Antique Oushak, Turkey, circa 1900 An air of expressive excitement informs this magnificent antique Oushak. Bold shield-like medallions emanate outward from the center toward  More »

Antique Oushak, Turkey, circa 1900 An air of expressive excitement informs this magnificent antique Oushak. Bold shield-like medallions emanate outward from the center toward the edges of the field, connected by a monumental lattice of zigazgs. Lovely sprays of palmettes and striking angular tendrils fill the intervening spaces, all against a warm ivory-tan ground. Similar sprays make up the imposing border. Yet the beauty of the carpet resides not only in its grand design, but in the lovely balance of harmonious colors - apricots, rich yellow golds, and wedgewood blues. Style: Oushak / Ushak Origin: Turkey Size: 10 ft 09 in x 12 ft 09 in (3.28 m x 3.89 m)   « Less

Style: Kerman Origin: Persia Size: 9. ft 09 in x 12 ft 10 in (2.97 m x 3.91 m)

Style: Kerman Origin: Persia Size: 9. ft 09 in x 12 ft 10 in (2.97 m x 3.91 m)   « Less

Antique Tabriz, Persia, early twentieth centuryA classic Persian ‘Herati’ pattern repeats with consummate precision and delicacy across the field of this fine  More »

Antique Tabriz, Persia, early twentieth centuryA classic Persian ‘Herati’ pattern repeats with consummate precision and delicacy across the field of this fine antique Tabriz. The design is very closely worked, so that the chocolate brown ground is little more than an outline underscoring the pattern in shades of tan. The main and minor vinescroll borders maintain the same fine drawing, scale, and coloration giving the overall composition the requisite unity for a first-rate decorative carpet. Style: Tabriz Origin: Persia Size: 10 ft x 12 ft 10 in (3.05 m x 3.91 m)   « Less

Antique Tabriz Rug from Persia, circa 1900Though woven in Tabriz, the field of this magnificent carpet has a grand, sweeping palmette design of classical Kerman derivation,  More »

Antique Tabriz Rug from Persia, circa 1900Though woven in Tabriz, the field of this magnificent carpet has a grand, sweeping palmette design of classical Kerman derivation, with a smaller bouquet border of similar origin. The soft, beautiful coloration of the carpet, however, with its pale apricots, goldenrod, and pale slatey blues departs from the vibrant palette of classical Kermans. Instead it is supremely cool and decorative, and therefore well suited to contemporary taste and use. Style: Tabriz Origin: Persia Size: 9. ft x 12 ft 10 in (2.74 m x 3.91 m)   « Less

Antique Donegal Carpet from Ireland, circa 1900 - The border, if one can describe as such, of this extraordinary antique Donegal carpet, consists of shamrock-like palmettes  More »

Antique Donegal Carpet from Ireland, circa 1900 - The border, if one can describe as such, of this extraordinary antique Donegal carpet, consists of shamrock-like palmettes jutting in repetition into the space of the field. More an open work frame than a border, it defies and transcends the traditional notions of carpet design. The field, in contrast is simple, yielding pride of place to the frame, with only a simple pattern of staggered fleurons on a soft green ground. Just as the field is penetrated by the frame, the fame itself in penetrated by small insets at the outer edge. The soft golds and browns in the frame provide a gentle contrast to the green field within this remarkably constrained palette. Style: Donegal Origin: Ireland Size: 10 ft x 12 ft 10 in (3.05 m x 3.91 m)   « Less

Antique Tabriz, Persia, late nineteenth centuryAntique Tabriz carpets like this are famed for their fidelity to earlier, classical Persian designs. Here scalloped quatrefoil  More »

Antique Tabriz, Persia, late nineteenth centuryAntique Tabriz carpets like this are famed for their fidelity to earlier, classical Persian designs. Here scalloped quatrefoil medallion in soft blue floats amidst an array of suavely drawn arabesque vinescrolls and palmettes on a cool tan ground. In the main border stylized trees and shrubs repeat in alternation against a soft blue ground, making a an effective framing contrast to the field, while ivory minor borders provide a smooth transition. Few nineteenth-century Persian rugs recall the great masterpieces of the Safavid era so well, especially with a palette so gentle and decorative. Style: Tabriz Origin: Persia Size: 9. ft 02 in x 12 ft 11 in (2.79 m x 3.94 m)   « Less

Antique Khotan Oriental Rug, circa 1900 - This is surely one of the most lovely antique Khotans. An allover pattern of small pom pom medallions and geometric vines in pale  More »

Antique Khotan Oriental Rug, circa 1900 - This is surely one of the most lovely antique Khotans. An allover pattern of small pom pom medallions and geometric vines in pale salmon red on a warm tan ground comprises the field, while an inner border adapts the design and coloration of the field in reverse, achieving a beautifully effective counterpoint. A classic Khotan cloud border encloses the whole composition, providing a more linear, outlined frame for the softer contrasts of the field. tyle: Khotan Origin: East Turkestan Size: 6. ft 09 in x 12 ft 11 in (2.06 m x 3.94 m)   « Less

Antique Oushak, Turkey, circa 1900. A complex design of arabesques unfolds in allover symmetry across the field of this supremely elegant antique Oushak. The composition  More »

Antique Oushak, Turkey, circa 1900. A complex design of arabesques unfolds in allover symmetry across the field of this supremely elegant antique Oushak. The composition relies on a gentle counterpoint between the larger split arabesques and the finer vines and flowering branches that link them as a continuous design. A palmette vinescroll border essentially continues the soft, subtle, pastel palette and design texture of the field, separated from it only by the fine linear detail of the flanking minor borders. The delicacy of the color and the ornamental detail is underscored by the soft and lustrous texture of the silky wool pile. Style: Oushak / Ushak Origin: Turkey Size: 10 ft x 12 ft 11 in (3.05 m x 3.94 m)   « Less

Antique Bakshaish Persian Carpet (Bakhshaish or Bakhshaysh), circa 1900 - Antique Bakshaish carpets are prized for their bold central and allover medallion designs. This one  More »

Antique Bakshaish Persian Carpet (Bakhshaish or Bakhshaysh), circa 1900 - Antique Bakshaish carpets are prized for their bold central and allover medallion designs. This one is extremely unusual with its allover pattern of monumental vinescrolls and palmettes of a type more customary on Sultanabads. The forms interlace and overlap creating a dazzling mesh of red, saffron, and soft blue against the sultry ivory ground. The more delicate scale of the vine and rosette border nicely contrasts the field design while echoing its lovely blue ground echoes the coloration of the vines. Style: Bakshaish Origin: Persia Size: 11 ft x 13 ft (3.35 m x 3.96 m)   « Less

Vintage Moroccan, Atlas Mountains, twentieth century. While Moroccan carpets often adapt the designs of other rug producing regions, this stunning example represents the  More »

Vintage Moroccan, Atlas Mountains, twentieth century. While Moroccan carpets often adapt the designs of other rug producing regions, this stunning example represents the authentic folk culture of the North African Berber peoples. The carpet is made in mixed technique, with graphic details in yellow and white pile set against a flatwoven purple ground. Here the pile is used to articulate a grand sweeping free-form design of zig-zags, lines, and tiny circles that almost appears as an arcane form of script or writing. Rarely do we encounter a work so genuinely primitive and evocative, or one so stunningly modern in its expressive abstraction. Style: Region Specific Origin: Morocco Size: 6. ft x 13 ft (1.83 m x 3.96 m)   « Less