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Guide to Dorokhsh Carpets: "Dorokhsh, Derakhsh, Doroksh Dorokhsh Carpets are produced in the Dorokhsh hills in the Qanat region northeast of Birjand in Khorasan Province Iran. Rippon Boswell East Persian Doroksh Rug late 19th C. Doroksh carpet late 19th century Lot 43 Doroksh Carpet late 19th Century Lot 112 Sotheby's Dorosch Carpet C. 1900 W&W Doroksh Carpet C. 1900 lot 222 Sotheby's

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Guide to Ardekan Rugs and Carpets: "Ardekan Rugs and Carpets A while back I used to sell a few rugs. I did not always know where things were from but I did my best. The first time I saw an Ardekan carpet it was sold to me as a Kashan. I always thought a 30 Raj Kashan seemed a little odd and now it finally dawned on me that it was an Ardekan. Ardekan carpets are not nearly as fine as we

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Guide to Seirafian of Isfahan: "The Seirafian Workshop was founded by Haj Agha Reza Seirafian who died March 18, 1974. There were seven sons: Mohammad Ali Seirafian Mohammad Seirafian The Late Mohammad Sadegh Seirafian Ahmad Seirafian Ali Seirafian The Late Hossien Seirafian Mohammad Hassan Seirafian There are also to my understanding 24 Grandsons who produce carpets. I do not have much

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Topkapi Carpets: "TOPKAPI CARPETS Review by Charles Grant Ellis From Oriental Rug Review, Vol. 8/4, April/May,1988 Scholars In the field of Oriental carpets have been aware for many years of the existence of a highly interesting group of approximately 40 prayer rugs in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul. Only a few of them have ever been published, and those in a variety of places. The new

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Prayer Rugs of the Timuri and Their Neighbors: ""Prayer Rugs of the Timuri and Their Neighbors" by Robert Pittenger FOREWORD This is an article reproduced from OCTS 7, a publication documenting the presentations and poster sessions at the 7th ICOC in Hamburg, Germany in 1993. Robert Pittenger is a relentless researcher who has documented much in terms of hard facts and figures that few other

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BBC - Antiques - Collectors guides - Persian rugs "Prayer rugs Garden motifs recur in many Persian rugs Garden motifs recur in many Persian rugs and are inspired by the Islamic notion of the garden of Paradise. Prayer rugs are small carpets used to kneel on during prayer. Their design features a mihrab, or arch, which should be aligned to point towards Mecca during prayers."

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Notes on Veramin Rugs and Carpets: "www.SW-Asia.com More Notes by Barry O'Connell Veramin Rugs and Carpets Veramin workshop carpet late 19th c. Classic Veramin Carpets Veramin is a center of Persian, Persian Carpet production. By this I mean the weaving in the area has been in primarily Persian hands. To my eye the rugs seem a little purer that Persian Carpets designed by European or American.

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Tabriz was once the center of culture and Islamic civilization Tabriz Was Once Heart of Culture, Islamic Civilization: British Researcher Tehran Times Culture Desk TEHRAN (MNA) -– A British researcher says the city of Tabriz was once the center of culture and Islamic civilization. Talking to reporters, Professor Leonard Lewison said the Azerbaijan region and the city of Tabriz during the

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Mr. Manouchehr Emami of the Kish Trade Promotion Center: "Mr. Manouchehr Emami is the Chairman & Managing Directory of the Kish Trade Promotion Center the organizer of the Festival. Mr. Emami is a great friend of Persian Carpets. He was with the State owned Iran Carpet Company for many years and after retiring he came to Kish to head the Kish Trade Promotion Center. he is a most proper and

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JBOC: "'If one were to make a list of the greatest carpets ever made the Carpet of Wonder in the Grand Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman would be in the most select group. First of all the Carpet of Wonder is huge. Compared to the famous Ardabil Carpet now in the V& A Museum it gives us some idea of the scale of this great carpet. The Ardabil Carpet is 11.52m by 5.34 m for

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MUENCHEN TEXTILE ART Munich Textile Art will take place from March 4th to 7th 2004. The exhibition includes antique rugs, flatweaves, tapestries and textiles from reputable exhibitors. The exhibitors includes Galerie Frauenknecht, Galerie Arabesque, Ex Oriente, Adil Bisim - to mention a few of the announced exhibitors. There will be more than 20 exhibitors this year. Bertram Frauenknecht

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Guide to Khamseh Confederation Rugs: "Guide to Khamseh Confederation Rugs" Visit My New Guide to Khamseh Confederation Rugs:

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Guide to Lori Rugs Visit My New Guide to Luri Persian Rugs

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Persian Rugs - Information on Persian rugs and carpets: "Information on Persian rugs and carpets on www JOZAN MAGAZINE: Jozan Magazine includes a large educational rug photo gallery with several hundreds photos of Persian rugs. Visit Educational Persian Gallery. ORIENTAL RUG NOTES: Barry O'Connell's Oriental Rug Notes includes several rug guides on Persian rugs. Visit Guide to the Persian Carpet

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The Persian Carpet: "The Persian Carpet The Persian Carpet Blog. My casual look at Persian Rugs and Carpets"

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Guide to Qashqai Rugs: "The Qashqai are one of tribes of migratory herders in Iran. Not really a tribe exactly but rather a tribal confederation of people sharing closely related dialects and ethnic identity. The Qashqai are primarily descended from Turkoman or Azeri/Ersari tribes. They speak a language that is in the Southern Azeri/Ersari language family. Some suggest Qashqai is a separate

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Maslaghan Runner: "When I first wrote this rugs discription I was not able to attribute it past Hamadan. However after attributing Jim Bowen's Maslaghan it was easy to see this two had to be attributed to Maslaghan. The wool is better than usual from the city of Hamadan and is more like the tribal areas in it's quality and silkiness. The weave is very high for a Hamadan. Overall it is a better

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Guide to Shahsevan Weaving: "Shahsevan The Shahsevan were a tribal confederation in Northwest and Western Iran. To the rug and textile collector they are best know for their Sumac bags, They also made Kelims and some pile rugs and bags. " Major additions to the Guide to Shahsevan Weaving!

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The Persian Carpet: "The Persian Carpet The Persian carpet is woven in cities such as Tabriz, Isfahan, Kashan, Kerman, Qum, Sarouk, Meshhed, Nain, Yezd. We also see the Persian carpet woven in smaller regions such as Heriz or Hamadan. Persian Carpets may even be produced by one of the tribes or ethnic groups such as the Afshar, Shahsevan, Qashqai, Kurdish, or Bakhtiari. The Persian Carpet may

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Guide to Tabriz Carpets: "Tabriz is the dominant city of Northwest Iran/Persia and is the second largest city in Iran. Tabriz has been a center of the Persian carpet trade for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. Tabris carpets are symetrically knotted. Quality spans all grades from Bazaar quality all the way up to some of the best rugs woven in Iran. "

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Persian Rugs and Carpets,IRANIAN rugs Oldcarpet.com,Real Persian Rugs If you are looking for high quality and reasonable price, 'Real Persian Rugs & Carpets', try www.oldcarpet.com

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Abadeh rugs and carpets, Persian rug and carpet photo gallery: "Persian Abadeh rugs "

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Rashti Zadeh Koum Rug: "Pure Silk Koum rug, silk pile, warp and weft. Size:2,33m X 1,51m Description:Open cerise fielded rug, rectilinear anchor medallion ivory fielded, supporting well and finely detailed Herati pattern. Balance of field and surrounding guard border of old gold, the field supporting continuation of Herati design. Major border dark blue parading palmettes ornamented with buds

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Christie's fine silk Qum carpet of Garden design Lot 31 C. 1960?: "A fine silk Qum carpet of Garden design the fieeld with overall square lattice containing ivory and indigo stylised floral prayer arches, in an indigo border of polychrome rosettes, stylised palmettes and floral motifs between olive-green floral meander stripes, outer reciprocal skittle-pattern, barber-pole and plain stripes"

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Guide to Qum Rugs and Carpets: "Ghom is young as far as weaving centers go. Large scale commercial weaving only dates back to 1930s. As a weaving center it is not as technically sophisticated at Nain or Isfahan. Qum carpets can be beutiful but lack the sophistication of Kashan. The biggest difference at the top end of the Persian market is that Ghom lacks the large market for the best designers

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The Rippon Boswell Veramin Band: "Title: A Veramin Band Origin: North Persia, Veramin Region, 19th century Size: approx. 179 x 6.5 cm Notes on Condition - Literature References An extremely rare collectors item in very good condition. "

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The Opie Khamseh Lion Rug: "Sold by Jim Opie Oriental Rugs and repurchased and offered again. Depicted in Sotheby's Ad Hali, #98, p.50. Opie, James. Tribal Rugs. Portland: The Tolstoy Press, 1992. Plate 11.12 and Detail front dust jacket."

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