Carlo Rampazzi Rugs and Carpets

78436 Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug, 01.05 x 01.06. Emanating timeless beauty with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The floral design and symbolic colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly unique look. This small Chinese Art Deco rug...

A vintage Tibetan throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 1" x 5' 4".

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 surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets...

76593, vintage brown Tibetan accent rug with Minimalist style. This hand knotted wool vintage brown Tibetan accent rug with Minimalist style features a lustrous, plush wool pile in v...

A stunning antique Tibetan rug featuring a classic cloud band motif. Crafted with a harmonious color palette of beige, brown, grey, and subtle hints of...

Antique Nepal Tibetan rug 5'8'' x 7'11''. The less-is-more Gabbeh style has spread worldwide, and here is a vintage Tibetan contribution with a plain re...

This exceptional piece is an antique Tibetan Takyab, originally crafted as a decorative adornment and protective charm for pack animals, embodying the rich cultural heritage of Tibet...

Tibetan carpet hand loomed natural wool and dyes, late 20th century. Excellent condition.

Beautiful light colors Tibetan Nepal rug, circa 1980 with a simple design and beautiful yellow field, blue and pink, entirely hand knotted with wool velv...

80940 New transitional area rug with modern style. Serene and sophisticated, this hand knotted wool transitional rug beautifully embodies a modern style. The composition features an...

78160 vintage Michaelian & Kohlberg Tibetan rug 08'09 x 09'04. With effortless beauty and a strong sense of dimensionality, this hand-knotted wool M&K Tibetan rug is engaging, yet we...

This antique rug from Tibet measuring 143 × 66 cm (4' 8" × 2' 1") was hand-knotted in the 19th century and features a soft woolen fleece on cotton warp and weft. The art of knotting ...