A late 19th-century Persian Sultanabad carpet woven around 1890, measuring approximately 365.9 × 487.9 cm (about 12’6″ × 16’10”). The composition is a confident geometric design on a saturated madder red ground, framed by a teal blue border — the kind of strong, balanced color contrast that has made Sultanabads a benchmark in antique Persian decorative weaving.
Sultanabad was an organized weaving region in west-central Persia in the late 19th century, producing large hand-knotted wool carpets at a scale and quality that put them in continuous demand for European and American interiors. Carpets of this period are now well over a century old, and pieces of this size and condition are increasingly hard to source on the market.
Hand-knotted wool. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique.
At a glance
· Origin: Persia (Iran) · Period: Circa 1890 · Material: Wool · Weave: Hand-knotted (pile)
· Type: Sultanabad · Dimensions: ~365.9 × 487.9 cm (≈12’6″ × 16’10”)
· Ground color: Red · Border color: Teal blue · Format: rectangular SKU: 22826