Persian Rug - Ardakan Rug - 3.40 x 2.17 Rug - TY823 Gabeh

Persian Rug - Ardakan Rug - 3.40 x 2.17 Rug - TY823 GabehThe Faeghi family are the name you can trust. They have traded in fine handmade carpets in Persia for many generations. For more than 50 years, Peter Faeghi has shared this lineage with thousands of Australians, offering them authentic works of art to enliven and enrich their homes. All carpets are guaranteed. With showrooms in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin, you can buy your carpets from us with confidence. All of Persian

These  carpets are regarded as being among the most beautiful and the most exclusive Persian carpets available

particularly the circular central medallion with its two pendants reaching out length wise and the stadium shape of the border of the main field

In this carpet we see the herati pattern beautifully radiating out from the centre to the borders

The designs vary from medallions with tendrils to vases

and Pakistan

which are also oriented to Persian models

It has an overall field pattern with flowers and leaves everywhere

decorative fabrics used for rugs

Due to high knot-per-square-inch counts

It has a central medallion shape and the yellow gold base colours of the field are repeated in the main guard borders

is perhaps the most well-known rug design

and it is quite possible that this was what was intended by the master weaver as such a symbol quite often was employed to protect the owner from misfortune and in particular to ward off the 'evil eye'