carpets and enlarging the floral motifs to use on these Ziegler’s.
