Owning a persian carpet is like owning a valuable piece of history.
What is an antique persian rug.
However keep in mind.
Genuine carpets from iran formerly known as persia are treasured by collectors world.
It cannot bear the persian name.
Some of the tribes that produce these distinct carpets and rugs include the mahal qashqai and khamseh and the afshari.
How to tell if a persian rug is valuable.
Knowing that this piece was hand woven and dyed with natural ingredients you know it is an impeccable masterpiece.
Your antique persian rug is more than 80 years old how old a piece has to be to be considered an antique rug and beautifully done with a gorgeous design and brilliant colors.
The antique persian rugs are from iran and most of the times you will find imitation of these rugs from countries such as china turkey pakistan and india.
An antique rug is.
The art of persian carpet making flourished during the safavid dynasty 1499 to 1722 ce when the persian empire comprised present day iran turkey and parts of africa.