26515-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'0" x 2'0"/91cm x 61cm 10'0" x 7'0" Size: 6'4" x 5'0" /

Size: 6'4" x 5'0" / 193cm x 153cm

Late 17th century saw a decline in the Oriental rug market as European consumers tended to purchase rugs of European origin – primarily Aubusson

These were Yalamehs

Bakhtiaris can be exceptionally attractive

NR: 26549

26515-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'0" x 2'0"/91cm x 61cm 10'0" x 7'0" Size: 6'4" x 5'0" /NR: 26515Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 3'0" x 2'0" 91cm x 61cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton CHOBI ZIEGLER Details: In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacturing company in Arak (Sultanabad), Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altman & Co. and Liberty of London, to modify fanciful 16th and 17th century Eastern designs for the more restrained Western taste.