Vintage Gabbeh Rug, Midcentury Medallion Style Persian Rug Design by Rug & Kilim

Hand knotted in wool originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage Persian rug connotes a mid-century Persian rug design with a unique juxtaposition of traditional and uncommonly Minimal...

This vintage 5x7 Persian rug is a rare mid-century Gabbeh piece that originates from the Qashqai tribe. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960, its...

Hand knotted in wool pile originating circa 1950-1960, this vintage Persian runner connotes a mid-century tribal Gabbeh rug design in a lively transitional colorway, playing black, b...

Hand knotted in wool originating between 1950-1960, this midcentury Persian rug joins the latest Gabbeh rug additions to Rug & Kilim’s antique and vintage collection, hand selected f...

Hand knotted in wool originating from the Gabbeh tribal weavers circa 1950-1960, this midcentury vintage Persian rug enjoys excellent condition in a marriage of ideal traits hailing ...

Made with hand knotted wool and originating between 1950-1960, this vintage midcentury Gabbeh Persian rug features a fabulous play of richness and w...

A chic and modern mid-20th century Persian Gabbeh kilim rug woven in with indigo nd crimson wool in large color blocks that are seamed together in the center.

From Southern Persia, Gabbeh vintage rug with medallions in brown, cream, red, blue and green, rug H-1205-05, country of origin / type: Iran / Gabbeh, circa 1950 This high-pile mi...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 11" x 6' 1"

A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug woven by the nomadic Qashqai tribe. This is definitely a conversational piece and one created for an artsy individual that can enjoy the quirkiness of vintage tribal rugs. Aside from the offset medallion and highly striated field ranging from brick to crimson red, the text reading "year 2536 (intended, most likely, for the year the rug was made)" is peculiar regardless if its source is from the Persian calendar (current year: 1397) or the Gregorian calendar (current year: 2018). Was the weaver an innumerate individual that lacked basic education and just slapped on some nonsensical numbers of a futuristic date onto the rug? Or, was this an extremely intelligent individual that possessed a skill that very few have? The ability to convert the old imperial Persian (Achaemenid) calendar created in 559 BC under Cyrus the Great...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh carpet from the mid-20th century.

A vintage Persian Gabbeh modernist carpet from the mid-20th century. A vintage Persian Gabbeh rug. The khaki field of this small square tribal scatter is closely covered by a nested ...