Animal Skin Caucasian Rugs

There has long been a fascination with the symbolism of the dragon and its depiction in carpet weavings. The design of ‘Dragon’ carpets consists of a field pattern composed of different colored overlaid lattices formed of pointed, serrated leaves creating intersecting lozenges, which alternately contain palmettes and are flanked by confronting stylized dragons, birds, or animal figures. The most archaic of the ‘Dragon’ carpets include dragon motifs with birds and running animals relatively naturalistically drawn, which stand either alone or in confronting pairs facing a tree. The Graf carpet, originally found in a Damascene mosque, now in the Islamiches Museum, Berlin, is considered to be the oldest example of this type, see Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, Vol. II, London, 1978, p.8, fig.118. Yetkin defines four types of ‘Dragon’ carpet: ‘Archaic’, ‘Four-Dragon’, ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix’ and as a further combined development of the latter, the ‘Two-Dragon’ style, of which the present carpet falls into the ‘Dragon-and-Phoenix group along with other examples, some of which include two fragments, one in the Museum fur Kunst und Gerwerbe, Hamburg; another in the Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary, a complete carpet in the Kier collection; an incomplete example in the Textile Museum, Washington, D.C; the ‘Cassirer’ Dragon carpet in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collection, Lugano; the Ali Pasa Mosque carpet in Tokat, and a further example in the Vakiflar Hali Museum, Istanbul (S. Yetkin, op. cit. pp.16-20). It has been suggested that the earliest examples of the Caucasian ‘Dragon’ carpets...

A late 19th century antique Ersari carpet in predominant browns, terracotta's and teal. Size: 6'9" x 9'2".

An antique Caucasian Kazak rug from the early 20th century. The warm madder red field is divided into four rectangular panels, each with a central motif radiating four serrated leave...

Beautiful semi antique Shirvan vintage rug Azerbeijan 11 x 3 ft / 344 x 92 cm Bohemian carpet red, green, beige, blue, gray - midcentury • Beautiful vintage rug 1960s mid-century ...

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.27. This is an ascending palmettes and flowers desi...

These small new traditional handmade rugs feature designs from the Kazak region. A conventional tribal rug is famous in the part of Kazak Area. Afghan weavers have made this handwove...

Natural sheep skin origin: paris france Size at widest points : 45” x 31” / shortest width 23” Center to Center of skin 41” x 26” A gorgeous dark mocha...

The source of the rug comes from the book oriental rugs volume 1 Caucasian, Ian Bennett, Oriental Textile Press, Aberdeen 1993, nr.87-88-90. This is a large medallion rug...

Tabriz rug classic vintage rug muted gray beige brown hand knotted neutral Beautiful antique rug in style of Tabriz - Djoharian Collection This rug was made with a decorative Tradi...

Prices vary dependent on the size of the product. Available sizes rectangular: 300 x 200cm //350 x 250cm, // available sizes round: Ø250cm // Ø300. Customized Size available too. T...

A striking and rare example of Caucasian tribal weaving, this 19th-century Kazak bagface features a dynamic freestyle squares pattern in rich tones of blue, brown, and red. Likely wo...

This fine wool rug is a great example of oriental rugs woven in the early 20th century. The central design features a bold medallion pattern woven in deep blue, orange and beige on a...