20th Century Silk Handmade Carpet in Light Colors

19th Century handmade wool carpet in blue colors with geometrical figures. circa 1860

French fabric made of silk and cotton with waxed surface decorated with flowers and birds. A colorful and elegant piece in very good condition. France, circa 1970. Size: 470 per 80...

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. This oriental rug was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The silk rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These carpets were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this rug is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th-century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot...

This fine silk area rug was woven by hand in Pakistan in 1960. The central design features a cream background that has been decorated with a central medallion and symmetrical surroun...