Old & Antique Rugs
By our definition, old and antique rugs are between 40 and 99 years old. As we understand it, antique rugs are at least 100 years old. In this collection you'll find our old and antique collector's pieces: hand-knotted rugs from Persia, the Caucasus, Turkey and China, cleaned and with an honest description of condition – unrestored, restored or as good as new.
Old and antique rugs are growing steadily in popularity. They have outlasted generations and tell a story of their own in your home.
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Antique Isfahan | 178 x 128 cm | Nr. Z-53 1.900,00 € -
Old Lilian | 363 x 266 cm | Nr. Z-551 1.990,00 € -
Antique Sarough | 146 x 79 cm | Nr. Z-553 1.900,00 € -
Antique Bijar | 100 x 65 cm | Nr. Z-557 350,00 € -
Old Sarough | 208 x 136 cm | Nr. Z-561 2.200,00 € -
Old Afghan | 138 x 89 cm | Nr. Z-566 350,00 € -
Old Bijar | 314 x 208 cm | Nr. Z-563 2.800,00 € -
Antique Chinese Rug | 123 x 77 cm | Nr. Z-589 1.900,00 € -
Antique Chinese Rug | 145 x 91 cm | Nr. Z-591 1.690,00 € -
Antique Chinese Rug | 236 x 160 cm | Nr. Z-593 2.777,00 € -
Old Bijar | 268 x 164 cm | Nr. Z-652 2.900,00 € -
Old Yazd | 297 x 208 cm | Nr. Z-671 1.990,00 € -
Antique Turkish Oriental rug | 235 x 127 cm | Nr. Z-677 1.190,00 € -
Old Turkish Oriental rug | 205 x 142 cm | Nr. Z-678 550,00 € -
Old Tafresh | 146 x 103 cm | Nr. Z-682 390,00 € -
Antique Tekke | 155 x 98 cm | Nr. Z-713 990,00 € -
Old Buchara | 270 x 188 cm | Nr. Z-670 1.190,00 € -
Old Buchara | 97 x 64 cm | Nr. Z-683 120,00 € -
Old Heriz | 417 x 322 cm | Nr. Z-716 2.490,00 € -
Antique Malayer | 276 x 92 cm | Nr. Z-710 1.750,00 € -
Old Keshan | 210 x 141 cm | Nr. Z-856 1.750,00 € -
Antique Malayer | 285 x 128 cm | Nr. Z-755 1.900,00 € -
Old Turkmen Rug | 210 x 129 cm | Nr. Z-763 750,00 € -
Antique Malayer | 452 x 112 cm | Nr. Z-550 2.900,00 €
Old & Antique Rugs at a Glance
- Definition: old: 40–99 years; antique: at least 100 years
- Origin: Persia (Keshan, Bijar, Sarough, Mahal, Gabbeh), Caucasus, Turkey, China
- Material: new wool, sometimes cork wool or silk, mostly on cotton; natural dyes
- Condition: cleaned; unrestored, partly restored, fully restored or as new – stated for every piece
- Price guide: antique: approx. 500 €/m² (pre-owned), approx. 1,000 €/m² (restored), approx. 1,100 €/m² (as new); old/vintage: from approx. 280 €/m²
- Service: Appraisal, restoration and hand washing in Düsseldorf; purchase of old rugs
What makes old and antique rugs so special
The pictorial rugs from Keshan and Kerman illustrate the customs, the life and the dress of Persia in the 18th and 19th centuries. The elegantly stylised interpretations of dragons, vases and lotus flowers in Chinese rugs are rich in symbolism. The geometry and the colours of Caucasian rugs bear a remarkable resemblance to contemporary paintings and furniture. The rugs of the Safavid period remain to this day a model and an inspiration for classic and also modern Oriental rugsthat you can shop online with us.
Then there is the patina: decades of use have made colours softer and surfaces more alive. This effect cannot be recreated with a new rug.
Understanding condition: unrestored, restored, as new
- Unrestored: cleaned, but with signs of use – worn pile, small missing areas, fringes with patina. The most affordable, and for many collectors the most honest.
- Restored: missing areas re-knotted, edges and fringes secured. Fully suitable for everyday use.
- As new: very well preserved or completely reworked – the rug looks like a new piece with the depth of colour of an old one.
For every rug we describe the condition and show it in photos. If you want to be certain, have the rug brought to your home in the Düsseldorf area or make use of our 14 days to try at home.
An antique rug as an investment?
A well-preserved antique rug from a known provenance generally holds its value and can increase it – but we sell rugs to live with, not as objects of speculation. What determines value is origin, age, material, knot density, rarity of the pattern and condition. On request we will prepare an appraisal.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about old and antique rugs
A rug counts as antique from an age of 100 years. Rugs between 40 and 99 years old we describe as old or vintage. Anything younger than 40 years is, for us, a new or pre-owned rug.
By origin, age, material, knot density, pattern and condition. Rugs from well-known provenances such as Keshan, Bijar, Tabriz or the Caucasus, with natural dyes, fine knotting and rare patterns, fetch the highest prices. A well-preserved, unrestored condition is often worth more to collectors than extensive reworking.
At Zomorrodi, antique rugs cost around 500 € per square metre in pre-owned condition, about 1,000 € per square metre restored and roughly 1,100 € per square metre in like-new condition. Old rugs (40–99 years) start at around 280 € per square metre. Every rug shows its price and its price per square metre.
Yes. Every old or antique rug at Zomorrodi is professionally hand-washed before it is sold. New wool is naturally dirt-repellent and antistatic; mites find little to live on in a dense wool pile.
Yes. In our workshop in Düsseldorf we restore worn areas, edges and fringes, and we clean rugs by hand.
Antique means an age of at least 100 years. For us, vintage covers rugs between 40 and 99 years old, often also reworked, re-dyed pieces. You will find both in collections of their own.