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Rare Antique Blue Kansu Oversize Carpet with Mandala Roundel and Infinite Discs
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare and elegant oversized Kansu carpet, distinguished by a quincuncial pattern composed by a central Mandala roundel and four quartered elements in the corners, overlaid on a...
Category
Antique 1850s East Turkestani Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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...
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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
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
Wool, Cotton
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
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...
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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
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...
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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
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
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 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...
Category
Vintage 1920s East Turkestani Khotan Central Asian Rugs
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...
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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...
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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
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...
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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...
Category
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
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...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Berber Henna-Dyed Woman's Ceremonial Cover with Graffiti Motifs
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven wool veil used as a head scarf in the wedding ceremony among the Ait Abdallah 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 Abdallah Berber people...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
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 Abdallah Berber people of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas region. The pattern is obtained with the re...
Category
Vintage 1930s Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wool
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 ...
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2010s Moroccan Islamic Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Pair of Moroccan Middle Atlas Berber Tent Bands, circa 1950
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine and rare pair of festive bands used to embellish the main gable in the middle of the tent of the Zayan Berber tribe (see the additional images), located in the western se...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Iconic Antique Ivory Beni Ouarain Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The rugs of the Beni Ouarain tribal confederacy differ from other Berber weavings in that they are woven almost exclusively on an ivory background and decorated with abstract geometr...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Tibetan Wangden Rug with Red Open Field
Located in Milan, IT
A fairly unique example of monochrome Wangden rug, the latter being distinguished by the characteristic warp-face back. Typical for the group is the use of lanolin-rich wool which im...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Quadrato Magico Cashmere Wool Chain Stitch Rug Designed by Barbara Frua
By Barbara Frua De Angeli
Located in Milan, IT
Barbara Frua De Angeli is a leading Milanese interior decorator and famed designer. Her work pays homage to Milan's decorative arts tradition in an eclectic fashion, often at crossroads between art and design. She is considered by many as the natural descendant of Gio Ponti, who was also a friend of her family.
For this year's Milan Design Week, Barbara Frua has created a collection of rugs for the Alberto Levi Gallery...
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2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Elegant 18th Century Antique Yarkand Samarkand Distressed Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and early Yarkand large format rug, distinguished by an infinite repeat pattern of the so-called 'five-flower herati' motif on a soft red back...
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Antique 1780s Turkestan Khotan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare and Antique Geometric Ivory Mongolian Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Today Mongolian carpets are highly appreciated for the geometric character of their design and for their neutral palette, which is often centred on an ivory/dark colour combination. ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Mongolian Tibetan Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Dramatic Vintage Moroccan Boujad Berber Rug with Stacked Niches
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 bold, brushwork-like pattern of stacked ...
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1990s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Synthetic
Antique Room Size Scandinavian Art Deco/Bauhaus Rug by Laila Karttunen
By Laila Karttunen
Located in Milan, IT
Laila Maria Karttunen (1895-1981) was a leading Finnish textile artist. After graduating from the Turku School of Art and Design, she initially taught at the Wetterhoff weaving schoo...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Scandinavian Art Deco/Bauhaus Rug by Laila Karttunen
By Laila Karttunen
Located in Milan, IT
Laila Maria Karttunen (1895-1981) was a leading Finnish textile artist. After graduating from the Turku School of Art and Design, she initially taught at the Wetterhoff weaving schoo...
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Vintage 1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage High Atlas Berber Moroccan Rug with Ivory/Black Chequerboard Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven old Berber rug from the Zenaga region, located in the High Atlas mountains of Morocco, distinguished by a crisp chequerboard design in pure ivory and black. Influ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African ...
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Fish Design Ivory Modernist Runner Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and unique modernist oriental rug, distinguished by an ivory open field partially embellished by groups of three stylized fish in a rich burgundy red. The arrangement of these...
Category
Vintage 1940s Indian Art Deco Indian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Textural Hemp Open Field Minimalist Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An outstanding modern composition inspired by Minimalist nomadic textile art, this flat-weave is woven entirely in natural hemp in its undyed white color. According to an age-old tra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Minimalist Turkish Rugs
Materials
Hemp
