Mansour Central Asian Rugs

Early 20th century colorful antique Khotan gallery rug. The field is a bone color, denim blue, rust accents are dominant. Measures: 5'8" x 12'11".

Beautifully hand-woven, this needlepoint rug is sure to make the perfect accent for any room. The design features a traditional colour palette of deep blue beige and cream with pink accents that make up the flower details. Both the design and colours in this piece are sure to lift any space it is placed into. This attractive wool rug was constructed with only the finest hand-spun wool and cotton that have been dyed with organic vegetable dyeing techniques that have been used for generations. Master weavers employ traditional techniques in the construction, creating highly durable carpets that are sure to last for decades if cared for correctly. This wool needlepoint is in excellent condition, ready for use in any home. Our team source only the finest interior accessories, with years of experience, let our team help you find the perfect accent pieces for your home interior. Our inventory includes a range of modern rugs, vintage rugs and antique rugs. With a huge range of colours and sizes available now. Navy blue wool needlepoint rug...

This rug is a Ziegler Sultanabad rug made on our looms by our master weavers in Afghanistan. It is handmade with all-natural veg dyes all hand-spun wool. The large-scale design makes Sultanabad regarded as the most appealing to European and American tastes. The rugs of Sultanabad are extremely desirable in the modern marketplace. The popularity of Sultanabad Rugs goes back to the mid-19th century. Sultanabad’s were designed and produced for export to European consumers in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Ziegler firm being the primary producer. This piece has a unique colour palette with a subtle blue background and cream beige and brown accents that make up the symmetrical design. Constructed by hand with only the finest materials, including hand-spun wool and cotton that have been dyed with organic dyeing techniques used for generations. The materials and techniques used in constructing this Fine wool rug make it durable and sure to last. This piece is in great condition, ready for use in any home. Handwoven blue rug carpet...

Beautiful handwoven rug made of wool with Floral motifs all-over. Beautiful colors, sturdy on the floor. Professionally hand washed, ready to use.

One of a kind Khotan rug with a soft pink field consisting of a flower vase motif and a soft green border.

An antique East Turkestan Khotan rug in runner format with a pomegranate design handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 2" x 7' 6" Central Asian Rugs & Carpets: Central Asia is a vast area stretching from Northeastern Persia to western China, and from northern Afghanistan to the southern edge of Russia. The carpets can be usefully divided into three groups: the nomadic Turkmen rugs of Turkmenistan, northern Afghanistan, and northeastern Persia; the non-Turkmen tribal pieces from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kirghizstan; and the urban creations of Khotan, Yarkand, and Kashgar, oasis cities of Western China (Xinjiang Province). Commercially, the most important group is from Khotan, the easternmost of the Chinese Turkestan cities. The craft of rug weaving is primarily in the hands of Muslim Uighurs. Khotan carpets mix purely Central Asian design themes with Chinese elements. Native Khotan devices include pomegranate trees, upright flowers, round medallions, and yellow or red grounds. Chinese motives include triangular fretwork corners, swastika fretwork, and Yun-Tsao Tou (clouds and rain) diagonally striped polychrome borders. Cotton foundations, asymmetrical (Persian) knots, and medium weaves are standard. Some vintage Khotan are in horizontal, pictorial layouts with multiple various vases and plants. Saphs (multiple prayer niche panel carpets) are also a Khotan specialty. Others employ stepped and layered lozenge medallions, singly or in pairs. Still others, almost all antique, feature a stylized version of the allover Persian Herati design. Many of the oldest pieces employ brown wool wefts. Antique and vintage Khotans are almost always in the k’ang (double square) layout, conforming to the local household plans. Only relatively recently has the 6’ by 12’ or 7’ by 16’ format been replaced by the 9’ by 12’ size. As a result, an antique room size Khotan carpet is very uncommon. Reds are cinnamon, tomato and rust, never wine reds, crimson, or scarlet. Yarkand, farther west on the old Silk Road specializes in multi-medallion long carpets while Kashgar, farthest west and most under Persian influence, has traditionally knotted allover pattern pieces with finer weaves, often with silk piles, and enriched with medal thread, on cotton foundations. Extant Kashgars go back to the 17th century, but the carpet craft in Chinese Turkestan must be much older as fragments have been recovered from local tombs of the early C.E. period. Kashgars are the rarest of all East Turkestan rugs. Most available vintage East Turkestan carpets are interwar Khotans, many with pleasingly soft decorative palettes. The non-Turkmen nomads include the Kazakh, Kirghiz, Uzbek, and Karakalpak groups. Like the Turkmen, they were once all seasonally migratory, dwelling in round felt tents (yurts), but have been settled, at least partially, in the villages, and have taken up crafts and agriculture instead of sheep herding. As a result, carpet production has transitioned from domestic tent use to commercial sale, but the roots of long traditions are still evident. The Uzbeks weave...

An antique East Turkestan Khotan accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 9" x 8' 11"

An antique East Turkestan Khotan carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century.

Originating from East Turkestan between 1880-1900, this antique traditional Khotan wool rug stands apart from a great number of pieces from its era, typically favoring runners over t...

An early 20th century Central Asian Khotan prayer rug with an all-over floral motif, surrounded by a wonderful "meandering motif" border.

Antique Khotan rugs and carpets were produced in the oasis town of Eastern Turkestan, today part of the Xinjiang region in Western China. This area has had a steady production of car...

An antique East Turkestan Khotan carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 4' 6" x 7' 10".