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Large Early Ivory Minimal Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and relatively early example of monochrome Tulu rug, distinguished by a completely open field embellished by almost calligraphic touches of natural brown wool. Tulus of this t...
Category
Vintage 1920s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Spectacular Antique Sky Blue Indochine Rug with Cranes and Longevity Symbols
Located in Milan, IT
A specific cluster of northern Indian rugs are inspired by antique Chinese weavings, and are often referred to as Indochine. Here the light blue background hosts a very rich flora an...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Chinoiserie Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Blue Peking Chinese Rug with Scrolling Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven antique Chinese rug woven in the Imperial workshops of Peking. Distinguished by an elegant pattern of scrolling lotus flowers on an indigo background, this type r...
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique Kansu Rug with Tiger Pelt Pattern and Confronting Dragons
Located in Milan, IT
This rug belongs to a small group of weavings recently defined as RKO because of their distinctive design, consisting of a sequence of bands with strokes and dashes that are reminiscent of the sonic sound waves present on the logo of the RKO motion picture company. The structural characteristics of this piece, together with the type of wool employed, indicate its origin to the district of Kansu, of which we know only fifteen examples. The field pattern is clearly a rendition of a tiger pelt...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century East Turkestani Ming Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Unusual Antique Khotan Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual flat woven cover from the Khotan oasis in eastern Turkestan, distinguished by a honeycomb arrangement of octagons containing polychrome stepped lozenges with hooked extensions. We see similar patterns in the early pile rugs of this region, especially in conjunction with the stylised Greek...
Category
Antique 1830s East Turkestani Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Saharan Tuareg Leather and Reed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Mauritanian Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Leather, Reed
Antique Ivory Indochine Rug with Stylised Pattern and Cartouche Border
Located in Milan, IT
A specific cluster of northern Indian rugs are inspired by antique Chinese weavings, and are often referred to as Indochine. Here wee see a very subtle palette on an ivory background...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Chinoiserie Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Room Size Minimalist Tribal Quilted Double Face Kilim
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare and magnificent wool tribal flat-weave composed of two panels quilted together to create a double-face Kilim. The dark side is characterized by a monochrome, aubergine ba...
Category
Vintage 1920s Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Lacquer Red Tibetan Rug with Geometric Design
Located in Milan, IT
Here a series of golden yellow octagonal motifs, obtained from the stylisation of the dragon element, are arranged in an orderly manner against a rare lacquer red...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Anatolian Kurdish Rug with Rainbow Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A Kurdish tribal rug distinguished by a rainbow pattern of polychrome diagonals, framed by a simple border composed of small octagons. The soft lush pile is typical of the best quali...
Category
Vintage 1980s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Central Asian Oversized Silk Suzani Embroidered Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The suzani textiles from Uzbekistan represent the most refined and elegant manifestation of the Central Asian textile art tradition. Silk on cotton embroideries such as this one were...
Category
Mid-20th Century Uzbek Suzani Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Antique White Ground Anatolian Tulu Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The overall composition of this niche design rug relates it to a group of white ground central Anatolian prayer rugs, mostly woven with more traditional motifs. The primitive nature of the drawing imparts here a cave-like appearance to the niche. The use of silky Angora mohair wool (filik in Turkish) is characteristic of the most precious Tulus.
Warp: wool, ivory Weft: wool, ivory, 3-6 shots between knotted rows
Knot: symmetrical, weaving direction adjacent to niche, no warp depression
Knot count: 4H x 3V = 12 knots/square inch
Selvages: three sets of paired warps Ends: weft-faced plain weave; top with corded fringes
Colours: ivory, maroon (corrosive), light green, red, grey blue, camel, orange (7)
This rug is featured in our current web exhibition entitled 'Like a Prayer...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora
Antique Red Ilme Tulu Niche Design Anatolian Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The large hooked triangle that dominates the composition of this other Tulu acts as a directional motif delineating the prayer niche, which follows the direction of weaving. It could...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora
Antique Ivory Çeki Tulu Niche Design Anatolian Rug
Located in Milan, IT
This archaic looking niche design rug is distinguished by the extra weft loop pile technique, which is one of the earliest forms of weaving that preceded the creation of the pile rug...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora
Colourful Azilal Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A truly psychedelic rendition of the checkerboard pattern, distinguished by dazzling colour combinations typical of a specific group of Azilal weavings from the Moroccan central High...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Abstract Chequerboard Design Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An unusual Berber rug decorated by an abstract chequerboard pattern in contrasting colours and by a pair of dome-shaped elements in the 'salt-and-pepper' technique. The pile is compo...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Antique Tibetan Meditation Rug for a High Lama
Located in Milan, IT
A truly special Tibetan meditation mat, quite possibly commissioned for a High Lama, decorated by the so-called brocade square pattern, a design based on the patchwork of silk brocad...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Abstract Chequerboard Design Moroccan Boucherouite Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Rare and Beautiful Vintage Minimalist Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Khotan Rug with Moon Shaped Roundels
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of east Turkestan, called Khotan, Yarkand, Kashgar or more commonly Samarkand - have always represented the rarest and most coveted weavings both among interior designers an...
Category
Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Post-Modern Moroccan Abstract Minimalist Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, distinguished by a Minimalist composition of vertical strip...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Stunning Art Deco American Hooked Rug Attributed to Ralph Pearson, Circa 1925
Located in Milan, IT
A finely worked American hooked rug distinguished by an explosive pattern of stunning beauty, reminiscent of the architectural details seen on Art Deco masterpieces such as the Chrysler Building in New York. Art Deco and Modernist patterns are very rarely encountered in this medium, as a very small artisanal production began during the Colonial Revival period. Ralph Pearson...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco North and South American Rugs
Materials
Wool
Moroccan Colorful Abstract Boujad Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, characterised by two distinct directional patterns, suggest...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Post-Modern Moroccan Abstract Pointillist Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, distinguished by an horizontally arranged pointillist patte...
Category
Early 2000s Moroccan Post-Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Geometric Turkish Tulu Rug in Mocha Colours, 1930's
Located in Milan, IT
Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Karapin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Khotan Main Rug with Mandala and Moon Shaped Roundels
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of east Turkestan, called Khotan, Yarkand, Kashgar or more commonly Samarkand - have always represented the rarest and most coveted weavings both among interior designers an...
Category
Antique 1870s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ivory/Black Geometric Design Tribal Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by an abstract rendition of the honeycomb diamond pattern, this charming tribal rug has a very sturdy construction and is ideal for any high traffic area. The ivory/bla...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversize Antique Art Deco Geometric Rug in the Da Silva Bruhns Style, 1920's
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely rare Art Deco period oversized carpet, originally commissioned for an important palace in northern India entirely decorated in the Art Deco style. The geometric characte...
Category
Vintage 1920s Indian Art Deco Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the Haouz, a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic groups and arabi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Superlative Vintage Beni Mguild Berber Carpet
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Mguild tribe is located in the mountainous region of the Moroccan Middle Atlas. Together with the Beni Ouarain, they represent the earliest Berber presence in that region as...
Category
Vintage 1940s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the so called 'Haouz,' a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic Ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic grou...
Category
Vintage 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Double Face Vintage Moroccan Berber Open Field Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare Middle Atlas Berber rug from the Zemmour region, distinguished by the fact that it has pile on both sides- red in different gradations on the displayed side and orange in many...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Unusual Empty Ivory Field Vintage Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
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...
Category
Vintage 1970s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique French Modernist Carpet in the Néo-Classique Style
Located in Milan, IT
French decorative arts of the 1930s are distinguished by a more restrained design palette, especially if compared to the jazzy floral explosions of the Art Deco period. Artists belon...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Neoclassical Revival Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Miniature Anatolian Striated Monochrome Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Karapin...
Category
Vintage 1930s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Mohair
Vintage Midcentury Moroccan Berber Saddle Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven saddle rug from the Ait Ouaouzguite Berber tribe, located in the Jebel Siroua area in southern Morocco, distinguished by an abstract che...
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Art Deco Samarkand Prestige Rug with Flowering Antique Chinese Vases
Located in Milan, IT
Woven during the Art Deco period, rugs of this type were commissioned by the nobility and the high ranking officers inhabiting the Tarim Basin in eastern Turkestan, which is the heartland of the oasis of Khotan, Yarkand and Kashgar. The rugs of these oases have a long standing tradition, and have been collected and cherished in the West with the traditional, old-fashioned term of Samarkand.
Here we see a pattern depicting antique Chinese flowering...
Category
Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Art Deco Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Grey Background Art Deco Period Samarkand Rug with Pomegranates
Located in Milan, IT
The great fascination of the carpets from eastern Turkestan, better known as Samarkands, is best explained in terms of the perfect balance between the force of the geometric design a...
Category
Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Art Deco Samarkand Rug with Mandala Roundels
Located in Milan, IT
The allure of the carpets from eastern Turkestan, better known as Samarkands, is best exemplified in the perfect balance between the force of the geometric design and the graceful el...
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Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modernist Design Kilim Rug with Concentric Red Rectangles on an Ivory Background
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by the highly visual patterns developed by Modernist movements such as Op-Art, this wool flat-weave has a pattern of red concentric rectangles on an ivory background. Part o...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern More Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Berber Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by using exclusively recycled yarns of various type, ranging from cotton to lurex, Boucherouite Berber rugs represent a unique facet of Moroccan textile art...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Large Early Ivory Minimal Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and relatively early example of monochrome Tulu rug, distinguished by a completely open field embellished by almost calligraphic touches of natural brown wool. Tulus of this t...
Category
Vintage 1920s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early, Rare and Unusual Geometric Design Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
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...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Shepherd's Tulu Hand Knotted Wool Rug Coat
Located in Milan, IT
An original Anatolian Tulu pile rug hand knotted with natural, undyed wool and tailored into a coat. This was used by the shepherds inhabiting the area of Karapinar, in central Anato...
Category
Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tulu with Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Kar...
Category
Vintage 1940s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Minimalist Anatolian Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...
Category
Vintage 1940s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Tulu rugs represent one of the earliest forms of nomadic pile weaving, typically knotted with a medium-high pile as they were meant as bedding rugs for the tent. Woven in the Kar...
Category
Vintage 1930s Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Henna-Dyed Moroccan Berber Woman's Ceremonial Wedding Veil Textile
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ida Ou Zeddout Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The red tonality is obtained with...
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Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Early and Unusual Loop-Pile Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
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 1920s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Small Beni Ouarain Berber Carpet
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 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Middle Atlas Boujad Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Boujads are woven from Arab tribes and Arabised Berber tribes located on the western foothills of the Middle Atlas, between the towns of Boujad and Beni Mellal. Boujad rugs are among...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Early Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Masterweave Rug
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Garnet Tone on Tone Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A unique Art Deco carpet distinguished by a sparse and subtle floral tone-on-tone pattern in shades of garnet and amaranth. Rugs of this type were commissioned by Nichols & Co. in Ti...
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Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Scarf
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil of an unusual format, sparsely embellished with touches of embroidery, used as a head cover in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people...
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Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Antique Minimalist Jajim Flat-Woven Rug with Vertical Ivory/Green Stripes
Located in Milan, IT
A very graphic tribal kilim composed of two joined panels each containing a sequence of green and ivory vertical stripes of various widths, each framed by stripes in red and green. The result is a wool flat-weave with a mirror image pattern. What makes this example rather unique is the ivory/green direct color juxtaposition, together with the quality of the wonderful emerald green obtained from the indigo plant and a clear madder red, are indicative of an early vintage. The resulting visual effect is highly abstract and reminiscent more of Western contemporary art...
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Vintage 1920s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Head Cover
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdellah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Colorful Abstract Boujad Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual Berber rug from the Boujad region, located on the foothills of the central High Atlas mountains of Morocco, characterized by a naive, simplified rendition of a central...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Moroccan Berber Miniature Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unusual Moroccan rug woven in the hooked technique using recycled industrial fibres on a plastic foundation. The directional character of the abstract pattern, which seem ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Islamic Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
