8798 Donegal Runner 3 ft x 11 ft
An Irish carpet circa 1930’s using the Turkish Oushak Design vocabulary
4366 Silk Farahan Sarouk 4 ft x 6 ft 5 in
Extremely Rare! This is the only example of its type in silk that we have encountered in the last six decades of dealing in fine rugs. The design is a larger scaled “Herati” pattern one occasionally sees on this, a good example of the so-called “Farahan Sarouk” carpets of the 19th century. The cream…
4343 Malayer 6 ft 4 in x 19 ft (193 x 579)
Like a “souf” carpet, this rug has the background at a lower hight than the floral design of the field
3993 Gabbeh Runner 2 ft x 17 ft 9 in (61 x 541)
The original so-called “Gabbeh” carpets of the second to third quarter of the 20th century such as this example, are a wonderful example of indiginous art from the tribes that roam the mountains of Iran in search of grazing areas for their flocks. The materials used in creating these modernist seeming pieces are natural…
4350 Kerman 4 ft 3 in x 6 ft 6in (130 x 198)
A great combination of traditional Kerman design elements such as the “flowering Boteh” along with the “mille fleur” inspired flower head design borrowed from the European textiles locals were starting to have access to at the time. The use of the sophisticated “broken border” corners and colors/dyes used in this rug point to a circa 1870’s…
4007 Bakhshayesh 10 ft x 10 ft 5 in (305 x 318)
Superb example of the best in Persian village weaving. Bakhshayesh carpets are from the same area as the more commonly known Heriz carpets, but are of older vintage and tend to have very open, uncluttered design. The plain camel colored border on this rug is very rare, somewhat evocative of the Serab rugs of the…
3670 18th c. Chinese Runner 2 ft x 15 ft (61 x 457)
A Ningxia temple rug where each square was meant to be used by one monk
8976 Persian Dorokhsh Rug 10 ft 4 in x 17 ft (315 x 518)
A wonderful colorful Persian rug featuring rust, green, and saffron tones
7218 Malayer 4 ft 5 in x 16 ft 4 in
A magnificent, multi-colored wide runner fine quality and excellent condition. Circa 1910, this piece has splashes of yellow, green, rust, and oatmeal on a pleasantly medium blue background
12746 Khotan 2 ft 11 in x 3 ft 3 in (89 x 100)
An unusually small Khotan from the late 19th/early 20th century
4311 Tibetan 2 ft 3 in x 9 ft 7 in (70 x 295)
One of the group of Tibetan rugs known for their “checkerboard” design, this one has a wonderful tomato red and light gold color combination that is quite special. There is a slight bit of wear in parts of the rug. Circa 1900.
7798 Persian Tribal Rug (Jiroft) 5 ft x 6 ft 5 in
A “Gabbeh” or “Jiroft” type of rug woven in the mid 20th century
2854 Kurdish 3ft 4in x 4ft 8in (102 x 142)
Often mistaken for village rugs of Northwest Persia or the Caucasus, Kurdish rugs and carpets have only recently come to be appreciated for their distinctive and exceptionally beautiful use of color and design. This being said, this is a wonderful example of a Persian tribal rug where nomadic artisans picked up design ideas from other…
3315 Toduk Alcaraz Carpet 5 ft x 9 ft 8 in (152 x 295)
A very unique carpet, this is an early to mid 19th century version of a very famous 16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpet currently in the Textile Museum. A Phoenix rises from the ashes, surrounded by wreaths. The scull & bones motifs in the original have been replaced here by statue heads (Socrates??). The latin inscriptions (in…
3508 Swedish Carpet 3 ft x 6 ft (91 x 183) One of a Pair
One of a Pair
4198 Agra 9 ft x 16 ft 5 in (274 x 500)
A wonderful Kurdish rug from the Khorassan region in excellent condition. 19th century
4097 Kerman 11 ft 6 in x 17 ft (351 x 518)
A wonderfully sophisticated design by Taftanchian, known for re-interpreting classic 16th century designs in the 19th century
3756 Oushak 6 ft 4 x 16 ft 4 in (193 x 498)
3756 Oushak Gallery Rug 6ft 4 in x 16ft 4 in The town of Oushak, roughly one hundred miles south of present day Istanbul, Turkey, produced some of the most commercial rugs of all times. Their distinctive designs appear as early as the fifteenth century in the paintings of Lorenzo Lotto; they are mentioned as…
7094 Malayer 14 ft x 26 ft (425 x 790 cm)
The central field of this massive carpet is a traditional infinite repeat of the Herati design common in rugs from this region, but with the added charm of small birds interspersed throughout. The cream spandrels on both ends of the carpet with their claw shaped hooks make a striking frame. The main portion of the…
7055 Sultanabad 10ft x 13ft 6in (3.06 x 4.11m)
A design of large cartouche medallions outlined by feathers which one normally associates with Kerman carpets. The color combination utilized– the rich madder, deep indigo and fiery yellow show that is indeed an example of Sultanabad weavers using their skill to impart their genius into a borrowed design.
8655 Oushak 5 ft x 9 ft 6in
Oushak Rug circa 1850. A complex floral ground has just enough wear to make it interesting and textural
8482 Isphahan (salting design) 3 ft 4 x 4 ft
Modeled after the so called “Salting Rugs” in the Topkapi Museum (Istanbul)
7645 Bakhtiari 15 ft x 24 ft (457 x 732)
Bakhtiari rug signed and dated 1886
7046 Senneh Carpet 13 ft x 21 ft 4 in (395 x 650 cm)
Audience Carpet Senneh was for two centuries the capital of Kurdistan, and was thus settled by Persian officials who ordered fine quality rugs for their homes. Although knotted by Kurdish tribesman rather than urban-dwelling salaried artisans, Senneh is well known for producing very high quality small rugs. What sets apart this example is that the…
7025 Oushak 9 ft 5 in x 11 ft 9 in (287 x 358)
Circa 1900 An extremely subtle Turkish rug in both design and color, owing to sophisticated tastes in the European export market of the time. Interestingly, this is of a design seen very seldom in the original Oushak carpets, but seen quite often in the Donegal (Ireland) copies of the 1920’s and 30’s. The red colored…
2934 Oushak 14 ft 6 in x 17 ft 6 in (4.42 x 5.64)
19th century Oushak rug with very pale colors, background color is more pale than the photo represents.
2606 Kashan 9 ft 5 in x 14 ft (2.87 x 4.27)
On the fringe of the central desert in Persia, Kashan has a well-deserved reputation for producing extremely fine quality traditional rugs. During Safavid times Kashan developed a reputation as one of the finest weaving centers of the world. The city is located at the very heart of the central Persian carpet-making region and has given…
7873 Dhurie 4 ft x 8 ft 2
Cotton Dhurrie from India circa 1930’s
4067 Chinese 1ft 4in x 1ft 6 in
Chinese Rug
3839 Melas 9 ft 3 in x 13 ft
This extraordinary carpet with its unusual design is one of only two room sized Melas carpets we have encountered in 50+ years. Melas is an area usually known for small prayer rugs with very sophisticated color combinations. Here a grand stepped and indented medallion with finials hovers amidst an open terracotta field otherwise occupied only by…
