This complex medallion carpet features a series of stratified elements, including a central cruciform figure festooned with latchhook-polygons. In addition to the  More »

This complex medallion carpet features a series of stratified elements, including a central cruciform figure festooned with latchhook-polygons. In addition to the reciprocating borders with finely-detailed scrolls, the subtle, ecru field is decorated with a number of horses, ram’s horn motifs, detailed palmettes and architectural figures adapted from ancient symbols. Style: Agra Origin: India Size: 4. ft x 6. ft (1.22 m x 1.83 m)   « Less

Antique Heriz/ Serapi, Persia, late nineteenth century - Antique Serapis represent the finest grade of Heriz in terms of design, color, and weave, and this charming example  More »

Antique Heriz/ Serapi, Persia, late nineteenth century - Antique Serapis represent the finest grade of Heriz in terms of design, color, and weave, and this charming example has it all. At the center of the rich red field a cruciform medallion in blue-black and ivory floats freely with a lavish interior embellishment of sinuous vines. Undulating blue-green cornerpieces fill out the field with elaborate arabesque detail. Grand finials and dynamic branches occupy the intervening red ground. A complex ‘turtle’ vinescroll border set against a blue-black ground provides an elegant yet dramatic frame, with minor meander vinescroll minor borders echoing the blue-green of the cornerpieces. Perhaps the most extraordinary quality of the rug is its small scatter size in contrast to the much larger scale customary for antique Serapis of this kind. Style: Heriz-Serapi Origin: Persia Size: 5. ft 03 in x 6. ft (1.60 m x 1.83 m)   « Less

Antique American Hooked Rug, circa 1900 - While the composition of this antique hooked rug clearly reflects French Aubusson and Savonnerie medallion designs, its drawing and  More »

Antique American Hooked Rug, circa 1900 - While the composition of this antique hooked rug clearly reflects French Aubusson and Savonnerie medallion designs, its drawing and coloration have a remarkably quaint and homespun American quality. Here we are reminded that the gap between traditional Americana and Continental sophistication is not as wide as we might suppose. Style: Hooked Origin: America Size: 4. ft x 6. ft 01 in (1.22 m x 1.85 m)   « Less

Antique Konya Rug, Turkey, late 19th century Antique Konyas are among the most prized oriental village rug for their rich, saturated colors as well as for their bold  More »

Antique Konya Rug, Turkey, late 19th century Antique Konyas are among the most prized oriental village rug for their rich, saturated colors as well as for their bold drawing and design, and this one certainly exemplifies these qualities. Three rows of octagonal 'Memling Guls' with hooked step designs dominate the rich, fiery terracotta field, with smaller star octagons as subsidiary fillers. The narrow simple border of checkered squares yields pride of place to the field, using its soft green color to frame the complementary tones of the interior. Style: Konya Origin: Turkey Size: 5. ft 05 in x 6. ft 01 in (1.65 m x 1.85 m)   « Less

A rug can sometimes function as a painting in wool. This one was designed by the greatest abstract master of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. Mask-like forms reminiscent of  More »

A rug can sometimes function as a painting in wool. This one was designed by the greatest abstract master of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso. Mask-like forms reminiscent of his Cubist period, but rendered in the biomorphic contours of his later work, dominate the composition. The rich gray, mauves, apricot, and blue of the main design contrast with the cool sage and sandy tones of the ground in this incomparable example of modern textile art. Style: Art Deco Origin: India Size: 5. ft x 6. ft 01 in (1.52 m x 1.85 m)   « Less

Style: Region Specific Origin: Italy Size: 3. ft 01 in x 6. ft 02 in (0.94 m x 1.88 m)

Style: Region Specific Origin: Italy Size: 3. ft 01 in x 6. ft 02 in (0.94 m x 1.88 m)   « Less

Featuring the designs of a traditional Shirvan prayer rug, the geometric designs rest atop a gradient of blue and grey. Multicolored chevrons of firebrick and gamboge  More »

Featuring the designs of a traditional Shirvan prayer rug, the geometric designs rest atop a gradient of blue and grey. Multicolored chevrons of firebrick and gamboge surround the central design of this immaculate creation. The cluttered designs on this rug symbolize the motifs of Shirvan culture, when an age of great cultural conglomeration reigned over segmented ancient traditions and divided cultures. A truly sentimental and breathtaking piece, and one of the finest Shirvans in our collection.   « Less

Antique Silk Kashan Carpet, Persia, late nineteenth century - A lush profusion of flowering vines reminiscent of the best Kashmir shawls spreads elegantly across the field of  More »

Antique Silk Kashan Carpet, Persia, late nineteenth century - A lush profusion of flowering vines reminiscent of the best Kashmir shawls spreads elegantly across the field of this exquisite antique silk Kashan rug from Central Persia. The vines are contained by the contours of the ogival central medallion in magenta and blue and by the pale aqua cornerpieces that all articulate the field into different areas. The magenta ground border adapts the vine motif to a framing format that beautifully resolves and caps the entire composition with a unified coloration and design texture. Style: Kashan Origin: Persia Size: 4. ft 05 in x 6. ft 03 in (1.35 m x 1.91 m)   « Less

Antique Silk Heriz from Northwest Persia, mid nineteenth century All silk antique Heriz carpets are famously unusual for utilizing designs and color schemes radically  More »

Antique Silk Heriz from Northwest Persia, mid nineteenth century All silk antique Heriz carpets are famously unusual for utilizing designs and color schemes radically different form the customary Heriz production in wool. This sumptuously elegant example has an allover Mina Khani pattern surrounding a small central quatrefoil medallion. The border is exceptional with its repeating pattern of birds flanking trees of life. The border continues the lovely coloration of the field - celadons, greens, pale golds, and red, which comes across especially well because of the lustrous silk pile. Style: Heriz-Serapi Origin: Persia Size: 4. ft 09 in x 6. ft 03 in (1.45 m x 1.91 m)   « Less

Antique Khotan Oriental Rug, late nineteenth centuryThis elegant antique Khotan rug has considerable presence. The design is reserved graphically, with only three medallions,  More »

Antique Khotan Oriental Rug, late nineteenth centuryThis elegant antique Khotan rug has considerable presence. The design is reserved graphically, with only three medallions, small cornerpieces and several floral spays in the open pale tan field. The spareness of the design heightens the effect of the rich coloration of these forms in brick, blue, and goldenrod, colors which recur in the cloud and volute border. This masterful opposition between dense patterning with deep color against light, open space makes this example exceptional among Khotans. Style: Khotan Origin: East Turkestan Size: 3. ft 10 in x 6. ft 03 in (1.17 m x 1.91 m)   « Less