Antique Agra Oriental Rug Guide

Agra rugs are the most highly sought after of the 19th century Antique Indian rugs today. Agra rugs were extremely well made heavy durable rugs and are considered the best of Indian rugs in the post-Mughal period. Not surprisingly since Agra was a major production center for the best of the classical Mughal Carpets.  Agra was the most prominent of the three centers of carpet production and carpet production was founded there by the Empower Akbar grandson of Akbar founder of the Mughal Empire.

Much of the production in the 19^th and into the 20^th centuries was organized by British and American producers so Agra rugs are a combination of classical Persian, Turkish and Mughal designs. For the same reason all sizes were produced. Agra rugs were the heaviest Indian rug of its day and the pile was longer. Thus creating a long lasting and durable carpet.For these reasons today there are great Antique Agra rugs in large and very large sizes.

An interesting oddity in the market are the Jail carpets.  Many great rugs were woven by prisoners in Agra prisons. These rugs are equal to the best of Agra production and were made under British supervision. When new it was not lawful to import them to the US as any product made in jail was embargoed.  But now they are completely legal and are among the most sought after Aantique Agra rugs. 

• Antique Agra Oriental Rug 40317 from Nazmiyal

• Antique Agra Oriental Rug from NazmiyalSackville Mughal Animal Carpet 

• Antique PAIR OF AGRA RUGS NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1910

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTH INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1880

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTHWEST INDIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTHWEST INDIA, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

• Antique small Agra carpet

• Antique COTTON AGRA RUG NORTHWEST INDIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTHWEST INDIA, CIRCA 1870 

• Antique AGRA CARPET NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890 

  Antique AGRA CARPET NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1890
  

  Antique AGRA CARPET NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1840

  Antique Agra carpet