The Allure of Antique Persian Camelhair Carpets (Part 2)
Rugs woven from camelhair were produced in very limited quantities and are highly prized today by collectors of 19th century Persian.
By Jan David Winitz, President & founder
OAKLAND, CA
.- In Part One, I introduced camelhair rugs, a little-known subgroup of antique Persian carpets that has always been extremely popular among my clients at Claremont Rug Company. I also covered at length the two villages accounting for the greatest number of these luxurious pieces, the Northwest Persian village of Bakshaish, the creator of magnificent, evocative room size carpets, and Serab, a major center for runners and corridor carpet weaving.
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