The region of Khorassan in northeastern Persia has been famed for fine antique rugs going back to Timurid times in the late middle ages. In the later nineteenth and twentieth centuries Khorassan became a center for the production of high quality room-sized carpets, although many of these are sometimes known by more specific designations such as Mashad or Doroksh. The range of designs is extensive, from allover to medallion formats in the classical tradition. The palette is varied as well, sometimes using deep, rich tones. But many Khorassan rugs from Persia have a softer, more decorative coloration. Whatever the design or color, however, Khorassan carpets maintain a high standard of drawing and weaving technique, making them durable despite their soft lustrous wool.
Read more about antique Khorassan rugs and carpets:
- History of Antique Khorassan Rugs and Carpets (Part 1): Khorassan Rugs
Featured Khorassan Antique Rugs and Carpets:
Wonderfully modern and spare, rendered in a subdued palette, this early 20th century Khorassan was woven
This elegant antique Khorassan carpet from Persia has an allover design of flowering branches arranged as a lattice.
A dazzlingly complex design of sinuous vinescrolls and palmettes scrolls its way across the soft saffron field of this antique Khorassan.
A complex array of interlacing vines unfolds in radial symmetry across the champagne field of this supremely elegant antique Oriental Khorassan carpet from Persia.
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Sprays of fine vines and palmettes arrayed in vertical columns repeat rhythmically across the soft apricot ground of this sweetly decorative antique Khorassan from Persia.
An allover pattern of sinuous arabesque vines and palmettes undulates gracefully across the field of this sumptuous antique oriental Khorassan carpet from Persia.
This classic Persian design has remained for centuries.
This magnificent Khorasan from Persia has all the finesse and rich delicacy of a millefleur embroidery, but expanded onto a monumental scale.
Sprays of arabesque vinescrolls and palmettes unfold with graceful symmetry across the field of this antique
Khorassan from Persia.
A stylized Tree of Life pattern decorated with pairs of auspicious birds decorates this large and formally-styled Khorassan carpet.
