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Vintage Persian Josheghan design Persian Rug

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:585.00 USD Estimated At:2,340.00 - 3,510.00 USD
Vintage Persian Josheghan design Persian Rug
Absolutely breathtaking high quality Josheghan design. 100% natural, hand woven, vegetable dye, finest baby lamb’s wool pile on cotton foundation. Josheghan Rugs, hand woven in north central Iran, are extremely fine quality and characterized by geometric floral motifs arranged in the shape of diamonds. Josheghan, also called Maymeh, is located in north central Iran. Famous as being one of the oldest centers of continuous weaving of wool rugs in Iran, Josheghan is one of a cluster of villages that is well known for weaving wool rugs of exceptionally high quality. tribal people in the region have been plying their trade as skilled weavers of wool rugs since the 16th century. It is not uncommon for a weaver to be totally dedicated to a single rug for months and sometimes years. this results in wool rugs of the highest quality, but very limited quantity. The local artisans weave Josheghan wool Rugs using the asymmetrical Persian knot. Josheghan wool Rugs are woven in both village and workshop settings, with those woven in the smaller villages considered to be of superior quality. Size 4 feet 3 inches X 6 feet 9 inches.