Antique Suzani Textile, circa 1850s

This is a Heriz rug made circa early 1900s. It has a large bold medallion in the middle surrounded by 4 bordering corner structures. The entire piece is highly stylized and consist o...

Peking Chinese rugs are a type of traditional Chinese rug that originated in the imperial court of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Beijing, China. These rugs are handcrafted with high...

This is an antique Samarkand rug from East Turkistan, circa 1900s. Three circular medallions float on a red field that is surrounded by an infinity border...

This rug is a Sultanabad originating from the city Sultanabad which is now Arak. These rugs played a significant role in the development of traditions and decorative arts in this reg...

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroidered in silk and sometimes in wool in sections. Ground cloth...

A neat example of its group, this Suzani is in very good condition.

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...

Suzanis from the regions of Tashkent and Pishkent have some astral names such az ‘moon sky’, ‘star sky ‘. The main characteristic of these suzanis is that of their being fully embroi...