Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim, 4'10" x 9'2", C-1880

The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have a formality and stylistic complexity that is found in few rugs from ...

Fine 4'3" x 10'4" Tribal Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug, Circa 1900's – This gorgeous Shirvan carpet is perfect for traditional or contemporary decor. Its geometric pattern is...

The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have a formality and stylistic complexity that is found in few rugs from ...

Antique Shirvan Prayer rug with multi-color motives on white background field. The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rug...

The district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have complexity that is found in few rugs from the Caucasus. Shirvan, which is part of modern-day Azerbaijan...

The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have a formality and stylistic complexity that is found in few rugs from ...

Antique Caucasian Shirvan rug, circa 1880. From east Caucasia a Shirvan in a squarish size handwoven circa 1880, with a soft gentle field complemented so well by the dark diamond ban...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China. Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly, kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps, thus creating what is known as a flat-weave. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the structure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated with geometrical designs even though there are kilims with floral designs as well. This lovely antique Shirvan Caucasian Kilim...

A stunning antique kilim, hand woven circa 1900 in or around Shirvan in what is now south-east Azerbaidjan. The kilim has been finely woven in a traditional banded design of hooked m...

Fine Tribal Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug, Country Of Origin / Rug Type: Caucasian Rugs, Circa Date: 1900 – This gorgeous Shirvan carpet is perfect for traditional or contempor...

A lovely small Caucasian Shirvan handwoven rug, circa 1880. The central field filled with a myriad of designs, hidden away is also depictions of animals that as a special interest to...

Perhaps the most unique Caucasian in our collection, this Shirvan rug is distinguished with all others as having an original silk siding! Handwoven in the town of Shirvan, one of the principal weaving areas of the Caucasus, this rug is extremely tight knotted ,one might think is only possible if it had silk foundation not wool. This handsome accent piece with all organic dyes have that famous "Arminian red" field with dyes extracted from the pomegranate skin. Although not in great condition, one may want to avoid repairing it for fear of losing...