Antique Silk Hereke Rug 3’4” x 5’1"

Antique Hereke Rug 2'8'' x 3'8''. Sandy ecru niche shaped field with a central basal vase and half columns with palmette capitals. Inscribed alam-shaped panel just above, and vinery ...

Fine Antique Persian Silk Heriz Rug 3'9'' x 5'3''. The numerous rugs of the famous NW Persian weaving district, from small scatters to giant carpets and a few runners, in semi-geomet...

Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom Province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the ...

Qom rugs (or Qum, Ghom, Ghum) are made in the Qom province of Iran, around 100 km south of Tehran. Although rug weaving in Qom was not a major industry until the past 100 years, the ...

NW Turkey, around 1970. Pile material and chain pure silk. At the top center signed with “Uzubek”. Fine knotting (15×15 knots per cm.). In the elegant red midfield appears an artfully designed 16-pass round medallion with artistic traffic light and chalice pendants...

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. This oriental rug was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The silk rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These carpets were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this rug is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th-century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot...

This is an extremely fine all silk and metal threaded Hereke rug woven in Turkey during the beginning of the 21st century circa 2000 – 2010 and measures 121x86 cm in size. It has an ...

Dramatic center medallion with outwardly directed end finials and palmettes atop a predominantly open field and inwardly directed corner spandrel overlays loosely reciprocating the contour of the main medallion. Main border in a colorful and highly detailed meandering vine and blossom bud design motif. Colors and shades include: Cochineal red, beige, powder blue, sky blue, sand, raspberry red, rust, ivory, blush, dusty rose, dusty mauve, and more. Condition notes: Wear across to foundation and knot heads. Tatter to sides and ends. A few small spot stains, minor splits and repairs, darning and restoration in varying degrees of expertise. Oxidation to localized areas of the carpet. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home use! Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Doroksh rug...