This vintage Mahal Sultanabad rug features a striking allover design with a rich brick-red field complemented by a deep navy border, framing bold geometric motifs in gray, blue, pink, cream, and yellow. The interplay of strong colors and large-scale forms creates a rug with both historic character and timeless visual impact — a piece that works equally well grounding a living space or serving as a statement textile in a refined setting.
Mahal and Sultanabad rugs, woven in the Arak (Sultanabad) district of West-Central Persia, represent some of the most generously scaled and decoratively powerful carpets in the Persian tradition. The Ziegler & Co. commission of the late 19th century — in which a Manchester trading house contracted with local weavers to produce large-format carpets in softer, more Western-friendly color palettes — transformed the Sultanabad region into one of the premier carpet-producing centers in the world. The resulting Ziegler Sultanabads, with their large-scale floral and geometric motifs, their abrash-rich natural dye palettes, and their imposing room-filling dimensions, are among the most sought-after antique Persian carpets in the interior design and collector markets today.
Dimensions: 3' 10" x 6'
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Persia (Arak/Sultanabad district)
Material: Wool pile on a cotton foundation with vegetable dyes
