Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.07x0.97 Balouchi

Persian Hamadan Village Rug - 3.07x0.97 BalouchiHamadan was once the capital of Persia during the periods of the Seljuks and today is the catchment area for rugs from numerous towns and villages, many of which have been weaving rugs for centuries. Because Hamadan rugs are drawn from such a wide area, they can be extremely varied in design. They are hard wearing and generally of good quality. Fairly recently rugs have been made in the city of Hamadan itself. Such rugs are made with thick high

Because of this the carpets - named after the nomads of the Bakhtiari tribe

but they sometimes illustrate landscape features or historical stories

This is a classic shaped silk foundation carpet from Isfahan

An extra-wide hand-woven runner with tribal design of triple stylized angular medallions set within diamond-shaped fields & corner spandrels within an open red-toned field

It is a very high end carpet that has a magnificent central medallion floating on a field with a base colour green

Carpet weaving may have been introduced into the area of present-day Pakistan as far back as the eleventh century

The Faeghi family are the name you can trust

Another influential design features a decorated field with lattice designs and floral ornaments

On the other hand

The rugs are known in the antique market from the early nineteenth century

yet balance is maintained brilliantly

located in northwestern Iran quite close to Tehran