Style: Sultanabad Origin: Persia Size: 7. ft 08 in x 10 ft 01 in (2.34 m x 3.07 m)

Style: Sultanabad Origin: Persia Size: 7. ft 08 in x 10 ft 01 in (2.34 m x 3.07 m)   « Less

Gently cascading flower clusters, split-leaf motifs and central rosettes form a repeating, all-over pattern that alternates with pendulous, Tree of Life-style motifs  More »

Gently cascading flower clusters, split-leaf motifs and central rosettes form a repeating, all-over pattern that alternates with pendulous, Tree of Life-style motifs bracketed by geometric vines and well-defined leaves woven in midnight blue. The carpet is surrounded by charming, boteh-motif outer borders, scrolling guardbands and branching candelabra–style floral borders set off by the dramatically dark ground. Style: Sultanabad Origin: Persia Size: 7. ft 08 in x 10 ft 02 in (2.34 m x 3.10 m)   « Less

This traditional Persian kilim influenced by Caucasian rose carpets features two decorative bouquets surrounded by prominent flower, fruit and vinescroll borders. Each  More »

This traditional Persian kilim influenced by Caucasian rose carpets features two decorative bouquets surrounded by prominent flower, fruit and vinescroll borders. Each bouquet features minute details and lush foliage emerging from directional baskets. The bouquets are delineated by three smaller bouquets reminiscent of traditional Royal Albert roses and flanked by decorative flower and foliage corner spandrels. Style: Kilim Origin: Persia Size: 6. ft x 10 ft 02 in (1.83 m x 3.10 m)   « Less

43799 Antique Needlepoint, England, nineteenth century - The allover reciprocal design of this extraordinary antique English needlepoint carpet was inspired by the Arts and  More »

43799 Antique Needlepoint, England, nineteenth century - The allover reciprocal design of this extraordinary antique English needlepoint carpet was inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement that reigned supreme in later nineteenth century Britain. The immediate inspiration was undoubtedly ceramic tile designs, which, like this carpet, set cross-like quatrefoils end to end in reciprocal arrangement with stepped octagons. The internal floral detail within these forms adds a note of elegant finesse and delicacy, like the rich yet reserved coloration of the design. The trompe l’oeuil border depicts a helical band or ribbon that wraps around an internal curling tendril pattern. Style: Needlepoint Origin: England Size: 7. ft 07 in x 10 ft 03 in (2.31 m x 3.12 m)   « Less

Antique Persian Kerman Rug, late nineteenth centuryThis exquisite antique Kerman is inspired by the fabric and wallpapers designed by William Morris. It depicts an Oriental  More »

Antique Persian Kerman Rug, late nineteenth centuryThis exquisite antique Kerman is inspired by the fabric and wallpapers designed by William Morris. It depicts an Oriental garden or paradise theme with the tree of life, but in place of the symmetrical presentation and animal or human inhabitants customary in Persian designs of this type, this one is asymmetrical and almost entirely floral, which, like much of its detail, recalls Neo-medieval design and gold-on-black coloration of Morris's work. Rendered with impeccable skill and decorative sensibility, this carpet is truly one of a kind. Style: Kerman Origin: Persia Size: 8. ft 08 in x 10 ft 04 in (2.64 m x 3.15 m)   « Less

Antique Tabriz, Northwest Persia, late nineteenth century A staggered array of flowering v-shaped vines and palmettes in shades of gold, tan, and soft green, repeats  More »

Antique Tabriz, Northwest Persia, late nineteenth century A staggered array of flowering v-shaped vines and palmettes in shades of gold, tan, and soft green, repeats rhythmically across the deep navy ground of this sumptuous antique Tabriz. Amidst this floral exuberance pairs of birds flank the base of the v-forms, adding an animated pictorial quality to the ornamental framework of the entire design. A vinescroll border with palmettes like those of the field is set against a cinnamon ground, surrounded to either side by sage green minor borders, which collectively frame the field design with a lovely color contrast. Style: Tabriz Origin: Persia Size: 10 ft x 10 ft 04 in (3.05 m x 3.15 m)   « Less

Antique Amritsar carpet, India, early 20th century Champagne and cinnamon tones prevail against the soft cocoa ground on this sumptuous but delicate antique Amritsar. A  More »

Antique Amritsar carpet, India, early 20th century Champagne and cinnamon tones prevail against the soft cocoa ground on this sumptuous but delicate antique Amritsar. A diaphanous star medallion counterbalances open sprays of palmettes and vines that all allow the beauty of the ground color to show through. More of these graceful palmette vines comprise the border, but on a cinnamon ground that nicely complements the cocoa of the field. Style: Amritsar Origin: India Size: 8. ft 04 in x 10 ft 04 in (2.54 m x 3.15 m)   « Less

43468 Ghiordes, Turkey, late nineteenth century - This impressive antique Ghiordes draws upon hundreds of years of tradition, harking back as it does to the great classic  More »

43468 Ghiordes, Turkey, late nineteenth century - This impressive antique Ghiordes draws upon hundreds of years of tradition, harking back as it does to the great classic Turkish prayer rugs of the Ottoman period in the seventeenth an eighteenth centuries. Here the field has in fact doubled the stepped niche design in adapting it to a room-sized format. The series of indented niches that surrounds the field recall classic Turkush Ladik rugs, just as the borders draw upon classic Mudjur design. But despite the eclectic background, the overall effect is remarkably unified, no doubt because of the consistent use of the same soft palette of pale blues and tans across the carpet. Style: Giordes Origin: Turkey Size: 7. ft 07 in x 10 ft 04 in (2.31 m x 3.15 m)   « Less

Antique Kilim Caucasian Carpet, late 19th century - Double ram’s horns decorated with supplemental goz motifs, wolf’s mouth emblems and symbolic elibelinde  More »

Antique Kilim Caucasian Carpet, late 19th century - Double ram’s horns decorated with supplemental goz motifs, wolf’s mouth emblems and symbolic elibelinde figures with hooked arms form a repeating pattern of woven stripes across this traditional kilim. Each repeating pattern is separated by rows of single ram’s horn motifs, which continue the contrasting burnt orange and Persian blue color palette. Style: Kilim Origin: Persia Size: 6. ft x 10 ft 04 in (1.83 m x 3.15 m)   « Less

Antique Oriental Agra carpet, early 20th century - One hardly senses the compact richness of the Herati pattern on this antique lovely Agra since much if it is rendered in  More »

Antique Oriental Agra carpet, early 20th century - One hardly senses the compact richness of the Herati pattern on this antique lovely Agra since much if it is rendered in soft tones that recede into the ground color. Only the details in deep burgundy stand out like the smile of Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat, suggesting a simpler more open pattern. The border repeats this "now you see it, now you don't" approach, giving the carpet a unified decorative effect. Style: Agra Origin: India Size: 10 ft 03 in x 10 ft 05 in (3.12 m x 3.18 m)   « Less