Antique Tibetan Rugs

Late 19th-early 20th century antique Tibetan rug. Measures: 32 x 21 in.

This unique Tibetan Khaden is an absolute mystery. Unknown motif.

The field consists of floral lattice with a dragon in the center and corner brackets, all in blues, yellows and greens on a rich burgundy ground. A minor pearl-dot border is enclose...

A finely drawn indigo blue Tibetan sitting rug with an unusual design of red flowers.

An extremely decorative rug from Tibet, and an unusual size as well. The brown/tan field is not a natural wool but probably a dye derived from walnuts. The blue roundels are executed...

A similar piece in blue is published in “Sacred & Secular - The Piccus Collection Of Tibetan Rugs” by Robert P. Piccus p. 167.

Early 20th century Tibetan red checkerboard rug.

Beautiful design with fine silky wool.

This attractive Tibetan saddle top rug features an energetic little dragon.

This charming Tibetan sitting rug features a design of scrolling vines with lotus and diamond flowers.

Tibetan rugs are traditionally made from Tibetan highland sheep's wool, called changpel.

******Autumn sale ****** This stunning Tibetan checkerboard rug was traditionally used as a meditation mat.

Rare Tibetan pillar rug with dragon design. Whilst it was common to decorate pillars in temples with pillar rugs, these were mostly made in Ningxia or Inner Mongolia but very rarely ...

This Tibetan sitting rug has a fantastic combination of a warm orange and yellow with a Classic silk brocade design.

The orange ground indicates that the rug was woven for use in a lamasary. References: For similarly designed khadens see Woven Jewels: Tibetan Rugs from the Rutherford Collection,...

For a piece with very similar design (though in orange) see: Of Wool And Loom - The Tradition of Tibetan Rugs, Trinley Chdrak & Kesang Tashi, White Orchid Books, Bangkok, 2000, p...

The red border adds a frame to the powerful image. Tibetan rugs sometimes feature a red fabric border, which in this case was incorporated into the design rather than added later wit...

This lovely Tibetan sitting rug has a beautiful green background decorated with floral elements and Buddhist symbols.

A piece of abstract modernist art created by Tibetan nomads – an inspiration to this day. A nearly identical piece is published in “Sacred & Secular - The Piccus Collection O...

The pattern consists of an irregular square checker design broken up in the middle by a section of triangular checker design, very rarely found in Tibetan rugs, both in natural brown...

A simple latticework rug from Baotou - with the charm of a Tibetan chequerboard rug.

Discover the Tibetan Tiger Rug, meticulously hand-woven and knotted from highland sheep wool by master weavers.

This is a particularly nice Tibetan tiger rug with good age. The rug is of the single geometric S shaped lines which run horizontally.

An important Tibetan tiger saddle rug.. The field is of the group classified as pelts without a head.

One finds such rugs in Uzbekistan and Tibet as well as Turkey. Curiously, the knotting technique is similar to that found in Tibetan rugs, consisting of the senneh loop with multiple...

Early 20th Century antique Tibetan checkerboard rug.

Antique Tibetan cloud motif rug

This abstract Tibetan Tsutruk throw rug with minimalist design is a rare find.

This stunning Minimalist piece of art comes from the remote Tibetan highlands. Woven in three strips and sewn together, the Tibetan nomads who wove this piece wanted to make a wa...

This lovely Tibetan Khaden brings the summer into your tent (or house).

A charming Tibetan sitting rug (Shugden) dyed only with indigo of varying intensity.

This delightful Tibetan sitting rug (Khagangma) shows a unique and early take on the classic dragon and phoenix design.

The field of this khaden is decorated with a spandrel of lotus flowers and leaves executed in two shades of blue. The field is enclosed by simple guard stripes.

A nicely drawn dragon flies amid clouds chasing the flaming pearl. The dragon is drawn in the Ming style employing a Ming color palette and most likely was originally copied from a ...

Here is a Khaden, a sitting or sleeping rug. Dating to circa 1930, Tibet. Multicolored flowers on a beige field. Natural and synthetic dyes. Hand spun wool warp and weft. Measures: 3...

Lovely Tibetan saddle rug with dragon medallions and natural dyes.

This rug is full of symbolism and positive spiritual energy.

******End of summer sale****** This classic Tibetan Khaden depicts two dragons playing with the pearl of wisdom with a phoenix between them. The dragons’ bodies are almost shaped lik...

This antique Tibetan sitting and sleeping rug is a great example of the mutual influences Chinese and Tibetan cultures had on each other since the Ming dynasty.

This antique Tibetan Tsutruk rug exhibits the playfulness and creativity of Tibetan nomads.

This colorful Tibetan sitting rug, placed on top of a saddle, is full of joy and energy.

***SUMMER SALE*** This Tibetan Khaden is a stunning example of early sitting and sleeping rugs from Central Tibet.

The rug has good abrash.

A Tibetan sitting rug (Shugden) with a masterful lotus flower and vines design.

This is a fine and very well-balanced antique Tibetan checkerboard meditation mat. The geometric design of checkerboard rugs is well loved by collectors as well as decorators.

This very boldly drawn monastic rug has three large swastikas, meaning auspicious in Sanskrit, decorating the central field.

This is a piece of Monochromatic or avant-garde art (throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century) found in unexpected (to some) place, an antique Tibetan nomadic weaving at...

This is a nice Tibetan checker executed in shades of deep red and yellow with excellent abrash and irregularly sized checkers. Provenance: Ex William Lipton Collection.

An exceptionally fine example of a scrolling lotus design khaden. The pattern is adapted from a Ming textile design. While the textile was often woven on a red ground the surviving...

The central design of this rug contains a row of three large pierced medallions on a tomato red field framed by fret cornerguards. The minor border is a pearl dot on a deep beige li...

This is a relatively early example of an abstract tiger pelt rug without a head. In this example the tiger stripes are highly abstracted and the spine is drawn in. The diagonal can...

This stunning Tibetan monastic rug is a rare collectors’ piece.

A unique and elegant Tibetan carpet in a rare room-size format - likely commissioned at the time for a member of the nobility, as most Tibetan pieces of the period were woven in a sm...

One of the most stunning Tibetan sitting rugs we have come across in a long time.

A lovely blue khaden decorated with repeating coins (cash) a symbol of good fortune. The field is enclosed by a running T border. The symmetry created by the repeating coins create...

Floral lattice field with a running T border.

Antique Chinese - Peking rug, size: 3'0" x 5'0".

An unusual early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia ground surrounded by an unusually patterned border containing several floral cartouches alternating with puffs of bi...

A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a gorgeous sea-foam green field surrounded by a wide rust orange border. A potted peony lives in one corner while a gnarly tw...

Tibetan rug. Measurement: 9' x 12'.

A late 19th century Chinese Peking rug with one large central floral medallion with four lotus blossoms woven in cream, gold, and light indigo, on a dark indigo field of flowers. The...

An unusual runner, woven in Tibet circa 1910. The design features four circular medallions on a soft ivory field surrounded by a simple terracotta key border and navy blue outer bord...

A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Feti rug with a solid mauve central field surrounded by a border with an indigo meandering motif and repeated floral inner stripe and a wide re...

Handmade antique Art Deco Chinese rug in red and grey shades. The rug is from the beginning of 20th century in original good condition. -condition: original good, -circa: 1920s...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 5' 8" Chinese Rugs & Carpet: The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the sur...

Ornately patterned and framed with brass fittings, this box lid dates to the 19th century originally enclosed a pair of large Tibetan cymbals. Used in processions and dance performan...

A Chinese silk pictorial rug. On a border-less burgundy red ground, 11 Immortals stand on clouds .Each immortal has its own unique colorful outfit or costume. The calligraphy most li...

In his creation of fine, luxury carpets, Joseph Carini is deeply influenced by Chinese and Asian art. Double Dragon is a modern twist on traditional symbology and composition of that...

Antique rare Tibetan carpet with pink flowers. From an Italian personal collection: first time on the market. (Look to other ones). No restoration: worn out by use. Grafting of wool...

17th century rare Tibetan silver mounted brul covered bowl with coral bottom, the repousse and domed cover inset with Cora and lapis, big 3cm diameter red coral bottom, some tarnish,...

In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's...

Rare Tibetan antique carpet from my private collection - blue ground with three floral medallions - rich coral geometrical border with little flowers - Grafting of wool stitches at ...

Antique Nepalese Silver Ritual Ewer with Gilded Repoussé Panels Circa late 19th – Late 19th century Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Dimensions: Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm) x Width: 10 in. (25....