Ziegler Sultanabad carpets such as this example were commissioned in Persia for the Western market during the late 19^th Century, to complement European furnishing tastes.  Their unique, grand scale drawing, quiet formality, and wide colour palettes quickly made them sought-after additions to stately homes across the UK and Europe.

This early Ziegler Sultanabad piece, hand-woven in lustrous wool, features a bold drawing in natural vegetable dyes, with a rich terracotta ground, overlayed with scrolling vegetal and floral patterns in tones of ivory, caramel, and olive green, well framed by a duck egg blue border of grand proportions. The artist has employed a wonderfully dynamic composition, which lends the work a great sense of character, typical of the finest Ziegler pieces of the period.

A timeless classic, in very good to excellent condition, with a playful creativity that would suit a wide variety of interiors.