1880s Rugs and Carpets

A bold circular medallion pattern decorates this fine wool rug. Constructed in central Asia, Khotan in the 1880s. The central design has been woven on a cream background and features...

Handmade antique Bakhsaish runner in chocolate brown, red and blue shades. It is from the end of 19th century in good condition. -condition: origina good, -circa: 1880s, -si...

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...

A late 19th century Persian Tabriz rug with a central medallion on a crimson background, surrounded by a complementary beautifully woven floral border.

This handmade carpet Geometrical Turkish rug is antique rug traditional handwoven runner rugs come from the Oriental rug design world. This kind ...

Bakhshaish rug, measures: 3'4'' x 14'0''.

An unbelievable late 19th century Persian Khorasan Dorokhst rug with a four part mirrored pattern containing a central diamond medallion with a floral and leaf motif, on a pale cranb...

An unbelievable late 19th century monumental Persian Serab rug with an incredible field containing multiple diamond-form and floral and indigo medallions floating on a cream colored ...

An amazing late 19th century Persian Afshar runner with a central field containing and all-over multi-colored paisley pattern woven in crimson, green, pi...

Handmade antique Sarouk Farahan rug in light shades. The rug is from the end of 19th century in original condition, has some low pile. ?-condition: original, some low pile, -ci...

Handmade antique Sarouk Farahan rug from the end of 19th century. The rug is in original good condition made in light shades of beige and pink. ?-condition: original good, -cir...

The Shirvan nomads are found in the Caucasia. The carpets have a typical red-brown ground colour. The pattern is tied from memory and often consists of medallions, repeated in all fo...

An unbelievable late 19th century Persian Tekeh rug with a wonderful all-over trellised medallion pattern woven in burnt orange, gold, and light and dark indigo vegetable dyed wool o...

Antique Kurdish style rug in yellow, white and red colors. The rug is from the end of 19th century, in good condition. Measures: 4.1' x 7.7' (125cm x 235cm).

Antique Kurdish style rug in swampy green, red and blue colors. This rug is from the end of 19th century in good condition. Measures: 4' x 7.6' (122cm x 231cm).

This square handmade antique collectible Kurdish style bag face in geometric design and in original good condition. Symmetric diamonds all around the field are in beige, blue, grey, ...

Hand made antique collectible Kurdish style bag face 1.9' x 2.6' ( 58cm x 79cm ) in original good condition. Night blue field and tribal decorative design all over it in white and re...

Antique handmade Persian Bidjar rug in original good condition. The rug is in Traditional Design in red, navy and white shades.

This traditional Khotan rug has a shaded blue field scattered with floral sprays and hooked lozenges together with floral vases and other auspicious motifs around a column of three b...

A wonderful late 19th century Persian Kurdish runner woven with wonderful natural vegetable dyed maize, crimson, and indigo dyes in an all-over tree-of-life diamond pattern surrounde...

An amazing late 19th century Persian Tabriz rug with an intensely woven multicolored floral pattern in crimson, indigo, turquoise and natural undyed wool with a large central diamond...

Handmade Carpet Caucasian runner rug unique and vintage rugs carpet runner is primarily produced as city productions pieces. Made from mat...

An unusually long prayer rug – and comparatively rare Gendje – in good condition. Above average centre field variation of colour and a particularly lively top Mihrab area to place in...

This antique Persian Bakhtiari carpet in pure handspun wool circa 1880 utilizes a hand knotted Bakhtiari weave and organic vegetable dyes. Originating from the village of Chaal-e Sho...

This handmade carpet Geometrical Turkish rug is antique rug traditional handwoven runner rugs come from the Oriental rug design world. This kind of carpet runners is suitable for stair runners and hallway rugs. in a striking colour combination of bright red, shiny yellow, navy, light blue, sea blue, gold, cream, and caramel. The pattern depicted on these natural fibre rugs...

This handmade carpet colourful Rug is a Turkish carpet rug has woven by very skilled weavers in Turkey, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has a light o...

Antique Chinese Peking Rug in Royal Blue and Goldish Camel. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/ 11-20311, Type/ Pecking, Country of Origin/ China, Circa 1890. Excellent Condition. Measures: 8' x 9'10 Crafted with Zen like simplicity, this beautiful antique Chinese rug from the late 19th century possesses a unique medallion design. The strikingly beautiful golden camel medallion is inhabited by an elegant array of blossoms, fruit and butterflies. The mid blue color field is held in place by a simple border containing a gorgeous display of loosely entwined Asian flowers...

Fine 19th century antique Serapi carpet of Persia. Woven in the rugged mountains of Northwest Persia, Serapi rugs are a distinct Heriz region style, with finer knotting and more large-scale spaciously placed antique carpet designs...

Antique Silk Heriz Rug 4'6'' x 6'4''.

Antique Fakhralou Kazak Rug 3'0'' x 4'10''.

19th century Tribal antique Persian Bakshaiesh rug in red and blue. Keivan Woven Arts / rug 17-0402, country of origin / type: Iran / Bakshaiesh, circa 1880. Antique Persian Bakhshai...

Antique Persian runner rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Bijar design featu...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1910-1920, this 3x5 antique Caucasian Kuba rug is a remarkable signature piece from Uzbekistan dating back to the 20th Century. On the Design: Admirers...

Antique Caucasian Fine Shirvan Rug in Ivory Background & Multi Colors. Country of Origin: Caucasus; Type: Shirvan; Design: All-Over, Geometric, Crest; Keivan Woven Arts: rug 13-0802;...

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug with vining floral pattern in ivory background along with red, orange, gray blue and charcoal. Keivan Woven Arts / rug NA-170090, country of origin / ...

This slightly trapezoidal section of an antique French tapestry-woven carpet displays a broad ecru section with rose, carnation and sprays of other floral decor. Beige plain side are...

Antique Serapi carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particularly in America and England for many years. Antique Serapi rugs are a major draw particularly in big city America...

Unique antique Qashqai rug with geometric motifs in red, blue, and golden yellow, rug #S12-0518. This stunning 19th century Qashqai rug from the central region of Persia displays ...

Antique Shirvan Prayer Rug with All-Over Floral Design and Geometric Borders. Keivan Woven Arts / rug X23-0404-251 / early 20th century. Measures: 3'9 x 4'8 This colorful floral-de...

A Caucasian rug from the Shirvan village in the southern Caucasus woven in the 4th quarter of the 1900s. Three large diamond forms in cream and orange colors cover the main field of ...

19th Century Chinese Peking Gallery Carpet

19th Century Chinese Peking Carpet 11' 2"x 13' 6"

Antique Caucasian Kazak Runner with Paisley Design. Keivan Woven Arts; rug/ EMBC-9617-13852 / Persian Rug, Country of Origin: Caucasus Type: Kazak Design: All-Over, Sub-Geometric, Ka...

Antique Persian Finely Woven Mishan Malayer Rug rug/J10-0101, country of origin / type: Iran / Mishan Malayer, circa 1880 This amazing, antique Mishan ...

The abrashed straw-beige field ten light chandelier suspended above a densely fruiting and flowering plant in a vase, , with pomegranates, carnation, lantern fruit, and peaches Striped, fluted and banded lateral columns. monkeys add to the general playfulness. Rounded interior arch above. Ceam main border with rosettes and palmettes. Idiosyncratic scatter with designs taken from everywhere and artfully combined. Fine urban SE Persian weave...

Bakhshaish Rug 10'4'' x 14'11''.

19th Century Antique Persian Serapi Rug Detailed Layered Medallion. Keivan Woven Arts / rug 13-1003, country of origin / type: Iran / Serapi, circa 1880 Measures: 11' x 15'4. Thi...

Great condition rare size. Square Ziegler ivory mahal. 8.9x9

Antique Mohtasham Kashan Rug 3'11'' x 6'7''. This antique "Mohtasham" scatter shows chunky, angular drawing of the notched, hexagon medallion with en...

Shirvan Antique Caucasian Rug in Colorful Tones, rug 19-0810, country of origin / type: Caucasus / Shirvan, circa 1880 This colorful medallion carpet from Shirvan features a vibrant...

Caucasian Sumak Rug – 90 × 170 cm This stunning Caucasian Sumak rug, measuring 90 × 170 cm, is a remarkable example of traditional flat-weave craftsmanship, featuring a special geome...

Hand-knotted in wool, circa 1880-1890, originating from India, this 4x6 Antique Agra rug features dense floral patterns in playful colors on a green field with beige and burgundy red...

This is a true masterpiece antique large Heriz rug, a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and artistic legacy of weaving. Measuring approx...

The archetypal motifs in this piece are accompanied by a tower of stacked polygons with small tribal design. Each decorative foil is embellished with eight-armed brackets and tiny lo...

Angora wool antique Turkish Oushak rug with vibrant red, green and gold, Floral Medallion Design, rug S12-0512, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1910. Woven with A...

Bidjars are known as the "iron "carpets of Asia, owing to the hammering of knots whilst weaving, which creates an unusual density to the carpet, and exceptional , multi generational...

Ferahan Sarouk Museum Quality MUSEUM QUALITY Ferahan Sarouk, third quarter 19th century 6.6 x 4.5 feet From a USA collector Ferahan Sarouk carpets produced around the wider Arak (formerly Sultanabad) area from about 1850-1910 earned a deserved reputation as amongst the most desirable and imaginative finely woven carpets in Persia. As these things go, they morphed in style around 1910- 1920 into the differently woven Mahajirhan Sarouk fashion (quality examples of which are also in demand) and then disappeared entirely. Their desirability rests not only on fine weaving, and excellent wool. Many of the better examples were commissioned by aristocrats or wealthy merchants who encouraged creativity, in an actively competitive way; rugs during this period, as before, were direct illustrations of an individual’s wealth, power and prestige. Beyond this lay a more fundamental and seemingly contradictory set of motivations by the weavers. At one and the same time they sought to emulate the great court carpets in finesse and design. And yet-- they applied rustic or village, and even tribal elements and nuances to their designs. The result was a cavalcade of creativity. So, a village-based genre came into being which produced primarily an approx. 6x4 rug size format, and also provided, if more rarely, larger formats, which command increasingly high prices, due to their rarity, visual excitement and grandeur. The artistic achievement of this “school” had to do with marrying elegance and a degree of formalism with whimsy, and design innovation. They offer a charm and a certain magic beyond that of court and most city carpets. As in any area or era, there is a quality spectrum ranging from mediocre to highly superior. Superiority is judged of course as to weave and wool quality. It is rather unusual, though, to encounter pieces made before 1890 -which are bona fide Ferahan Sarouks- with poor wool or weaving: standards were upheld during this period, and natural dyes were widely employed, particularly in the wider Arak (then Sultanabad) region. Thus, as an investment collectible to adorn the home we believe the ultimate criterion is aesthetics, this being an art form, after all. Ferahan Sarouks have been a special area of interest for us over the decades both from artistic and investment perspectives. Allowing for personal taste, our suggestions are few and simple. A Ferahan Sarouk ought to display a wide colour palette, fine drawing and delicate, sometimes “intense “ detail. The finest pieces also display an elevated sense of balance in the use of space. We have seen many finely woven pieces which in our view are garish and lack one of the two key artistic elements intrinsic to the better examples of this genre – elegance. Sometimes they are overly cluttered; the drawing artistry is muddled or lost. In other cases odd and ineffective design devices are used, detracting from or interfering with an otherwise good design. The era of the Ferahan Sarouk was rife with experiments, not all of them successful. The other important attribute, when it can be found, is original artistic creativity, even serendipity, -- or effective design innovation within the compass of this rug type and the unique standards of its prime period. On average, we examine between 30-40 antique Ferahan Sarouks to achieve one acquisition, for the benefit of our clients. This highly collectible more than 150-year-old carpet is an apex achievement of superior artistry and innovation. As an exemplar of its genre, it can be reasonably described as Museum quality, a term we do not often employ. Please observe the stunning precision of the inner guard and its pinpoint sharp hooks. The elongation of the central medallion is one of its subtle but powerful innovations in form. The nod to asymmetry – which displays a refined sense of humour - is seen in the use of the small diamond figures, as one is deliberately missing from the right hand side: a wry nod to asymmetry, in an otherwise perfectly symmetrical creation. The ultimate achievement here is in the fineness of the weaving itself, on close inspection. The herati pattern in the medallion and corners achieves an etched-on quality, a very uncommon level of attention to detail and perfectionism: clearly the work of a master. This artistic sense extends to the outer ground which is a superb example of the most subtle abrash, one of the most refined we have had the honor of viewing. The unusual beige/brown tones in the field were probably achieved by adding onion skins to the die vat. These extremely fine gradations of colour are rarely seen.(NB the colour photographs create a slightly misleading- overly yellow burnish to the field colour in spite of expert photographic efforts ) . The deliberate choice of an ink black use of indigo provides a powerful frame (border) for this piece of art, which note in the lower right-hand corner is lifted slightly through abrash to a deep blue – to highlight the design and use of emerald green in the rosettes. The green shades lighten as the border ascends harmonizing with the tones in the central medallion. The floating flow of flowers in the border is beautifully executed, with up to seven colours in a single figure. No doubt a piece commissioned by an aristocrat around 1870, it is – remarkably- in virtually perfect condition. It appears to have had very minimal footwear, and great care; a piece which was proudly displayed from time to time and appreciated. Its density and strong foundation would however allow regular use within a home, and in a spacious contemporary home or office could make a wall hanging of striking impact. This remarkable one of a kind piece is on short term reduction to coincide with our launch on 1st Dibs . Fair market value is approximately $22,000 . Fine art as investment ? The WSJ made the following comments this year : The vigor of the art market may seem counterintuitive, but it makes sense in the current environment,” economist Tyler Cowen recently wrote in The Washington Post. “First, many of the wealthy have been buying additional homes and wish to furnish them with art. Second, the recent run-up in inflation rates around the world has intensified the search for hedges.” While the aforementioned artworks fall into traditional categories, some less-prominent forms of fine art also represent ideal investment opportunities, especially because they offer more attractive—i.e., significantly less costly—entry points for new collectors. Take high-collectible and connoisseur-caliber antique Oriental rugs, for example. The best 19th-century examples often sell privately between five figures and low six figures. Today, that obscurity is fading. According to Ben Evans, the editor of Hali Magazine—a publication dedicated to the international rug and textile market—there are two primary factors to explain why antique rugs are beginning to enjoy their moment in the spotlight. “Cultural curiosity and collecting...

The Caucasus is bounded by the rugged mountains and lush valleys of Kurds Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. This cultural melting pot was populated by Armenian dyers and weavers, Azer...