Caucasian Rugs and Carpets

Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug 5'11 X 8'3. This vintage Turkish flat weave Kilim is hand-woven. The simplicity and boldness of this piece can also give a contemporary feel and is able to ...

100% silk vintage handmade Kayseri rug. This extremely finely woven silk rug can bring a sublime, palatial quality to any formal interiors. The shimmering patina and the soft, delica...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Textural off white Tulu rug with a single symbol in warm brown. Age: 1950 Material: Wool Wear Guide: 2 Wear Notes: Vintage and antique rug...

52676 Muted Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'10 x 07'10. Calm cohesion meets easygoing elegance in this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug. The faded geometric pattern and mu...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 8'7 X 15'. Even today, Oushak rugs are still the first choice of professional interior designers. Sometimes this is because when grading Oushak carpets, ca...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 1" x 14' 0" Flat-weave rugs & carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not. Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic Egyptian weavers used it for ornaments on garments and larger wall hangings. Slits can be avoided by dovetailing of colors (warp sharing) or by interlocking the wefts. The Navajo weavers of the Southwest practice the first while the fine shawl weavers of Kashmir and Kerman employed the second. Interlocking produces a one-faced fabric, with smooth and rough, ridged faces. The typical Turkish, Caucasian, or Persian rustic kilim shows slits, but never long ones. Aubusson French carpets are also slit tapestries and the long color transitions are sewn up as part of the regular maintenance. Some kilims are very fine. The best antique urban Sehna (Senna) kilims on wool, cotton or silk warps approximate the comparable rugs in refinement and are the most desirable of all Persian kilims. Although the various flatweave techniques are usually expressed in geometric, simple, often repeating, patterns, Sehna kilims demonstrate that even the most intricate designs can be effectively rendered in flat-stich. The term ‘kilim’ has been extended to cover any pileless, weft-faced heavy textile. Thus, the sectioned and joined northeastern Persian horizontally striped wool rugs are called ‘kilims’. So are the plain-weave end finishes of pile rugs. All these are weft-faced, weft patterned flatweaves. These sectioned pieces are woven not on a frame loom, but one steadied by the weaver at one end and with the warps fastened down at the other. Only relatively recent have these tribal pieces become available. They are used as floorcoverings, hangings, room dividers, furniture covers. They are mostly bitonal in shades of natural dark brown and beige. Some more recent pieces show weaver innovations with ikat and moire effects. Work proceeds quickly and a skilled weaver can complete a thirty foot strip in almost no time. Wefts, the elements added as weaving progresses, play an essential part in what is a flatweave. The best-known example of an extra-weft, wrapping technique is on Caucasian and tribal Persian Soumaks, where a pattern weft wraps around the fixed warp, changing as weaving progresses. Soumaks can be large carpets, Kuba in the Caucasus, small bag faces (Caucasian and Persian Shah Savan saddle bags), or cover scatter rugs (Persian Afshars). The Soumak technique is fast, and a weaver can work much more quickly than tying knots. The left-over wefts are cut off on the back, so the front and back are initially different. As a Soumak on the floor gets used, these weft yarns wear away and the two sides converge although the exact texture remains distinct. There are other ways of pattern by weft. Often on smaller tribal pieces, the pattern weft(s) is (are) part of the weft structure, moving in an out, and holding the whole thing together. These wefts can be complementary or added (supplementary), continuous across the flatweave or cut off as they travel unneeded across the verso. Supplementary weft flatweaves are often very compact and substantial. The nomadic Turkmen and Balouch tribes employ both supplementary and complementary weft techniques on their pieces. Supplementary wefts are often raised on the recto (front) while complementary wefts are flat to the surface. Tribal Kurds employ this extra-wefting technique. The Balouch of Pakistan use complementary wefts almost exclusively on their small woven paraphernalia like salt bags. Flatweave techniques may be combined on a single piece. Afshar rugs employ plain-weave end strips, preceded by Soumak bands, with pile sections between. The large Bakhtiari saddlebags feature Soumak work, pile “islands” an areas of plain-weave. Qashqai rugs and kilims frequently displays checkerboard end strips in continuous, complementary wefting. Another distinct flatweave type is the jajim (jijim, cecim) in which a pattern is added with colored wefts as the weaving of the plain-weave ground progresses. Here the wefts are discontinuous and the pattern stands proud from the voided ground. Often made in two pieces on narrow looms and edge-sewn together, these may have geometric patterns. The term ‘jajim’ also refers to the assembled warp-faced strip and stripe covers from the Shah Savan of northwest Persia, the pattern is defined by warps alone, usually in plain stripes, but sometimes in designs of ladders, snakes, human figures and various animals. Here the color changing warps are continuous. Most are wool, a few are silk. Better to call these something else. Indian ‘Dhurries’ are all cotton kilims and ‘shatrangis’ employ wool wefts on cotton warps. Dhurries are slitless. The cotton texture is more appropriate to the humid and warm climate of the Indian subcontinent. Modern Dhurries...

Beautiful Room Size Geometric Oriental Design Tribal Turkish Kars Vintage Rug, Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage – This gorgeous Kars rug feature...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

A vintage Turkish runner rug featuring multiple curvilinear medallions in mocha brown, fawn and grayish green colors across the length of its golden sand field and borders decorated ...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 9'11 X 11'10. Even today, Oushak rugs are still the first choice of professional interior designers. Sometimes this is because when grading Oushak carpets,...

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 10' 8" x 15' 11"

Beautiful Gallery Size Vintage Turkish Kars Rug, Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage – This gorgeous rug from Kars uses a simple design and beautiful, earthy colors that bring a warm...

Long And Narrow Geometric Turkish Kars Vintage Rug. Country Of Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage – Kars is an area that has seen many cultural influences throughout its centuries o...

Beautiful Long and Narrow Oriental Design Vintage Kars Carpet from Turkey, Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage

This vintage handmade Turkish area rug measures: 6.2 x 9 ft It was hand knotted in the 1960s and features an all-over floral design. Low wool pile on finely woven cotton foundation. ...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a medallion design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in ...

This Pelas flatweave rug is made with handspun (wool or wool and cotton) and natural dyes. It is inspired by the Antique kilims that are native to the Kurdish region in Iran. NASIRI ...

A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "thick piled") rug from Konya in Central Turkey. The rug is made of 100% natural undyed lamb’s wool, therefor it is very soft and comf...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug...

This stunning Antique Persian Tabriz is distinguished by it's excellent weave and by it's remarkable adherence to the classical traditions of antique rug design. Add a magnificent ac...

Antique room size Turkish Oushak rug, country of origin: Turkey, circa 1900. Size: 9 ft 4 in x 11 ft 8 in (2.84 m x 3.56 m) This gorgeous antique Turkish Oushak rug has a distingu...

Tufted art silk pile on a art silk foundation. (1000 KPSI) Dimensions: 7'10" x 9'10" Origin: Turkey Field Color: Beige Border Color: Ivory Accent Colors: Blue, Olive, Light-Brow...

Beautiful Tribal Long And Narrow Vintage Kars Rug From Turkey, Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage

Beautiful Gallery Size Primitive Geometric Vintage Turkish Kars Rug, Origin: Turkey, Circa date: Vintage

A custom, handmade Tulu rug made from 100% Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality. It features a simple checkered design in cream and red. Measures: 4 x 6 The rug is available as seen o...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug...

A vintage Turkish runner rug in soft colors. It was hand-knotted in the 1960s with low wool on cotton foundation and features a multiple medallion design. It is in very good conditio...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Area Rug 3'6 X 6'7. Oushak's are known for their soft palettes combined with eccentric drawing. Oushak in western Turkey has the longest continuous rug weaving...

Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 13'7 x 17'. This hand woven town carpet displays an allover exploded Harshang design of ragged floating palmettes, ragged lozenges, torn medallions and sym...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Antique Azerbaijan hand-knotted rugs are quite unique folk artifacts which display elements of rich, historical cultures. These rugs bring traditional sophistication to your home. Th...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 2'8 x 5'7. Even today, Oushak rugs are still the first choice of professional interior designers. Sometimes this is because when grading Oushak carpets, ca...

A finely hand knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...

Turkish Vintage Flatweave Jajim Rug 5'5 X 8'6. The Jajim (cecim) technique is followed in Turkey, Persia and the Caucasus and consists of a plain wea...

Textural and classic wool kilim with a pale plaid design. Wear Guide: 0 Wear Notes: Vintage and antique rugs are by nature, pre-loved and may show evidence of their past. Ther...

A vintage hand-knotted "Tulu" (Turkish word for "long piled") rug from Konya in Central Turkey. The rug is made of soft lamb’s wool. Measures: 5 x 6 Ft. These contemporary looking s...

This vintage Turkish area rug. It was hand-knotted in the 1960s and all-over floral design. Low wool pile on finely woven cotton foundation. Sturdy and can be used on a high traffic ...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Rare Ghiordes Wool And Cotton Antique Saf Turkish Rug, Country of Origin: Turkey, Size: 5 ft 4 in x 10 ft (1.63 m x 3.05 m), Circa Date: 1920

This hand woven vintage Turkish rug has a subtle patina and lovely pastel colorway. Wear Guide: 2 Wear notes: Vintage and antique rugs are by nature, pre-loved and may show ev...

Excellent condition wool Kilim runner that has been well preserved, including the original ends which feature a braided tassel on one end and a traditional tie on the other. Age: ...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the c...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish accent rug from 1960s featuring a floral garden design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the fl...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring an elegant medallion design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the f...

This medium pile and coarsely woven city carpet features a straw field with a virtually tone-on-tone pendanted medallion and discrete corners. A pastel pink floral border surrounds t...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...

100% hand-spun Wool of finest quality. These beautiful hand knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's ol...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish rug from 1960s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...

This unique Wool Hereke Carpet is among the highest-quality carpets in the Hereke workshop. There are traditional Ottoman Empire carnations and tulip design rows on a white backgroun...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Vintage Turkish Kilim Area rug 4'9 X 9'4. This vintage Turkish flat weave Kilim was hand-woven in the 1940's. The simplicity and boldness of this piece can also give a contemporary f...

Soft and in great condition, vintage turkish rug with a soft pile. made by hand This handmade rug features intricate patterns from traditional Turkish craftsmanship with a subtle, fa...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...