Antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Rug, Red & Blue Field, Tan Border
| Stock number | 21113 |
| Size | 13 ft x 16 ft 10 in (3.96 m x 5.13 m) |
| Origin | Persia / Iran |
| Style | Sultanabad |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Hand Knotted Pile |
| Colors | Multicolor Jewel Tones |
| Pattern | Allover |
A large antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad rug, The rug presents a saturated red and blue central field framed by a tan-toned border, the kind of warm, decorative color combination that has made Ziegler Sultanabads continuously sought after by interior designers for over a century. Sultanabad was an active rug-weaving region in west-central Persia (now Iran) in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The "Ziegler" name refers to the Manchester-based firm Ziegler & Co., which from the 1880s onward commissioned looms in Sultanabad to produce large-scale carpets calibrated to the proportions and softer Western color palettes favored by European and American homes of that period. Ziegler-style Sultanabads remain among the most identifiable and widely collected formats of antique Persian decorative carpets.