Antique Looms

, requiring a monumental vertical loom and several years of labor by master artisans to complete a single

Aubusson sensibility—where the loom transcends utility to become a canvas for fine art. The composition is

village looms, this Bakshaish rug possesses a beautifully tactile surface and earthy authenticity. Its

79426 Antique Dergazine Hamadan Rug Runner, 02'09 x 14'11. Woven in the storied looms of Dergazine

rather than knotted on a loom, it lacks a heavy pile, allowing it to sit flush with the floor. This makes

pulls the design together. Woven in sturdy, all-wool yarns on a traditional Navajo upright loom, this

19th Century circa 1870's Anishinaabe loom beaded bandolier bag with pocket. Beaded using a palette

References: Brian Loomes, Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World, London, 2006, p. 860.  

The looms of Aubusson , southwest of Paris, were able to weave carpets of extraordinary size, and

learned to set their looms so that the cotton warps were on two different levels. This exquisite antique

. Employing a method known as "warping" and executed on a low horizontal loom, the weavers of Aubusson were

the "European Needlepoint" tradition that flourished during the nineteenth century. Unlike the loom

all-wool yarns on a traditional Navajo upright loom, this rug has the crisp, graphic look associated

"rustic-classical" hybridity of this piece bridges the gap between the formal symmetry of city looms and

dusk sky looms overhead. Loman’s palette of deep blues, warm ambers, and violet shadows evokes the

larger city-based workshops, looms in smaller villages and access to the Silk Road, Khorassan has a far

looms in this area was Ziegler and Company of Manchester, England, in 1883. This company had previously

looms in this area was Ziegler and Company of Manchester, England, in 1883. This company had previously

construction method, where narrow panels woven on portable looms were meticulously joined. Measuring

constructed on the horizontal loom with the warp-faced plain weave. This technique was developed early on the

Isfahan and north of the Zagros mountains. Weavers work from charted designs, and working looms are set

, he also made watches. Literature: B. Loomes, The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286-1700, Ashbourne

traditional loom. The use of a saturated, dark-toned background was a deliberate stylistic choice common in

domestic leisure and aristocratic refinement; unlike loom-woven area rugs, these were hand-stitched on

plain color. The carpets were executed on vertical looms by local Irish women. After the William Morris

the Islamic period. Base Fabric: Fine hand-loomed linen or silk-gauze (typically known as bürümcük

depicted under half-timbered buildings and a looming cathedral in the distance. Signed with a monogram and

pattern and edges suggest it was handmade on a portable, horizontal loom, a hallmark of nomadic

hand-knotted by local women on vertical looms using high-quality, local wool. The coarse weave and

looms, Aubusson tapestries are distinguished by their subtle shading, naturalistic motifs, and

in charcoal and silver-grey. Unlike the ornate, dense florals typically born of the Yazd looms, this

elaborate hunting scene set against a lush forest backdrop. Hand-loomed in wool and silk, it captures the

commission, requiring a massive upright loom and a team of highly skilled artisans working in perfect

national traits or political realities. Russia looms ominously in the east, clutching a book labeled

Aubusson rugs and tapestries. Employing a method known as "warping" and executed on a low horizontal loom

exemplifies the exceptional craftsmanship of 19th-century Persian looms. Its oversized dimensions and

ranging in size from between ten and one hundred looms. The quality of these carpets is considered to be

with richly textured woven textile panels in earthy browns and warm neutrals. The tactile, loom-woven

Naples with Vesuvius looming in the distance in vintage associated frame. Italy, first quarter of 20th

, it stands on 4 sturdy feet, with the winter looming over us this one is just in time to be put to

from generation to generation through the loom. Their arrangement here is deliberate and rhythmic

: B. Loomes, The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286–1700, Ashbourne, 2014, p. 328.

rugs and tapestries. Employing a method known as "warping" and executed on a low horizontal loom, the

protection. Material: Hand-loomed cotton/hemp base with silk and cotton embroidery threads. Features vintage

ranging in size from between ten and one hundred looms. The quality of these carpets is considered to be

, as a crucifix looms softly in the background. Unsigned. Handsomely presented in a dark-wood frame

the time. The looms established here by both British and American firms utilized the availability of

the time. The looms established here by both British and American firms utilized the availability of

on 4 inch strip looms then the panels stiched together . The piece in its current form has many

stunning example of early 20th-century Native American weaving. Hand-woven on a traditional upright loom

in Navajo textile production. Handwoven on a traditional upright loom using hand-spun wool, the

just came down of the looms. Under the condition of proper maintenance, the antique rug will serve its

horizontal low-warp loom technique known as “basse-lisse,” Aubusson artisans achieved remarkable pictorial

7'3 x 6'6. French 19th century hand-loomed tapestry. An idyllic scene of fisherman and their boats

richly patterned Iban Dayak ikat textile (pua kumbu), handwoven on a backstrap loom using natural dyes

proven by this very fine clock. Literature: B. Loomes, The Clockmakers of Great Britain 1286-1700

a modernizing Iran. Woven in a workshop setting rather than a village loom, it was conceived for a