Until the end of the 1800s Western merchants had to adapt in size and design to Persian production. When, on the other hand, Ziegler and Co. began to set its production according to the needs of customers in Europe, the situation changed and there was more freedom of choice about carpets. The main feature of the specimens annoded today in Pakistan and Afghanistan is the materials used for the yearning. In fact, it is wool yarns and hand-dyed following traditional methods and using dyes of natural origin: this characteristic gives the finished carpet a particular patina and a non-uniformity in coloring that becomes a further and fundamental decorative element, indication of quality and authenticity. On the European market these carpets are called in a variety of ways, often related to the type of decoration represented or the materials usedLatest arrivals
