Nain Rugs and Carpets

Prior to W.W.II Nain produced Isfahan type rugs. mid 20th century Nain began to make distinctive carpets which were sold as Nain. Generally finer than Isfahan with wool pile with silk highlights on a cotton foundation. All silk Nains are unusual.

• Jacobsen Rugs Nain 530 kpsi wool w/ silk rug

• Jacobsen Rugs Nain 625 kpsi wool w/ silk carpet

• Christie's extremely fine part silk Nain carpet Lot 36

• Sotheby's Nain part-silk carpet, mid 20th c. lot 451

Nain part-silk carpet, mid 20th c.

Ghom silk rug, C.1950

Qum Rugs and Carpets

The holy city of Qum is a center of Shia theology and carpet weaving

• Sotheby's part silk Ghom rug mid 20th c. lot 54
• W&W Qum rug with silk highlights C. 1930-40, lot 125
• Antiques Row Quality silk Ghom rug
• Sotheby's Ghom silk rug, C.1950
• A Pair of Silk Soufs
  • A Qum silk souf rug, Central Persia, circa 1950 lot 3
  • A Qum silk souf rug, Central Persia, circa 1950 lot 4
• Van-Ham Old Silk Ghom Rug
• W&W Qum part silk prayer rug, C. 1930-40, lot 153
• A silk and metal-thread Ghom, lot 16
• Sotheby's silk Ghom rug mid 20th c. lot 50
• Christie's fine silk Qum carpet of Garden design Lot 31 C. 1960?
• Guide to Qum Rugs and Carpets

Sennah Rugs and Carpets

• A Silk Weft Senna rug
• Sotheby's Silk Warp Senna Rug circa 1900. lot 130
• Senneh Carpet with multicolored silk warps Circa 1870
• Ivory Ground Senneh Carpet with multicolored silk warps Circa 1880 lot 6

Tabriz Rugs and Carpets

• Antique Silk Tabriz Carpet Haj Jalily
• Sotheby's silk Tabriz 'Hadji Jalili' rug C. 1900 lot 52
• Sotheby's Tabriz silk prayer rug C. 1900 lot 48
• Sotheby's Tabriz carpet c. 1880 silk highlights lot 263

Heriz Rugs and Carpets

• Guide to Heriz Silk Rugs & Carpets

Resht

Resht Textiles are embroidered pieces from the Resht usually silk on wool. See Notes on Resht Textiles

• Resht Silk and Wool Embroidered Horse Cover Early 19th C. Lot 72
• The Meg Andrews 19th C. Persian Resht Hanging
• Resht Panel 19th C.
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The Meg Andrews 19th C. Persian Resht Hanging

Yazd

Yazd has been a major center of silk work for hundreds of years. Take a look at Richard E. Wright Research Reports: Weaving in Yazd

• Yazd Zoroastrian Silk Embroidery Panel, third quarter 19th century

Northwest Persian Trans-Caucasian

This bag is from the Moghan Sabalan region that straddles the Iran Azerbaijan border. It has polychrome silk highlights.

• The Bill Price Shahsavan Beetle Bag lot 58

Mashhad

Saber of Mashhad are made with a one-inch silk flatweave around the carpet as well as wool and silk pile.

• A pair of Saber Carpets