Persian carpets

Persian carpets are available in a wide variety of truly exotic, grand and exquisite designs and styles that add a touch of glamour and sophistication to the floor décor!

Persian carpet designs reflect the intriguing and magnificent artistic heritage of the ancient Iranian culture.

The Persian carpet originated some more than 2500 years ago in Iran and since then this fabulous work of art has evolved with time achieving excellence of magnanimous proportions! The Persian carpet is internationally acknowledged the world over for its stupendous artistic grandeur! Antique Persian carpets adorn palaces, castles, famous buildings, rich homes, museums and all such greatly significant places where wealth and fame predominate! Fine Persian carpets exude an element of luxury and pompousness that is usually associated with the rich and famous! Antique Persian carpets are found in a variety of brilliant and dazzling colors in addition to rich and intricate designs. The most predominantly used materials that are used since times immemorial to weave these Oriental Persian carpets are wool, silk and cotton. Some of the most famous varieties of fine Oriental Persian carpets that are globally treasured the world over are as follows:

• Heriz carpets
  
• Tabriz carpets
  
• Khorassan carpets
  
• Turkman carpets
  
• Baluch carpets
  
• Quchan carpets
  
• Birjand carpets
  
• Mashad carpets
  
• Bijar carpets
  
• Kerman and Kerman-laver carpets
  
• Kashan carpets
  
• Isfahan carpets
  
• Bakhtiari carpets
  
• Gabbeh carpets
  
• Arak carpets
  
• Kashmar carpets
  
• Serapi carpets
  
• Saraouki carpets

Various reputed Oriental rug dealers offer a wide selection of fine Persian carpets at fair prices. They offer great prices on a variety of handmade Persian rugs. But if you are looking for originality then beware of shrewd carpet dealers who sell cheaper machine made rugs labeling them as fine Oriental Persian rugs! While buying or shopping for oriental Persian carpets and rugs you’ve got to keep certain tips in mind that will help you to buy an original Persian carpet at the fairest price.

o Check out for fake customs auctions that are totally false. You might be lured by those huge discounts that are offered at these auctions and might get tempted!

o Beware of different tricky SALE promos from the local Oriental rug dealers! These are all traps to zap novice customers and compel them to get cheated!

So before investing in fine Persian carpets and rugs just do a bit of homework regarding their actual fair prices that will make your carpet buying experiences safer and satisfying! Original fine Persian carpets are dyed with vegetable pigments and dyes. The knot structure of fine oriental Persian rugs is also pretty distinct and can be discerned from the imitation or false varieties!