3' 5" x 5'1" (approximate size) Persian Abadeh rug from American Home Furnishings.  

Over the last 50 years Abadeh carpets have emerged as a recognizable group in the marketplace. Abadeh, a market town half way between Isfahan and Shiraz in Iran, is traditionally where the Qashqai in their north/south seasonal migration would cross the highway. Consequentially it was an important market town and one that most Qashqai were familiar with.

Through time Abadeh area women were able to weave using larger and better looms making larger and better rugs. The sides of the rugs became straighter, the knot density went up, and they used a cotton foundation.

The rugs tend to be based on a cotton warp and have a thin, tightly knotted pile.  Most Abadeh rugs are closely cut making them very flat.  Although some of the older Abadehs vary in style, many of the new designs are easily recognizable.  These new designs, known as Heybatlu consist of a single diamond shaped medallion in the center with smaller medallions on each corner.  The pattern is typically geometrical flowers or animals and the main colors are light reds or burnt orange on top of a dark blue background with strong green details.  The corners or borders are generally ivory in color.  Although some Abadeh and Shiraz rugs appear similar Abadeh can normally be differentiated by their higher knot counts as well as the fact that the warp is invariably cotton.  The rugs are almost always exclusively medium in size and the KPSI of an average Abadeh is around 90.  As always in the rug world you get what you pay for however in general Abadeh are well made and fairly popular items, particularly in modern interiors or those with a Mediterranean or North African style.

With the embargo on all new Persian rugs coming into this country,it is hard to value a rug of this quality, as it will only increase in value.

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