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An authentic mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco with an spacious open field floral design in goldenrod Measures: 2'7'' x 4'5''.

1920s Room Size high decorative Persian bidjar in neutral colors Size 8' 3" x 11' 6"

An early 20th Century traditional narrow Persian Kashan runner Measures: 2'2'' x 8'

An antique Persian Kurd pictorial accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 2" x 6' 8" Persian rugs & carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large countr...

One of a kind mid-20th-century eclectic Turkish prayer Anatolian rug Measures: 2'8" x 3'11".

Magnificent 1st quarter of the 20th century Persian Sarouk rug feauturing a coral color field rug no. j3105 Size 7' 1" x 10' 3" (216 x 312 cm).

18th. Century Extraordinaire Antique French Tapestry Louis XVI Beauvais Silk 3' x 3' 89cm x 88cm "This is an extremely fine Authentic Antique French B...

A vintage Persian Sarouk large room size rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a floral design in the "American" style. This certain archetype of Persian Sarouk rugs is often...

Quirky vintage Turkish Anatolian floral rug featuring vibrant colors on a silver field Measures: 1'5' x 2'10".

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a dragon in black, blue, red, goldenrod, and light blue-grey over a cream-white borderless field. Measures: 1' 3" x 1' 6" The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs...

An antique Persian Heriz room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 8' 2" x 11' 2".

Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Wool Rug by Agda Österberg Size: 6'5" × 9'1" (195 × 276 cm) This captivating vintage Swedish rug, attributed to renowned textile designer Agda Österberg, e...

An early 20th century high decorative American Navajo rug featuring a tribal design in gray, pink, ivory, and brown Measures: 4'2" x 4'8".  

An authentic Persian Sarouk rug with a classic blue center medallion on an open field with a camel border. Accents of soft blue appear in a lot of areas in the rug as well. 8' x 10'

A room size Turkish Kilim from the mid-20th century highlighted in bright pink & orange shades Measures: 7' x 10'2".

Predominant soft gray-blue-green Persian Malayer runner from the early 20th century. accents in brown and copper Measures: 2'3" x 15'7".

A stunning early 20th century Heriz Serapi rug with a large scale dragon style pattern on a rich red ground. 9' x 11'8'' Heriz rugs are Persian rugs from the area of Heris, East Az...

An antique Persian Sultanabad large carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 14' 3" x 17' 8".

A naturally distressed Persian Farahan rug from the late 19th century circa 1875, measures: 3'7" x 6'

Inspirational Mid-Century African rug with an unusual high-low cantaloupe colored pile on a flat-weave textured foundation. Great creativity used by the weaver.

An early 20th Century Chinese rug with an animal motif on a navy field Measures: 4'4'' x 6'10''.

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 7" x 14' 1".

Neutral color Turkish Anatolian rug from the 3rd quarter of the 20th century. Size: 4'10'' x 9'2''.

Finely Woven Large Oversized Antique Persian Silk Tabriz Haji Jalili Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rugs, Circa Date: Late 19th Century. Size: 15 ft 8 in x 24 ft 6 in (4....

an early 20th Century Persian Red Sarouk Rug Details rug no. 9061 size 4' 4" x 6' 6" (132 x 198 cm) Before the 1920s the Sarouk design was the most po...

Worn mid-20th century European carpet with a matching floral field and motif in dominant green and pink shades. Measures: 9'10'' x 13'.

Stunning oversize antique Turkish Oushak rug with a weeping all-over willow tree garden of paradise design with golden saffron dominant field. With a seldom encountered energetic ver...

Vintage French Art Deco Rug Flat Woven Art Nouveau Rug 11x13 346cm x 401cm 11'4" x 13'2" 346cm x 401cm "An exquisite flatwoven vintage needlepoint piece with a unique, bold art no...

Geometric early 20th Century Persian Heriz Runner Measures: 2'9'' x 9'5''.

Balkan Kilim rug. An old flat-woven rug in large, square-ish format from the border region between Serbia and Bulgaria, where the tradition of weaving large Kilims goes back for cent...

This very finely knotted Turkish city carpet from the Istanbul suburbs is completely Persian in style from the creamy ivory field with a round, 16 point and lobe medallion surrounded...

Antique Turkish Oushak rug, country of origin: Turkey, date circa early 20th century. Size: 11 ft. 7 in x 14 ft. 7 in (3.53 m x 4.44 m) This rug is a wonderful example of Classic ...

Fine Napoleon III Aubusson Authentic French Aubusson 1880 5'5" x 9' 165cm x 275cm "This is a magnificent pre-1900 antique Napoleon III Fren...

A late 19th century tribal highly decorative Persian Bakshaish Camel Hair runner. Great quality and great condition. Measures: 3'8" x 11'.

Rare Authentic Antique French Aubusson Rug Handwoven Rug Handmade Rug Rare Size 13x15 Rug Rose Beige 1880 Measures: 13' x 14'7" 397cm x 445cm "This is ...

late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Rug size 7'3'' x 10'

A vintage Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 9" x 5' 1".

A vintage Persian Mahal accent rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design. Measures: 3' 6" x 7' 6".

Moroccan rug.

A one of a kind decorative antique Persian Heriz runner. Measures: 2'10'' x 17'5''. With distinctive large-scale motifs and a wide ranging palette of warm colors, the antique H...

Geometric Accent rug perfect for a powder room or Kitchen. circa 1930 Details rug no. r5864 size 2' 6" x 4' (76 x 122 cm)

an early 20th-century room square Turkish Oushak Rug Details rug no. j2078 size 6' 9" x 7'8''

an early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Rug with a repetitive small paisley design on a light color field. accents in light blue and red Details rug no. 9191 size 4' 9" x 7' 10" (145 x...

A vintage Persian Moud room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 9" x 12' 8".

A rare matching set of rag rug runners containing a plaid motif on a straw colored ground from the mid-20th century Measuring: 3'2" x 14'5" & 3'2" x ...

Hand knotted in the cc-tapis atelier in Kathmandu, Nepal. The rug is made with a cotton weave and Himalayan wool coming from the areas surrounding the atelier. 152.000 individual kno...

Large antique Turkish Oushak rug in predominant soft pinks. The border is a soft brown color with some orange accent colors Measures: 11'6" x 14'6" Turkish Oushak rugs have bec...

An antique Persian Mahal room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 8' 9" x 12' 6".

an early 20th Century Stellar Persian Bakhtiari Square Room size rug Details rug no. j3307 size 11' x 12' 2" (335 x 371 cm)

An early 20th-century Lovelry Persian Kerman Measures: 8'' x 12'11''. The province and city of Kerman in Central Persia continued to make extraordinary carpets throughout the 19th century and turn of the 20th century. Satellite workshops were set up in Kerman in Western Persia, where densely patterned carpets with deep ruby or burgundy fields were usually produced. The term Laver Kerman, while referring to an actual town, is used in the antique rug market...

A late 20th century one of a kind Hooked Rug with 10 cheetahs on a 4 long branches on a green and black large leaf pattern Measures: 5' x 8'.   

Pillow made from an antique Karabagh rug Measures: 16'' x 20''.

A narrow vintage Turkish runner with a floral design on an ivory ground and solid blood red border.

A vintage Peruvian flat-woven rug with a stylized 'Chancay' design, circa 1930. Size: 8'8 x 5'3. This lovely handwoven carpet features alternating rows of stylized bird and rabbit mo...

Mid-20th Century Anatolian Square Turkish rug Measures: 4' x 4'11''.

A vintage Persian flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 8' 5" x 12' 0" Flat-weave Rugs & Carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one sm...

Mid-Century Turkish Tulu carpet with predominant bright pink arch's on an abrashed lavender field with various shades of gray. 3'8'' x 5'1''

Highly collectible quality oversize blue color all-over field 19th century Persian Bakshaish rug. The harmonious colors, skillful geometry and weavers craftsmanship make this rug an ...