About Alberto Levi Gallery
The Alberto Levi Gallery opens in 1997, following a family tradition that dates back to the nineteenth century. Focusing at the beginning in antique carpets and textiles, it specialized in 20th Century Art Deco and Modernist rugs as well as in tribal rugs from Morocco, Turkey and Persia distinguished by a Mid-Century Modern sensibility. The gallery has an extensive selection of rugs by Modern Masters such as, among others, Ivan Da Silva Bruhns, Michel Dufet, Otto Preutscher, Frank Stella, Andre Arbus, Jules Leleu, and Verner Panton. Working quite closely with the interio...Read More
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Featured Pieces
Antique Minimalist Indian Cotton Dhurrie in Teal Green and Light Peach
Located in Milan, IT
The weaving of flat-woven cotton carpets known as dhurries is cited in Mughal chronicles of the 15th century. Probably one of the earliest forms of floor covering, dhurries were wove...
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Vintage 1930s Indian Minimalist Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Indian Cotton Dhurrie in Celadon Green and Soft Terracotta
Located in Milan, IT
The weaving of flat-woven cotton carpets known as dhurries is cited in Mughal chronicles of the 15th century. Probably one of the earliest forms of floor covering, dhurries were wove...
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Central Anatolian Kilim Rug with Large Hooked Cartouche
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven central Anatolian kilim distinguished by a centralised pattern, composed of a central medallion and pendants enclosed within a large polygonal cartouche from which pro...
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Vintage 1920s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Shahsavan Tribal Kilim Runner Rug with Eye-Dazzler Design
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning antique kilim from the Shahsavan tribal confederacy, located in the southern Caucasus. The flat-weaves from this area are distinguished by a very sturdy texture, rendering...
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Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Kilim Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Room Size Moroccan Berber Rug with Hourglass Design on a White Background
Located in Milan, IT
A truly one-of-a-kind room size Moroccan rug, hand-knotted by Berber women from the M'rirt region, located in the heart of the Middle Atlas mountains. Rugs of this type were commissi...
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2010s Moroccan Other Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kamo Sofreh Kilim Rug with Zoroastrian Flame Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a small, square format, sofrehs are utilitarian textiles employed when presenting food to guests. Each tribe and village has recognisable traits in their sofreh weav...
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Vintage 1920s Azerbaijani Tribal Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Central Anatolian Hotamis Kilim with Fertility Symbols
Located in Milan, IT
Early Anatolian kilims have a sort of time-warp relationship with its Neolithic past, expressing an almost unadulterated significance. This is expressed through a range of design mod...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug in Rare Small Size
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
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Vintage 1970s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Bakhtiari Tacheh Tribal Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Tacheh are saddle bags employed by the people of the Bakhtiari tribe. These are woven in wool by means of different techniques, which include interlock tapestry, dovetailing, weft fl...
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Vintage 1920s Azerbaijani Tribal Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Anatolian Minimalist Striped Perdeh Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Perdehs were employed as tent dividers by the Kurdish tribes of eastern Anatolia, creating partitions inside their dwellings. Each flat-woven wool panel is individually dip-dyed with...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Room Size Moroccan Berber Rug depicting NYC's Twin Towers on Soft Blue Grey
Located in Milan, IT
A truly one-of-a-kind room size Moroccan rug, hand-knotted by Berber women from the M'rirt region, located in the heart of the Middle Atlas mountains. Rugs of this type were commissi...
Category
2010s Moroccan Other Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Scandinavian Small Kilim Rug with Five-Pointed Stars on Chartreuse Green
Located in Milan, IT
A highly unusual vintage Scandinavian flat-weave, distinguished by a diminutive format and by a pattern composed of two five-pointed star devices floating on an empty chartreuse gree...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
