ANTIQUE RUG TYPE GUIDE

The finest antique Persian carpets, Caucasian rugs and Indian carpets are artworks that have a timeless quality that is always “in style”. They are infinitely versatile and work as great unifiers that effectively integrate the architecture, furnishings and other artworks of a room.

Agra & Amritsar Rugs

Afshar Rugs

Bakhtiari Rugs

Bakshaish Rugs: The Magic of Bakshaish Artistry

Imagination, Spontaneity, and Balance PART ONE By Jan David WinitzPresident & Founder, Claremont Rug Company Among the most brilliant early Bakshaish works I have ever encountered, unbelievably spontaneous,…

Bakshaish Rugs

Bakhshayesh Rugs

Bakshaish Rugs: The Brilliance of Bakshaish

The Brilliance of Bakshaish (Bakhshayesh) By: B. Alexandra Szerlip “It could be argued that of all the categories of antique Oriental rugs, Persian Bakshaish (Bakhshayesh) weavings have the most exuberant and idiosyncratic world view,”…
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Bijar (Bidjar) Rugs

Camelhair Rugs

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The Allure of Antique Persian Camelhair Carpets

By Jan David Winitz, President & founder Claremont Rug Company  PART 1 of 2 Two antique Camelhair rugs (Serab in foreground, Malayer in main space) glow in sunny home. Camel head relief detail from…

Caucasian Rugs Summary

Caucasian Rugs Cosmology

Caucasian Rug Symbology

Dyes and Colors Used in Antique Caucasian Rugs

Caucasian Daghestan Rugs

Caucasian Eagle Kazak Rugs

Caucasian Gendje Rugs

Caucasian Karachov Kazak Rugs

Caucasian Kazak Rugs

Caucasian Kuba Rugs

Caucasian Shirvan Rugs

Dorasht Rugs

Ferahan & Ferahan Sarouk Rugs

Ferahan: The Style That Took Persian Carpets Global

Ferahan– The Style That Took Persian Carpets Global By: Hunter Christensen In 1873, the city on the Danube hosted an elaborate world’s fair —The Vienna Exhibition promoting “Culture and Education.” Russia, Japan, and the Ottoman…

Hadji Jallili (Haji Jalili) Tabriz Rugs

Heriz Rugs

Isfahan Rugs

Karaja Rugs

Kashan Rugs

Khamseh Rugs

The Weaving of the Kurdish People

Laver Kirman Rugs

Mahajiran Sarouk Rugs

Mahal Rugs

Malayer Rugs

Meshed Rugs

Mohtasham Kashan Rugs

Mohtasham Kashan Rugs: Masterful & Meticulous

By: B. Alexandra Szerlip  The reception room of an philanthropist, an impassioned second generation antique rug collector, hosts a stunning, particularly bold room-size Mohtasham Kashan as the centerpiece when the space was not in use. The…

Northwest Rugs

Prayer Rugs

Antique prayer rugs occupy a unique position in the rug-weaving continuum. They were borne out of a specific purpose for the Islamic faith, and in the coming centuries attracted connoisseurs and collectors for their aesthetic allure. Not limited…

Qashqai Weavers, Spirited Nomads

By Jan David Winitz, President & founder Claremont Rug Company  Part 1 of 2 Parts | Read Part 2 Here Left: Qashqai "Cane Rug" – 5’ 3” x 9’ 4", 3rd quarter, 19th century. Right: Qashqai weaver…

Serab Rugs

A small village nestled in the Sabalan mountain range in northwestern Iran, Serab is home to a host of skilled tribal weavers who crafted artful, geometric rugs. While their remote location made it difficult to participate in the larger global…

Serapi Rugs

Shahsavan Rugs

Sultanabad Rugs

Tabriz Rugs

The major city of Tabriz, located near the Turkish border, is the center of classically designed antique carpets in Northwest Persia. At the foot of the beautiful Elbruz Mountains, Tabriz has a noteworthy history, both as the Persian market…

Tehran Rugs

Turkish Rugs

The eastern and central regions of the Turkish Anatolian peninsula were host to a wide variety of tribal carpet traditions.  Throughout the 19th-century and beginning of the 20th-century, peoples of Turkish, Armenian and Kurdish origin were…