Red Square

Early 19th century Caucasian Shirvan square area rug in an abrash green, blue, yellow, and red. The Caucasian Shirvan rug is from the 1st/2nd quarter of the 1800 and and the date is ...

Taher Asad-Bakhtiari (b. 1982, Tehran) is a self - taught artist whose approach focuses on experimentations on objects and textiles to create and reinvent techniques and uses. He has developed several bodies of work including The Tribal Weave Project that breaks hundreds of years of weaving traditions. He re-created pieces that take on new functions as wall partitions, wall coverings, furniture spreads, challenging in their sweep the orthodox notion that “kilims and gabbehs are for the floor.” His work has been shown in several international exhibitions, including the Met (New York), Carwan Gallery (Beirut), Wallpaper Middle East Revealed, Qattan Foundation (London), and Katara Art Centre (Doha). Woven by semi-nomadic tribal women using entirely natur ally-dyed, hand-spun wool, each piece can require up to four months to create, depending on size. Unlike the traditional Iranian carpet...

Red "Suzani". A beautiful old embroidered cover "Suzani" from Uzbekistan in the style and color palette that is associated with the city of Tashkent. The motifs are executed in silk ...

Vintage Portuguese needlepoint rug, in Room size, circa 1960 A one-of-a-kind vintage Portuguese needlepoint rug, hand-knotted wit...