Ziegler Sultanabad carpets were originally commissioned in Persia for the Western market during the late 19th Century, to complement Western furnishing tastes, quickly becoming popular across the UK and Europe, thanks to their unique, grand scale drawings, quiet formality, and understated colours, which continue to make them highly sought-after additions to modern homes today, thanks to their ability to unite both classic and contemporary elements in a room.

This fine example represents a contemporary reimagining of Ziegler Sultanabad carpets of the 19th Century, handwoven in Iran in high-grade wool – a modern twist on a classic work of design. It features grand-scale motifs set over a grey ground with hints of olive green, serving as a wonderful backdrop to the array of fresh colours in the design – ivory, ochre red, cornflower blue and various muted earthy tones: a restrained, elegant palette, all in natural vegetable dyes.

A very handsome carpet, with an understated elegance which would look at home in a wide variety of interiors.