Antique Red Caucasian Bashir Rug, circa 1880s 1900s

The carpets produced in Lavar are often included in the general category of Kerman rugs (as Lavar is a small village located 80 miles north of Kerman), yet the reputation of this sma...

This is an exquisite antique oversize Persian gold floral Kirman Lavar rug circa 1880s-1900s measuring 17 x 23 ft in pristine cond...

Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are practiced in the geographical area that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China. Kilims are generally woven with the slitweave technique. The slit refers to the gap left between two blocks of color. It is created by returning the weft around the last warp in a color area, and the weft of the adjacent color is later returned around the adjacent warp. The major difference between a kilim area rug and a carpet or a pile rug is that whereas the design visible on a pile rug is made by individual short strands of different color being knotted onto the warps and held together by pressing the wefts tightly, kilim designs are made by interweaving the variously colored wefts and warps, thus creating what is known as a flat-weave. Weavers pack the weft tightly to completely cover the warp and often favor diagonal patterns so as to avoid weakening the structure of the rug with vertical slits. It produces bold, sharp patterns that weavers enjoy creating with more freedom allowed than a plainweave. This is also why kilims are so closely associated with geometrical designs even though there are kilims with floral designs as well. This lovely antique Shirvan Caucasian Kilim...

This lovely antique Northwest Persia geometric tribal red rug, circa 1900s-1920s, measures: 7.1 x 19.5 ft. Bijar rugs are mainly woven in the town of ...

Hand-knotted in Iran, this blue, red, and cream Persian Kazak carpet measures 5’2” x 6’11” and belongs to Orley Shabahang’s Antique collection. Created using traditional Persian weav...

Tabriz is a city located in north west Iran and is known as a general category of Persian Rugs. These rugs played a significant role in the development of traditions and decorative a...

This is a Serapi rug made circa 1880s. It has a central floral like medallion that is surrounded by a soft reddish terra cotta color. It also has 4 structures in the corners before t...

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...