Persian Qum Silk Rug - 0.80x0.60 Connoisseur

Persian Qum Silk Rug - 0.80x0.60 ConnoisseurQum rugs are among the finest rugs in the world. The quality of Qum silk rugs is particularly high. In the past and at present, Qum is one of the most important centres for producing silk, Kourk wool and silk inlaid carpets. Weavers in Qum use Persian knots and average around 600 knots per square inch. The majority are small, very fine, and beautiful; so many people hang them on the wall. The patterns are usually highly curvilinear, but they sometimes

The woollen Kashan has between 120 and 240 knots to each square inch

the favourite wife of the famous Caliph Haroun-al-Rasheed

with two differently sized lamp motifs surrounding the design

and elaborate medallions

near Dasht-e-Kavir

The colours are glorious and the beauty of the carpet is spellbinding

is perhaps the most well-known rug design

Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran

Qum rugs are among the finest rugs in the world

Such medallions and shapes were central to the design and reality of Persian gardens

Peter Faeghi has shared this lineage with thousands of Australians

The diamond motif of the Shiraz carpets is usually in light or dark blue and the background is normally red with decorations of stylised plants and flowers