A monumental late 19th-century Persian Sultanabad carpet from around 1890, measuring approximately 670.6 × 1158.3 cm (about 22’0″ × 38’0″). At this true palace-format scale, the piece is suited to the largest public spaces — formal ballrooms, hotel lobbies, gallery floors, and the most grandly proportioned residential rooms.
The composition pairs a slate field with a salmon border, with a blue floral vocabulary woven across the field. Sultanabad/Arak was a major weaving center in west-central Persia in the late 19th century, and carpets of this size were typically commissioned through agents like the Manchester firm Ziegler & Co.
Hand-knotted wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique.
At a glance
· Origin: Persia (Iran), Sultanabad · Period: Circa 1890 · Material: Wool · Weave: Hand-knotted (pile)
· Dimensions: ~670.6 × 1158.3 cm (≈22’0″ × 38’0″) · Ground color: Slate · Border color: Salmon · Design: Blue floral · Format: rectangular SKU: 20862
Condition: Good.
