26162-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'4" x 1'6"/102cm x 46cm 5'0" x 4'0" early collectors included the Guinness

early collectors included the Guinness family

though leaning towards a floral interpretation

wefts and wool piles

with figures and symbols portraying the knotter’s “tale

26162-Chobi Ziegler Hand-Knotted/Handmade Afghan Rug/Carpet Modern Authentic/Size: 3'4" x 1'6"/102cm x 46cm 5'0" x 4'0" early collectors included the GuinnessNR: 26162Location: Chobi ZieglerSize: 3'4" x 1'6" 102cm x 46cmCountry: AfghanistanPile: WoolBase: Cotton CHOBI ZIEGLER Details: In 1883, Ziegler and Co. of Manchester, England established a Persian carpet manufacturing company in Arak (Sultanabad), Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altman & Co. and Liberty of London, to modify fanciful 16th and 17th century Eastern designs for the more restrained Western taste.