Background Information on the Amagholi workshop

Amagholi workshop was among the biggest and most famous Persian carpet workshops in 1900s.  It is associated with the Amoghli brothers: Abdol Mohammad Amoghli(eldest brother) and Ali Khan Amoghli(youngest brother). Their Persian rugs were the favorite for Pahlavi shahs and royalties including Reza Shah. The Amoghli manufacturing unit produced décor products that were used to embellish the Sa’dabad Palace located in northern Tehran. Amoghli workshop’s items were magnificent and regal, seeing that some of their best hard-women rugs were brought to the Niavaran Palace.  Amaghli workshop made some of the hottest Mashad Persian rugs.

Mashad City

The city of Mashad, in northeast Iran, was home to the Amaghali workshop and many other Persian carpet production workshops. It is among the most ancient carpet weaving cities in Iran. One of the oldest prayer rugs made by Perez Topkapi between 1550 and 1556 is thought to have made in Mashad.  Being a vibrant city for rug making even today, Mashad is associated with manufacturers of huge carpets, with medallion motifs, that are sold under the brand name Meshed. Though the oldest workshop in Mashad is Soltan Ibrahim Mirza’s, there are recognizable recent ones such as the Amoghli, also Amoughli, Amu-oghli or Emoghli, workshop.  Other famous workshops belonged to the Master weavers such as the late Abbasgholi Saber, Khamenei, Khadivy, Zarbaf, Zarrineh and Makhmalbaf among others.

Amoughli rug making era

Amoghli’s active years are said to be twenty: 1900 to 1920.  He was a master weaver in the city of Mashhad and specialized in Oriental carpet art. Amoghli carpets are signed with his name and were made of the finest wools, silks and cottons. They often feature three to five centimeters wide borders on long sides usually in signature blue. Featuring also the highest density knots and patterns, Amoghli rugs are some of the most innovatively made in the Iranian carpet weaving history.

Amoghil works with the late Abbasgholi Saber

Born in 1911, Abbasgholi’s sunset arrived in 1977 at the age of sixty-seven. This man is known for his five workshops he created during his lifetime. He had up to three hundred looms and one thousand five hundred workers.  Though he had nine children, none of these showed interest in the art he committed his entire life to. They met with Amoghli when he decided to relocate to Mashad. At the time Amoghli was busy creating large rugs for King Reza Shah.  When Saber arrived in the city, he worked for Amoghli. Then after the passing of his master, Saber started his own business with only three looms in Karvansaraye Malek.

Amoghli’s silk and wool rugs

The popular Amoghli workshops in Mashad released plenty of rugs that had silk borders, cotton foundations and woolen piles.  The 1940s designs are still in vogue and among the few legendary pieces that puts Iran at the forefront with regard to carpet weaving.  These classic mats had very fine weave patterning with far-off knot piles.  They could contain up to one thousand, three hundred and sixty-nine knots per square inch.  But the average or standard density for the Emoghli workshop rugs is roughly nine hundred knots per square inch.

Some classic rugs were made as displays to showcase the technical prowess of the company. They contain different motifs in terms of themes. You can find a tall tree, flowers, medallions and other geometrical forms. The size of mats can vary although most are large and lovely.  Use of purple or blue silk flat weave on all four sides or borders is rather common on these rugs. Color mismatch is not noted on Amoghli rugs, making them items for doing smart home decorations.

Where to find Amoghli rugs

There are items that you will find in art galleries in the US that were produced in 1920s. If getting something rather antique and different mesmerizes you, Amoghli workshop products are perfect choices. They can be found in most internet shops that sell Persian high quality carpets.  Ensure that your rug has size dimensions and Amoghli signature printed somewhere. These quality pieces are also great for item collectors who are interested in rugs.

As they are rare items in other parts of the world, you can sell the items you have collected for thousands of dollars. Mashad rugs and carpets are so popular and elegant. But when you have an item that was woven in 1920s by the Amoghli’s you will feel really blessed.  As you do the shopping, try to read the product description first to get enough information about it. As aforementioned main colors are variations of blue, red, khaki and purple. They are rather easy to match with your current home décor and lovable if you want to collect some for sale.