Alberto Levi Gallery

This kilim is woven with undyed wool yarns in narrow stripes and then hand stitched. It has a soft handle.

This parde has a heavy enough body to go on a floor as a floor cover. It is tightly woven.

This is an 18th-century imperial silk Chinese textile that measures 79 x 47CM in size. This rare example has been preserved in excellent condition and has retained its dramatic satur...

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 6' x 10'3" - 175 x 415 ) Ningxia or Suiyuan, North Central China K’ang Carpet Structural Analysis Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, handspun, Z-4-S; Weft: cotton, off white, natural, winder plied, Z-3-S. handspun, two shoots alternating; Pile: wool, Z-3 or Z-4; Knot: PL,no alternate warp depression, 5 ½ per horizontal inch x 5 per vertical inch = 27 ½ per square inch; Sides: recovered; Ends: n.o. Weft/knots: 50/50, even. Peach border, medallion and corners corroded; sapphire blue highest. Remarks. The golden yellow field employs the classic “grains of rice” pattern with brown pips, centered by a broadly drawn peach scalloped peony medallion and en-suite corners. The matching peach tone border has inward facing peonies in one, two or three colors with short arabesque segments between. There is no corner resolution with diagonal palmettes. The inner medium dark blue border is pearled and the outermost stripe is plain as is characteristic of rugs of the period. The peony corners are bold and direct, without a plethora of intrusive minor elements. The central peony wreath is pared down as well to the most important motives. The contrast in scale between the rice grains, a size independent pattern and the vastly larger scale medallion and corners is particularly striking. The rice pattern...

A colourful , pure wool Central Anatolian kilim from 1960s.

19th Century W. Chinese Round Ningxia Dragon Carpet 4' x 4'

Late 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Throne Back

This is an example of the rare and hard to find tribal Mohair blankets. The bottom side is straight woven like a Kilim, the upper side has wool standing out of the blanket. This keep...

Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Throne Back Dragon Rug 2' 3" x 2' 3" - 68 x 68

Chinese Ningxia Throne Back Rug, 19th Century This classic Chinese throne back draws three five-clawed dragons against a golden ground. The bottom border has ‘magic mountain’ imager...

This is a pure kilim from Konya , Ventral Anatolia, Turkey and woven with undyed wool. It has been cleaned and ready to go onto a floor.

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Pillar Carpet (2' 9'' x 9'-85 x 275 cm)