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 White and 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 Long Rug
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique White Ground Lavar Kirman Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely fine Lavar Kirman rug of early vintage, the cream background being embellished by a large curvilinear medallion with pendants containing floral motifs on an indigo blue ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Kirman Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Coral Pink Double Niche Anatolian Ghiordes Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The double niche design of this refined and elegant early Ghiordes rug descends from 16th and 17th century Ottoman court rugs of the Oushak and Transylvanian types. Here the typical ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Indian Striped Cotton Dhurrie in 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 Moss Green and Ivory Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Anatolian niche design rugs, also known as prayer rugs, have been extremely popular in the west since the late 19th century. These are defined by a directional pattern compos...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Lavar Kirman Rug Depicting a Flowering Vase in a Niche
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely fine Kirman rug of the Lavar type, distinguished by a directional design consisting of an ivory niche enclosing at its base a large blue vase from which sprouts a rich b...
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Antique 1870s Azerbaijani Kirman Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Light Blue Fachralo Kazak Rug with Double Keyhole Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very early example of Kazak rug, attributed to the village of Fachralo in the southwest Caucasus. It's characterised by a light blue central reserve containing a central ivory diam...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
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 ...
Category
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
