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 Indian Striped Cotton Dhurrie in Two Shades of Indigo Blue
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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Antique Early 1900s Indian Agra Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Fine Antique Lavar Kirman Rug with Palmettes and Cypresses
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely fine Lavar Kirman rug of early vintage, the cream background being embellished by a profusion of leafy tendrils and palmettes arranged around a delicately drawn central ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Kirman Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Camel Hair Hamadan Rug with Botanical Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A select group of antique Hamadan rugs are distinguished by the use of camel hair for the background. These are appreciated for their warm tones, which invariably accompany the well-...
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Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Malayer Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Anatolian Bergama Rug with Wheel Design in Octagons
Located in Milan, IT
The design on this antique Western Anatolian Bergama first appeared on a group of early Turkish rugs from the Ottoman period called 'Large Pattern Holbein', and is characterised by a...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beluch Tribal Rug depicting the Map of Afghanistan
Located in Milan, IT
A curious pictorial rug, woven by the Afghani Beluch people, illustrating a map of Afghanistan divided into regions at around the time of the Gulf war. It belongs to the larger group of so called ‘Afghan war rugs...
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1990s Afghan Other Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Caucasian Shirvan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
This particular motif is characteristic of a rare type of Shirvan rug, originating from the northeastern region of the Transcaucasus, close to the Caspian sea. The muted palette of t...
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Antique 1880s Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Striped Cotton Dhurrie in Soft Shades of Blue
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...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian Agra Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Blue Ground Kurdish Kazak Rug with Wide Geometric Border
Located in Milan, IT
A beautiful antique Kurdish rug from the southern Caucasus, distinguished by its range of natural dyes, which include a rich indigo blue background, embellished by jewel-like tonalit...
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Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Charming Old Miniature Moroccan Berber Rug with Abstract Geometric Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very charming miniature Berber rug, obtained by unfastening the front panel of a piled pillow case. This was hand-crafted by the highly inventive weavers of the Ait Bou Ichaouen tr...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Pastel Coloured Turkish Oushak Scatter Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The soft palette of this antique Anatolian Oushak is characteristic of this group of carpets from the late Ottoman period. Rugs of this type were woven in western Anatolia since the ...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Moroccan Style White and Taupe Tuareg Rug by Alberto Levi Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-knotted with fine, lustrous Ghazni wool, Tuareg spearheads the contemporary Moroccan collection of the Alberto Levi Gallery. Here, the infinite repeat pattern of irregular squar...
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2010s Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Blue Ground Qarabagh Kelleh Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Known in the old rug literature as ‘Gentleman’s carpets’, Qarabagh long rugs such as this one represent a classic late nineteenth century type which became quite popular in the West,...
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Early 20th Century Caucasian Tabriz Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
