Most Expensive Antique Hand Knotted Persian Silk Rug

Antique persian qum hunting scene pictorial hand knotted rug estimate.

Most expensive antique hand knotted persian silk rug. Many of the designs are curved which does not lend itself to typical mass produced machine weaving on a straight loom. Silk isfahan rug the most expensive rug in the world. The most expensive rug ever sold is the sotheby s 17th century antique persian carpet which sold for 33 million shattering all records and becoming the most expensive rug ever sold the auction at sotheby s new york baffled everyone. The denser and compact the knots the more distinct and vivid the pattern appears giving the buyer a one of a kind piece of home décor.

Persian oriental silk rugs are the most intricate and often most valuable of all hand knotted rugs. Except in the case of over dyed and patchwork persian rugs we do not sell traditional persian rugs. Genuine carpets from iran formerly known as persia are treasured by collectors world. How to tell if a persian rug is valuable.

One of a kind oriental rugs can take excessive time skill and effort to produce. Take a look at the top 10 most expensive oriental rugs in the world. Persian mahal hand knotted rug 10 0 x 14 0. James douglas 1858 1911 original oil painting on canvas measuring 32 in.

For decades antique persians hand knotted from silk and often taking years or even decades to produce were the gold standard of floor coverings for the swank the sine qua non of oriental rugs. High end 3 x5 fine persian hunting scene 100 silk hand knotted signed razahi 4 997 97 super fine antique handmade 100 silk rug 2 3 3 signed by master rahimi. The best persian rugs are made by hand from start to finish. X 170 cm which was sold by christie s in 2008 for a staggering price tag of us 4 450 000.

We sell hand knotted oriental rugs hand woven in pakistan. Moreover we sell these predominantly because we believe that in many cases the quality of a pakistan produced oriental rug can be as good or superior to a persian rug. The world s most expensive rug is this silk isfahan rug measuring 7 ft. Even as the rarest of masterpieces in handmade rugs it was expected to bring in around 10 million dollars but the unknown buyer was not willing to.

For this reason the sky is the limit when it comes to the possible price of a high quality rug. Sarouk wool and silk hand knotted rug 8 6 x 11 6 estimate. The fine yet strong silk fibres used in these rugs allow more knots per square inch to be tied giving a clearer pattern with more detail and increased likeness to real life a good analogy being that of an hdtv over a regular tv.