Michaelian & Kohlberg Furniture

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...

Tibetan Saddle Rug, Early 20th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'6" L x 2'4" W Period: Early 20th Century Origin: Tibet Condition: Exce...

Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Rug, Country of Origin / Rugs Type: Scandinavian Rugs, Circa date: Mid 20th Century . Size: 8 ft x 10 ft 10 in (2.44 m x 3.3 m)

Tibetan Rug, c. 1900 Additional Information: Dimensions: 2'10" W x 5'2" L2 Origin: Tibet Period: c. 1900 Rug ID: 16965

A hand-knotted contemporary Turkish rug. This modern rug has even medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is made of premium hand-spun sheep and natural dyes, ie. plant based non c...

This antique geometric tribal runner rug, circa 1890, showcases a striking composition of bold geometric motifs rendered in a refined beige and blue palette. Hand-knotted entirely of...

Beautiful vintage red Moroccan rug, country of origin: Morocco, date circa mid-20th century. Size: 5 ft 7 in x 10 ft 10 in (1.7 m x 3.3 m).

A Rare and Impressive Signed and Dated Vintage Geometric Swedish Scandinavian Flat Woven Kilim Rug, Country of Origin / Rugs Type: Vintage Scandinavian Rugs, Circa Date: 1946. Size: ...

Antique Red Tibetan Rug, Late 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 5'2" L x 2'10" W Origin: Tibet Period: Late 19th Century Condition: Good (Distressed selvedges)

Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug, Country of Origin / rug type: Persian rug, Circa date: 1880. Size: 10 ft 10 in x 14 ft 1 in (3.3 m x 4.29 m)

This evocative Tibetan khaden or sleeping rug, draws large stylized peonies inspired by Chinese textile design of the Ming and Ching dynasties against a transplendent indigo field. W...

Moroccan rug, Morocco, circa mid-20th century. Size: 4 ft 10 in x 10 ft 2 in (1.47 m x 3.1 m) Executed in a language of symbols and unspoken signs, this exceptional Mid-Century Mode...