Could someone please describe the so-called "samavari" design that is sometimes included in a rug's description? Thank you.

[quote=cartona]Do you mean Samovar or Turtle design seen in many Persian borders-- ??? which is the shape of a brass Persian or Russian coffee/ tea urn type figure with 2 handles or a turtle with its shell and head poking out at the top with two front claws extended....
[/Picture of one of my Samavars with teapot on top-- also a pic from Peter Stone book]
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I agree-- does not look like a turtle or samovar border. Guess we need the experts to weigh in on the Samavari Kurdish design.

The term Samowar design (Nachshe Samowari) is usually used to describe a design that is typically made in the Hamadan distrct in western Iran. The design is common in antique Malyaer rugs (most of them made in the small village Mishan = Mishan Malayer.

Please excuse if I don´t agree with Peter Stone´s book. The border posted could be desribed as samowari style, but this term is not used in the rug trade nor is it used in Iran to describe it. But naming persian rug designs is always involving a lot of phantasy.

A typical rug with Nachshe Samowari would look like the ones you find on the following links:

http://rugrabbit.com/node/60484

http://www.tappeti-orien...it/tappeti-malayer.html

http://www.zarineh.it/ca...-malayer-192x123/000121

http://www.aramgroup.it/...-malayer-mishan-002.asp

Thanks, KAD. Here are a couple photos of the back.