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Persian Rugs For Sale
Color:  Purple
Antique Kars Circa 1940 Purple Violet
Located in New York, NY
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Mid-20th Century Persian Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool & Silk 6x9 Mauve & Light Green Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly fine Rugs presents a 2000s Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool & Silk. Tabriz is a northern city in modern-day Iran and has forever been famous for the fineness and craftsmanship of it...
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Early 2000s Persian Tabriz Persian Rugs

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Wool, Silk

Persian Northwest Hand Knotted Antique Blue Mauve Tribal Rug 1930 Circa
Located in San Diego, CA
This stunning piece is from Northwest in Iran. Northwest refers to a diverse group of antique Persian rugs from west of Tehran, north of Bijar and south of Tabriz. The colors in this...
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1930s Persian Vintage Persian Rugs

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Wool

Vintage Oriental Mini Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1950 Colors: blue, tan, cream Pile: low-medium Wear Notes: 0 Material: Wool on cotton. Beautifully saturated midcentury Anatolian yastik. Vintage rugs...
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1950s Persian Other Vintage Persian Rugs

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Wool, Cotton

Antique Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: 1900 Colors: blue, white, red, yellow Pile: flatweave Wear Notes: 4, staining typical to age Material: cotton Antique Indian dhurrie that is timeless. Wear Guide: Vinta...
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Early 1900s Indian Other Antique Persian Rugs

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Cotton

Early 20th Century Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming early 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a central peony medallion amidst a field of more peonies and surrounded by a wide complex border containing geometric and floral...
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1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Persian Rugs

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Wool

Distressed Vintage Skull Rug Inspired by Alexander McQueen
By Alexander McQueen, Wunderkammer Studio
Located in Dallas, TX
80433, Distressed Vintage Overdyed Blue Skull Rug 08'01 x 11'06. Drawing inspiration from Alexander McQueen, Día de los Muertos, and Disney's Coco movie, thi...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Modern Persian Rugs

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Wool

Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a large round central floral medallion flanked by two blossoming peonies on a beautiful champagne colored ground surrounded by multiple ...
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1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Persian Rugs

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Wool

Distressed Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug with Modern Industrial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
60628 Distressed Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug with Modern Industrial Style 09'05 x 10'08. Stylish and bold combined with defined and raw, this dist...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Persian Rugs

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Wool

Persian Hand Knotted Antique Blue Mauve Hamadan Tribal Rug, circa 1930
Located in San Diego, CA
Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in Iran (Persia) that produces fine hand knotted rugs. The colors in this piece are dominated by different nuances of indigo blue, mauve, ivory an...
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1930s Persian Tribal Vintage Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Room Size Antique Persian Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
An authentic Persian Sarouk rug with a classic blue center medallion on an open field with a camel border. Accents of soft blue appear in a lot of areas in the rug as well. 8' x 10'
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Early 20th Century Persian American Colonial Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Jajim Kilim Persian Carpet
Located in Evanston, IL
Cicim or Jijim or Jajim: Kilims woven in narrow strips that are sewn together. Most Anatolian Kilims are slit woven. Larger antique Kilims were woven in two to three separate sectio...
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Early 20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs

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Wool

Persian Sultanabad Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th century Persian Sultanabad rug featuring a bold masculine all-over motif on a steel blue ground surrounded by a soft red border.
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Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Antique Northwest Persian Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Repeating single center column medallions in geometric format with serrated interior blossoms. Unique artistic merit throughout with minor asymmetry found in the contour and design relief as well as unpatterned inverted color fills. Excellent abrashes throughout, especially those found in the powder and sapphire blue shades. Great gem-like green tone and unusual size and proportions for type and age. Colors and shades include: Madder root red, sky blue, powder blue, gold, jade green, beige, chocolate brown, sand, and more. Condition notes: Areas of pile, knot heads and foundation. Most of the original side cord selvages are intact or restored. Tatter to ends. Loss to both ends. Some mending to side cord selvage. There is a slight size differential with one end measuring 2'3" in some areas as opposed to 2'6", within normal margins for type and age. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home use! Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Northwest Persian rug runner...
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Located in Katonah, NY
:: Double lightening serrated medallions with interior crab style renderings atop a covered field of hook and latch minor medallions with reciprocating wave field overlay. Main borde...
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully made oriental rug in a unique circular shape. At 70" across, this would make a perfect centerpiece on the floor of your home or office. The vibrant colors and elaborate d...
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Antique Hand-Knotted Persian Sarouk Room Size Rug, Circa 1930s
Located in South Bend, IN
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Original Vintage Hand-Woven Oriental Persian Carpet Hamadan Rug from Ikea, 1960s
By IKEA
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This hand-woven oriental Hamadan rug was made in Iran during the 1960s for Ikea. Traditionally woven - flat and dyed in shades of rustic red and indigo blue. The carpet is woven arou...
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Vintage Persian Kirman Oriental Area Rug, circa 1950
Located in Big Flats, NY
A vintage Persian Kirman oriental area rug offers central foliage pendant medallion and bordering on cream ground, original labels en verso as photog...
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A Sarouk Rug circa 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Sarouk Rug circa 1940. Hand knotted, made of 100% wool yarn.
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Wool

A Sarouk Rug circa 1940
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Antique Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in New York, NY
Blue and white is probably the most popular 20th century Dhurrie color combination. Our extensive collection is especially strong on the vintage to antique pieces with full or partia...
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Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug with Incredible Geometric Details, circa 1940s
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian rug handwoven from the finest wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes. It features an open field of incredibly detailed geometric patterns in red and black w...
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Antique Indian Dhurrie Rug 5' 9" x 8' 10"
Located in New York, NY
This is a really antique piece since dhurries over 100 years of age are truly rare. And it has a lozenge lattice pattern of weft-float beige yarns on a blue plainweave ground. Banded...
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Antique Kashan Oriental Wool Rug Circa 1940
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Kashan oriental rug offers wool construction with central medallion and stylized foliate and floral elements, circa 1940 Measu...
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1960 Colors: Tan, brown, blue, lavender Pile: low Material: Wool, cotton. Eclectic pastel Art Deco rug with with organic sha...
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a bold dark indigo background with an asymmetrical bamboo pattern woven in yellow and orange.
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Beautiful Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique and Vintage Persian Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs: Persian Tribal Rugs, Handmade Silk Persian Rugs and More

Make a bold statement in a living room or bedroom by incorporating vintage Persian rugs in your home decor.

A Persian carpet lends an aura of prestige to any room, even today. The fascination with Persian rugs dates at least as far back as the 4th century B.C., when historian Xenophon referred to the “soft rugs on which the Persians sit.” For centuries, Iran (modern-day Persia) has been known for the craftsmanship, intricate patterns and artistry of its carpets, which have found their way into households and museums around the world.

Although they have many imitators, real Persian rugs are made only in Iran and are easily recognized by their vibrant colors and elegant patterns.

Traditional, or antique, Persian rugs are what most people identify as “authentic.” Hand-made, they are very durable and, if properly cared for, can be passed down from generation to generation. Modern Persians, on the other hand, are often machine-made. Today’s carpets, Iranian or otherwise, can’t possibly match the level of craftsmanship that prevailed centuries ago, so historical Persian carpets will always be admired and highly valued.

Although the machine-aided production process is much faster and cheaper, the resulting rugs typically do not have the same quality or lifespan as handwoven ones, so traditional options are considered better investments.

To distinguish between the two, look for imperfections. Because traditional Persian rugs are handwoven, you will likely see small flaws on the front and back. With a machine-made imitation, on the other hand, you will probably not find stitching glitches, and the back will have a mesh or plastic covering.

Antique rugs are handmade from the finest materials, including wool, silk or cotton — never synthetic fibers. The fibers used in antique rugs are colored using natural dyes derived from insects and plants and woven into bold designs that reflect Iran’s culture and history. Since Persian tribes traditionally raised and herded sheep, wool was the most common material. The fiber has many advantages: It is fire-resistant and dries much more quickly than cotton. Also, because of its natural elasticity, it is more durable than cotton or silk. Regarded as works of art, Persian rugs can take months or years to complete.

The different types of Persian rugs are named for the cities, villages and regions where they’re made. Kashan rugs, for example, woven in the north-central Iranian city of Kashan, are considered among the finest city rugs, distinguished by curvilinear motifs like palmettos, leaves and arabesques. Nains have high knot counts, an indication of high quality, and generally employ pink, blue and ivory hues, while Tabriz rugs — created by weavers in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabrīz (or Tabriz) — mostly have floral and garden patterns. 

When shopping for vintage Persian rugs, you'll want to consider color, size and more — for a history of these rugs and tips on how to style yours, visit our guide to these woven creations today.

Find Tabriz rugs, handmade silk Persian rugs, Persian tribal rugs and other antique and vintage rugs from the world's best furniture dealers on 1stDibs.

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