Antique Ziegler carpet

Object Description

A really beautiful all over antique Ziegler carpet from the late 19th century.  We love the unusual flowing vine and stylised ‘Boteh’ borders, in ivory, soft reds and muted lime greens famous in Ziegler’s. The floral palette motifs in the main field with early Harshang design too.  All these elements make for a wonderful decorative antique carpet.

Request a home visit to view this stunning antique Ziegler carpet in situ at a convenient time.  Or book a visit to our barn showroom in Crondall, Surrey.

Object History

Private Collection.

Object Literature

In 1883, Ziegler and Co, of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad Persia, which employed designers from major western department stores such as B. Altman & Co of New York and Liberty, to modify 16th- and 17th-century Eastern designs for the more restrained western taste. Using highly developed dying techniques, and the best artisans from the region, the Ziegler Co created rugs with beautiful, all-over patterns and with softer palettes than their vibrant Persian counterparts.

Ziegler & co workshop carpets have always been revered and desired by collectors and designers alike.  Ziegler rugs developed an almost immediate following in the late 19th Century, especially among early collectors which included the Guinness family, who laid them in Elveden Hall, their Suffolk estate. Ziegler carpets are one of the only types of Persian carpet which were influenced by western designs and have become one of the most sought after carpets in the world today.

Object Condition

The carpet is in very good original order, we have not done any restoration on this piece.  The pile height is cut medium high, with minimal wear.   Obtained from a private collection it has been used all its life, and looked after.  Our excellent rug underlay we supply with every carpet adds body and durability to preserve antique carpets too.

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