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Antique Soft Red Anatolian Sivas Rug with Botanical Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely knotted antique Sivas rug distinguished by an all-over pattern of generously drawn botanical motifs, elegantly spaced over a soft red background. The overall palette is...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Kirman Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Sarouk Farahan Rug with Soft Colours
Located in Milan, IT
A finely knotted antique Sarouk Farahan rug, decorated by a central medallion on an ivory background. Because of the subtle palette employed here, the central element becomes barely ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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
Antique Light Celadon Green Room Size Cotton Dhurrie Rug
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 Late 19th Century Indian Agra Indian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Fine Antique Ivory Senneh Rug with Herati Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely knotted antique Senneh rug characterised by a diamond-shaped medallion placed within an ivory cartouche layered over a indigo blue background. The composition is comple...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Tabriz Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Fine Caucasian Shirvan Rug in Rare Large Format
Located in Milan, IT
Fine antique Shirvan rugs are among the most coveted rugs originating from the Caucasus region. These are very finely knotted and are typically found in very small formats. This exam...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Light Green and Burgundy 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
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 Caucasian Kazak Rug
Located in Milan, IT
By having its size previously adjusted, this antique Kazak rug displays an unusual two-medallion design. Here two emerald green polygonal devices dominate the terracotta background, ...
Category
Antique 1870s Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Ottoman Period Soft Red Double Niche Kula Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The double niche design of this refined and elegant early Kula rug, originating from Western Anatolia, descends from 16th and 17th century Ottoman rugs of the Oushak and Transylvania...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Indian Cotton Dhurrie with Octagon Pattern 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
Exquisite Aqua Green Antique Laver Kirman Millefleurs Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely finely knotted Lavar Kirman rug of early vintage, distinguished by a rather unique aqua green background. The directional design is known as 'millefleurs' and consists o...
Category
Antique 1880s Azerbaijani Kirman Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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 ...
Category
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 ...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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-...
Category
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
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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...
Category
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 ...
Category
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...
Category
2010s Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Room Size Heriz Serapi Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The antique carpets from the Heriz area which are given the name ‘Serapi’ typically have a very finely knotted lustrous pile and are dyed in a range of natural hues, masterfully blen...
Category
Antique 1880s Azerbaijani Heriz Serapi Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Portiére Designed by Amedée Couder for Sallandrouze de Lamornaix
By Amedée Couder
Located in Milan, IT
On December 1836 Charles Sallandrouze de Lamornaix presented in his workshop on boulevard Poissonière what he termed as an ‘exposition de magnifiques tapis, commandés pour la France ...
Category
Antique 1830s French Louis Philippe Western European Rugs
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Contemporary Samarkand Style Yarkand Rug with All-Over Pattern in Soft Colours
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-knotted with fine, lustrous Ghazni highland Afghani wool, this elegant rug is distinguished by a network of stylised palmettes arranged in an infinite repeat on a very soft ligh...
Category
2010s Afghan Khotan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
17th Century Antique Chinese Ningxia Long Rug with Scrolling Lotus Flowers
Located in Milan, IT
Early Ningxia carpets are among the most elegant weavings from the East. The best and rarest examples were woven during Kangxi period, marking the beginning of the Qing dynasty, when...
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Abstract Design Salsa Rug in Wool, Silk and Nettle by Zoë Luyendijk Studio
By Zoë Luyendijk
Located in Milan, IT
The new millenium enacted a huge wave of creativity in rug design, this made possible by the many technological advances which allowed a clearer communication to weavers of the most ...
Category
Early 2000s Nepalese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk, Hemp
Fine Rose Background Antique Ferahan Sarouk Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven Sarouk Ferahan rug, decorated by a medallion and pendants pattern on a dark rose background. Ferahan Sarouks are representative of a classic group of turn of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique White Ground Anatolian Kiz Ghiordes Rug
Located in Milan, IT
This example belongs to a specific family of late Ottoman Turkish rugs known by the term of Kiz Ghiordes. Distinguished by a double niche design on a white ground embellished by a pe...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Distressed Qajar Period Gallery Size Carpet with Kashmir Shawl Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The finest Persianate weavings of the Qajar Dynasty are distinguished by patterns originating from the textile arts of the Indian Mughal court tradition. The so-called Kashmir shawls...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Khorassan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Double Niche Geometric Design Armenian Caucasian Kazak Rug Dated 1895
Located in Milan, IT
An antique southwest Caucasian rug, belonging to the prestigious family of weavings known as Kazak. These are characteristically distinguished by abstract geometric patterns originat...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Armenian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Tekke Turkmen Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A fine and small rug from the Tekke Turkmen tribe, located close to the border with the northeastern Persian province of Khorassan. The rugs of this tribe have always been highly pri...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkmen Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Vintage Room Size Blue Ground Caucasian Shirvan Rug with All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The last quarter of the 20th century has witnessed the revival of many of the most representative types of antique oriental rugs. The government of Russian Azerbaijan initiated a ser...
Category
Vintage 1970s Azerbaijani Bakshaish Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Large Size Caucasian Shirvan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A finely knotted antique Caucasian Shirvan rug, distinguished by a rare large size. The pattern is composed of a series of five interconnected hexagonal devices with a stepped outlin...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Middle Atlas Mrirt Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A delightful Berber rug originating from the Berber village of Mrirt decorated by four conjoined elements consisting of the chequerboard motif. The design appears as if it was carved...
Category
Vintage 1960s Moroccan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Nichols & Co. Dark Aubergine Art Deco Carpet
By Nichols
Located in Milan, IT
Only a very limited group of the carpets woven during the thirties at the Tianjin city looms are decorated by patterns typical of the Art Deco period. Some of these rare pieces are k...
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Mint Condition Caucasian Armenian Kazak Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An exquisite antique southwest Caucasian rug, belonging to the prestigious family of weavings known as Kazak. These are characteristically distinguished by abstract geometric pattern...
Category
Early 20th Century Armenian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine White Ground Antique Ferahan Sarouk Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very finely woven Sarouk Ferahan rug, decorated by a medallion and pendants pattern on an ivory background. Ferahan Sarouks are representative of a classic group of turn of the cen...
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Nichols & Co. Black Art Deco Chinese Rug
By Nichols
Located in Milan, IT
Only a very limited group of the carpets woven during the thirties at the Tianjin city looms are decorated by patterns typical of the Art Deco period. Some of these rare pieces are k...
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Narrow Moroccan Style Aqua Blue Runner Rug 2 x 10 feet
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-knotted with fine, lustrous Ghazni wool, Beni Aqua is part of the contemporary Moroccan collection of the Alberto Levi Gallery. Here, the honeycomb arrangement of large scale, w...
Category
2010s Afghan Tribal Moroccan and North African Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Modern Minimalist Indian Red Large Square Rug Monogrammed LS
Located in Milan, IT
A visually striking Indian modernist carpet distinguished by a bright red open field, framed by a wide and contrasting ivory border. Signed by the atelier on the top right outer guar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Minimalist Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Aleppo Silk and Metal Thread Textile with Ottoman Multiple Niche Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
During the late 19th century Syria was an international hub for the manufacture and trade of fine hand-woven textiles. For centuries the skilled weavers located in the weaving centr...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Syrian Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Metallic Thread
Antique Indigo Blue Afshar with Polychrome Ascending Tree Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A very fine and early Afshar tribal rug, distinguished by a highly elegant ascending pattern of polychrome cypress trees set against an indigo blue background. This glorious example...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Central Asian Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Tabriz Medallion Rug on a Soft Terracotta and Baby Blue Background
Located in Milan, IT
The revival of the Persian carpet tradition took place during the last quarter of the nineteenth century, guided principally by the Tabriz merchants, who developed what was basically...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Tabriz Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Small Mahal Rug with a Large Scale All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
Anglo-Swiss firm Ziegler & Co. wove carpets in the Sultanabad region during the late nineteenth century, often featuring classic Persian patterns in highly refined colours. Their mas...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Azerbaijani Sultanabad Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Afshar Rug with Lively Palette
Located in Milan, IT
A very finally knotted Afshar tribal rug, distinguished by an indigo blue background layered over a richly coloured reserve consisting of polychrome stripes. The vivid palette of nat...
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Antique 1880s Central Asian Tribal Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Shirvan Rug with Stylised Animals and People
Located in Milan, IT
A charming indigo ground antique Shirvan rug, decorated by a central totemic-like element composed of an alternation of white and light blue hooked motif, flanked by a dense array of...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Fine Senneh Rug with Herati Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A fine Senneh rug characterised by a medallion and pendants pattern, this placed within an ivory cartouche layered over a blue background. The composition is completely filled by the...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Azerbaijani Tabriz Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique Lavar Kirman Rug with Millefleurs Design
Located in Milan, IT
Sometimes referred to as Kirmanshah in the trade, rugs of this type are the finest nineteenth-century workshop weavings from the city of Kirman. This fine antique Lavar Kirman rug ex...
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Kirman Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Shirvan Rug with Shield Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
A fine antique Shirvan rug, from the northeast Caucasus, distinguished by a directional all-over pattern of small shield-like elements. The honeycomb arrangement of this motif allows...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Royal School of Needlework Rug for Vigo Gallery
Located in Milan, IT
Commissioned in the mid-1980s by the Vigo Carpet Gallery of London to the Royal School of Needlework, this needlepoint signalled a brief revivalist period in England for needlepoints...
Category
Vintage 1980s English Victorian Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
