Kerman carpets originated in the city of Kerman (also spelled Kirman) in eastern Iran. Kerman has a long history of carpet weaving, dating back at least 500 years, and its carpets are known for their high quality and intricate designs.

The earliest Kerman carpets were produced in the 16th century for use in the palaces of the ruling Safavid dynasty. These early carpets were often large and featured intricate floral designs in bold colours.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Kerman carpets became popular in Europe, especially among wealthy collectors. The carpets were often sold through European trading companies, which sometimes commissioned specific designs or colours to suit European tastes.

In the 19th century, Kerman carpet weavers began to incorporate new elements into their designs, such as European-style floral patterns and pictorial scenes. Some of these carpets were made specifically for export to the West, and they became very more...

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An over-dyed vintage Kerman rug, Persian, with a central…

Over-Dyed Vintage Kerman Rug with Central Medallion, 404 x 288cm

An over-dyed vintage Kerman rug, Persian, with a central elongated medallion and decorated with palmettes and floral sprays overdyed in scarlet and navy colours, 404 x 288 cm

A knotted Kerman wool runner, Iran, mid-twentieth century, with…

Mid-20th Century Kerman Wool Runner with Floral Design

A knotted Kerman wool runner, Iran, mid-twentieth century, with central flower heads and a profusion of flowers in colours upon a navy field, with peach and cream floral spandrels enclosed by a main red border with a running vegetal design, with cotton…

A Kerman runner, Eastern Iran, 1950's, 501 x 89 cm

Kerman Runner from Eastern Iran, 1950's

A Kerman runner, Eastern Iran, 1950's, 501 x 89 cm

Indo-Persian Kerman design hand knotted carpet, wool pile on…

Indo-Persian Lotus Kerman Carpet

Indo-Persian Kerman design hand knotted carpet, wool pile on cotton foundation, decorated with lotus flowers and palmettes issuing from vases, in soft colours on an old ivory tone ground, framed by a meander border of the same elements. 311 x 243 cm

A very large Iranian Kerman hand knotted carpet the entire…

Large Lotus Flower Kerman Carpet

A very large Iranian Kerman hand knotted carpet the entire field decorated with lotus flowers, leaves and floral tendrils, in pale tones, framed by a wide border patterned with reciprocal crenels decorated with similar elements to the field. Wool pile on…

A red Kerman hall runner, Eastern Iran, circa 1940's, 500 x 92…

1940's Kerman Hall Runner from Eastern Iran

A red Kerman hall runner, Eastern Iran, circa 1940's, 500 x 92 cm

A Persian Kirman carpet, the ivory field with all-over…

Ivory Kirman Carpet with Birds and Flowers

A Persian Kirman carpet, the ivory field with all-over repeating pattern of birds amidst flowering bushes, the navy border with flower heads and foliage, 368 x 238 cm

A large antique Persian Kerman hand knotted carpet, the plain…

Antique Persian Kerman Carpet with Faded Madder Field

A large antique Persian Kerman hand knotted carpet, the plain field attractively faded to soft madder, framed by old ivory and bleu celeste border patterned with roses. Wool pile on cotton weft and warp. Rebound edges and slight losses and small repairs…

A hand-knotted Iranian rug, c1940s, this rug takes traditional…

Kerman Rug: Traditional Motifs with European Twist

A hand-knotted Iranian rug, c1940s, this rug takes traditional Iranian motifs and amplifies, enlarges and simplifies them to produce a scale of design more European in taste. From the District of Kerman. 2900 x 190 cm

An Iranian Kerman carpet, the field decorated with a floral…

Iranian Kerman Carpet with Floral Medallion and Border Guards

An Iranian Kerman carpet, the field decorated with a floral medallion, multiple floral border guards. 262 x 174 cm.

Persian Lavar Kerman rug circa 1920s, Oriental tree of life…

1920s Persian Lavar Kerman Rug with Tree of Life

Persian Lavar Kerman rug circa 1920s, Oriental tree of life with frolicking, birds on a Navy ground, with border to match, 440 x 297 cm

A large Persian designer vintage Kerman carpet, 20th century,…

Vintage Kerman Carpet with Bold Floral Design

A large Persian designer vintage Kerman carpet, 20th century, with classic Kerman design of bold floral medallion and wide elaborately designed border set within a coral-toned field of floral bouquets. The hand-knotted rug of 100% wool. 414 cm x 290 cm

A Kerman hand knotted rug, in unusual pale tones, with a…

Pale Kerman Hand Knotted Rug with Floral Border

A Kerman hand knotted rug, in unusual pale tones, with a central medallion on a plain field framed by a floral meander border. 123 x 182 cm.

A large and rare Iranian Rava Kirman carpet, ivory coloured…

Rare Iranian Rava Kirman Carpet, 1850

A large and rare Iranian Rava Kirman carpet, ivory coloured pashmina wool ground, warp and weft. With large oral scroll medallions on a divided eld, multiple flower and leaf borders. C. 1850. Signed by the workshop., 450 cm x 350 cm

A Birjand Kerman design Persian carpet, with a central floral…

Birjand Kerman Floral Persian Carpet

A Birjand Kerman design Persian carpet, with a central floral lozenge in blue, pink and green colours with two diagonally opposite floral roundels, and an asymmetric and broken light tan vegetal border dotted with red and blue flowers on an oatmeal field,…

A, circa World War I Kirman style pictorial wall hanging carpet,…

Kirman Pictorial Wall Hanging Carpet, WWI Era

A, circa World War I Kirman style pictorial wall hanging carpet, early 20th century depicting various Emperor's, Monarchs, important Dignitaries, Troops on horseback, etc 208 x 142 cm Oriental

A good large hand knotted Persian rug, of ornate Kirman design,…

Ornate Kirman Persian Rug with Intense Floral Design

A good large hand knotted Persian rug, of ornate Kirman design, with central circular medallion on a scroll and intense floral field. Triple borders of rosettes and boteh leaves, 410 cm x 300 cm

A narrow hand knotted Persian Kerman runner, the field with…

Floral Persian Kerman Runner with Birds and Animals

A narrow hand knotted Persian Kerman runner, the field with profuse designs of flowering branches, birds and animals, one wide order guard also with birds and flowers. 77 cm x 300 cm

A Kirman carpet, the central medallion on a red ground within…

Kirman Arabesque Carpet

A Kirman carpet, the central medallion on a red ground within repeating Arabesque borders. 390 x 300 cm

A Kirman prayer rug, Southern Persia, circa 1900, finely woven…

Paradise Garden Kirman Prayer Rug

A Kirman prayer rug, Southern Persia, circa 1900, finely woven depicting the garden of paradise with exotic birds and animals in intertwining branches above ponds and ducks, surrounded by a pale blue border of birds and blossoms, 200 cm long, 140 cm wide

A Kirman runner, Iran, 20th century, tones of pink and cream,…

Pink and Cream Kirman Runner, 20th Century Iran

A Kirman runner, Iran, 20th century, tones of pink and cream, 335 x 82 cm

A fine Persian Kerman 'Madam butterfly' rug, a Royal beige…

Green and Tan Madam Butterfly Persian Rug

A fine Persian Kerman 'Madam butterfly' rug, a Royal beige Queen Mumtaz Madam butterfly design rug in an unusual mid green, black and tan palette with sky blue undulating floral borders. Provenance: Purchased at Chaudhary's Oriental carpet Palace, 1980,…

A semi-antique Kerman Laver prayer rug, decorated with a shaped…

Kerman Laver Prayer Rug with Floral and Bird Motifs

A semi-antique Kerman Laver prayer rug, decorated with a shaped niche patterned with a vase of flowers with leafy and flowering tendrils, song birds, vase designs with roses repeating in the quadrants, framed by narrow guards and a main border decorated…

A Persian Kerman runner in sky blue, pink and mid green, the…

Sky Blue Kerman Runner with Ornate Medallions

A Persian Kerman runner in sky blue, pink and mid green, the long borders with shaped foliate, scroll and damask rose motifs, and to the centre, a series of ornate lozenge shape medallions. Length 614 cm. Width 74 cm

An antique Kerman vegetable dye rug. Over 70 years old. 324 x…

70-year-old Kerman vegetable dye rug, 324 x 252 cm

An antique Kerman vegetable dye rug. Over 70 years old. 324 x 252 cm

A good Kirman rug, south east Persia. 355 x 273 cm

Large Kirman Rug from Southeast Persia

A good Kirman rug, south east Persia. 355 x 273 cm

A large Persian Kerman patterned rug. 302 x 205 cm

Persian Kerman Rug: Grandeur in 302 x 205 cm

A large Persian Kerman patterned rug. 302 x 205 cm

A Kerman hand knotted Persian carpet. 353 x 245 cm.

Kerman Persian Carpet, 353 x 245 cm

A Kerman hand knotted Persian carpet. 353 x 245 cm.

A Kirman tree of life rug, Persian, circa 1900, 207 x 121 cm

Persian Kirman Tree of Life Rug, 1900

A Kirman tree of life rug, Persian, circa 1900, 207 x 121 cm