Antique Suzani Rug 6'2" x 7'11

Antique Uzbekistan Suzani Rug 6'2'' x 7'11''. From the Central Asian Uzbeks, this silk on cream shows seven columns of fat "apples" with near black s...

Antique Amitsar Rug 7'11" x 11’1". Refers to a very wide range of Sub-Continental pieces, both pile and flatweave, in virtually any style and weave quality, from the 17th century onw...

This elegant hand-knotted wool Oushak rug beautifully captures the essence of traditional Turkish Oushak designs, renowned for their sophisticated floral motifs and graceful geometry...

Antique Uzbek Suzani Embroidery, c. 1800 Blending naturalism with ethereal fantasy, this spectacular embroidery or ‘suzani‘ from Central Asia conveys an aesthetic consistent with older examples of the genre. Certain features, most notably the vine-scroll, are reminiscent of the Samarkand school, while the drawing of the blossoms seems more prevalent in the repertoire of neighboring Shahrisabz. Indeed, this piece may in fact be a common ancestor to both. Splendid palmettes with flame-like tracery and bold swirling star-centered blossoms alternate within the border. Vegetal scroll meanders throughout—drawn with several shades of green conveying, if not a sense of shadowing, definite and deliberate tonalities of light and dark. The central hourglass form, idiosyncrasies of drawing, and arrangement of blossoms in the field imbue a sense of classicism rivaling and surpassing older Ottoman and Persian models. Embroidery Rug...