Caucasian Garebagh Rug or Carpet

Nr. 787 - The Garebagh rug is for me one of the most beautiful carpets: its floral design is elegant and typical, different from any other one. I prefer always the ones without centr...

Burgundy red background with geometric design and a rhombus medallion: this beautiful geometric design is certainly the work of a good weaver with its small symbolic motifs.

Rare Caucasian Rug Caucasus Rug Size: 176×224 cm This wonderful rug is a formerly unpublished addition to a small and rare group of blue-ground Caucasian rugs whose design is dominated by a prominent decahedral gabled ivory medallion. The overall pattern echoes that of a group of earlier 17th and 18th century north west Persian carpets, whose designs were based upon the Persian garden plan known as the “Four Gardens” or Chahar Bagh (M.S.Dimand & J. Mailey, Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1973, p.84, fig.116). The smaller lozenges that extend above and below the central medallion on the present lot, are linked by a narrow vertical channel which represents the streams and ornamental pools that feed the flowering trees and shrubs on either side. The once eight-pointed medallion, that is an archaic form found in early Anatolian and Caucasian rugs, and which continues to be used throughout the nineteenth century in Fachralo rugs...

These handmade carpet runner oriental rugs are a rare find because of their color combination. This is a beautiful old camel ground woven rug in near-mint condition. Antique rugs are...