Iranian
City of Nain
Exquisite handmade carpet woven by a master weaver from the Iranian city of Nain
Weaver: Shishla Habibian
Colors: 15 or more
Size: 129cm X 198cm
4' 3" x 6' 6"
Origin: Persian, Nain
Material: Kurkwool
Weave: 100% Hand Woven
The Old Carpet website explains, "Weavers in Nain use Persian knots. Persian rug experts use a different measurement called LAA (Farsi word [Official language in IRAN]) exclusively to define the quality of Nain rugs. LAA means layers and refers to the number of threads forming each fringe at the end of a Nain. The LAA number is an indication of price: as LAA numbers (9, 6 and 4) decrease, the price of NAIN rugs increases."
LAA: 6
Expected Appraisal Value:
$3,000.00 to $8,000.00
Her Collection Price:
To be negotiated based on appraisal.
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The city of Nain is famous in the world for its magnificent rugs. All Nain rugs have asymmetrical
(Persian) knots, wool pile and cotton warps. They are closely clipped for better look. In some instances silk warps are used. In higher and finer knotted rugs, kurk (baby lamb wool) is used for pile. Using touch of silk around the flowers and arabesques is common.There are so many master weavers working in NAIN, but there is only one name that represent Nain in the world, a name that represent quality, beauty and value. The name is HABIBIAN.
Master artist Habibian, who died few years ago at the age of 90, was one of the pioneers of Nain rugs. His carpets had his signature and many producers now a days use his signature on their carpets and this has become a controversy over Nain carpets in the past several years. Of course, when you want to buy a Persian Nain rug, you should not be obsessed with the mere signature as the quality of the rug, the balance in the design, the consistency of the knots are few more important factors than the signature itself.