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Tabriz Persian Rug 9' 10 x 16' 5 Excellent Purple
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Retail price: $13514.32
Your price: $4320.00
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Tabriz Persian rugs are hand-woven in Tabriz. The city is the most prolific of all Persian rug-making centers and is known for the high quality of its rugs. Most are woven on a base of fine cotton, but some are made on silk. There are many Tabriz rug designs, but the typical patterns feature dense floral motifs, large palmettes, vases, hunting scenes or other pictorial elements in the field. There can be a medallion and sometimes geometric designs are also seen. There are many sub-styles of Tabriz rugs. Mahi has coordinated borders and subdued tones. Naqsheh features many shades of pink on beige and sometimes black. The finest Mahis and Naqshehs are woven with Kurk wool and their highlights are outlined in silk. Tabatabaie rugs feature wild and beautiful designs in tones of orange, lemony-green and beige. |
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Ardabil Persian Rug 6' 6 x 9' 4 Excellent Red
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Retail price: $4142.86
Your price: $626.00
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Ardabil rugs are hand woven in the city of Ardabil on the Caspian Sea. They are one of the best-known types of Persian rugs with the most famous on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Ardabil rugs usually feature one of the best-known Persian rug designs the Mahi or Heratia diamond medallion with small fish. Some have an all-over pattern and of the modern ones sometimes have geometric motifs. The rugs are commonly woven with silk and wool to highlight the elements in their designs.Traditional Ardabil rug colors are shades of beige, rust and blue. Some of the modern rugs include tones of turquoise and purple. |
