18th Century Persian Rugs

An antique Persian Heriz rug from the early 20th century. Measures: 11' 8" x 14' 5"

Antique South West Persian Kashkuli Qashqai rug with repeat medallion design Circa 1900 A very attractive rug by the Kashkuli sub tribe of the Qashqa...

Good Uzbek suzanis are famous with their color, workmanship and silk quality. Here is a first class example.  

Late 18th Century Chinese Ningxia Kang Carpet ( 6' x 10'3" - 175 x 415 ) Ningxia or Suiyuan, North Central China K’ang Carpet Structural Analysis Warp: cotton, off-white, natural, handspun, Z-4-S; Weft: cotton, off white, natural, winder plied, Z-3-S. handspun, two shoots alternating; Pile: wool, Z-3 or Z-4; Knot: PL,no alternate warp depression, 5 ½ per horizontal inch x 5 per vertical inch = 27 ½ per square inch; Sides: recovered; Ends: n.o. Weft/knots: 50/50, even. Peach border, medallion and corners corroded; sapphire blue highest. Remarks. The golden yellow field employs the classic “grains of rice” pattern with brown pips, centered by a broadly drawn peach scalloped peony medallion and en-suite corners. The matching peach tone border has inward facing peonies in one, two or three colors with short arabesque segments between. There is no corner resolution with diagonal palmettes. The inner medium dark blue border is pearled and the outermost stripe is plain as is characteristic of rugs of the period. The peony corners are bold and direct, without a plethora of intrusive minor elements. The central peony wreath is pared down as well to the most important motives. The contrast in scale between the rice grains, a size independent pattern and the vastly larger scale medallion and corners is particularly striking. The rice pattern...

Culturally Rich Antique Uzbek Suzani Embroidery Textile, Country of origin: Uzbekistan, Circa date: 1900

A fine hand-knotted antique Heriz rug with a geometric design. This rug measures 1'11" x 2'6".  

73166 Distressed Antique Persian Heriz Rug Runner, 02'04 x 10'00. Antique-worn Persian Heriz carpet runners are a unique category within the realm of Heriz rugs, distinguished by the...

This is an unusual Samarkand suzani from 19th C. It is in pretty good condition and displays an unusual design arrangement.    

A beautiful 20th century Chinese Peking rug with a central floral medallion against a dark abrash indigo background, and surrounded by a wide stylized lotus and scrolling vine patter...

A suzani from Samarkand with an unusal background color. 1960s.

An antique Persian Heriz carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. Heriz is the largest of the weaving towns. Most of these rugs feature a central geometric medallion surrou...

It is silk embroidery on a silk background.