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Rashtizadeh Master Workshop of Qum

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Rashtizadeh Master Workshop of Qum Rashtizadeh  Vagireh Sene Sanandaj, Rug- MRQ89299 Since 1940 the best known of the great houses of Qum is that of Rashtizadeh. When we say Rashtizadeh we include the work of two famous weavers; the fathee Ali Rashtizadeh and his son Reza Tajerrashti (Rashtizadeh). The work of the father Ali Rashtizadeh is much like the story of Qum itself. It was much simpler 60 some years ago but has become far grander and more magnificent as the years go by. An older Rashtizadeh rug in a Caucasian pattern from Adabi of Tysons Corner. The early rugs from Rashtizadeh were simpler and less ambitious then what we see today but they are still highly desired by collectors. A recent rug from the Master Workshop of Rashtizadeh, “Koomehi” a Silk Qum Rug As we can see in this rug the complexity of design as well as the originality of the design has increased exponentially without losing any of the charm of the earlier rugs. Related Link:  The Holy ci
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Bibibaff Bakhtiari Rugs and Carpets

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Bibibaff Bakhtiari Rugs and Carpets Tribal Antique Oversized Persian Bakhtirari Rug 48042  Nazmiyal Collection  Bibibaff Bakhtiari rugs are very special and hard to find. But what are the and why were they made. The old dealer story  is that Bibi means Grandmother and Baff means  knot so a BibiBaf is a rug made by the old grandmothe rs and they were the best weavers. Like most dealer stories it is slivers of truth mixed with huge helping of whatever came to mind at the moment. The real story is far more interesting; Bibibaff rugs take their name from Bibi Mah Bagum The Rug of Bibi Mah Bagum A wonderful book The Last of the Khans: The Life of Morteza Quli Khan b y Ali Morteza Samsam Bakhtiari gives us a look into the highest levels of Bakhtiari  weaving.    Morteza Quli Khan was one of the greatest Bakhtiari Khans and a man of great wealth. He was so rich that when a terrible famine hit Persia and drove the price of bread above what the poor could afford he show
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Detecting Early Moth Damage.

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Detecting Early Moth Damage. Here we have a rather normal rug. When you are standing up it looks just fine. So what do you see in this image. Is it wear or moths? If it was wear why is the wear so inconsistent. Plase note the sand grit. Down the middle of this detail we see the white foundation showing through. Along the damage we see sandy grit. This is Moth scat, i.e. the feces of the moth. This confirms the Moth damage and also that the damage is recent.  Thanks to Dusty Roberts Senior Fellow of the Academy of Oriental Rugs and the expert at Luv-A-Rug, Canada's preeminent rug care authority.
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Hereke Rugs

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Hereke Rugs Hereke is a prosperous market town in Korfez district in Kocaeli province, Turkey. It is about 35 miles east by southeast of Istanbul on the northern shore of the Gulf of İzmit. Sultan Abdülmecid I created a traditional Imperial Workshop in Hereke in 1841. It was originally to create rugs suitable to the Dolmabahçe Palace he was building on the North bank of the  Bosphorus Antique Turkish Silk Hereke Rug 44834 Nazmiyal Collection This is a remarkable and important Hereke Rug particularly because the  Dolmabahçe Palace  is clearly visible. Please note the huge grey building on the left bank of the Bosphorus just above where the water gets narrow and then wide. Here is a video that I did years ago. Let me mention a problem with doing these guides. This was accurate when I made it. But our Chinese brothers took my words to heart and now make more convincing copies. But this is still worth watching.
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Persia and Persian Rugs

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Persia is an alternate name for Iran. Persia formally declared itself to be Iran in 1925 at the beginning of the Pahlavid dynasty under Reza Shah. But by an act of the Iranian Majlis (Parliament) Persia and Persian are declared to be appropriate when speaking of Persian Rugs. That is any rug woven n Iran is a Persian Rug. Late 20th Century Persian Ardabil Rug
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