Our Inventory
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- Luri Bag [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
- Item #489
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: Iran
- Size: 19" x 24"
- Price: $550.00
- Luri bag, half of a khordjin, with a powerful diamond lattice design. Slight wear at the top of the bag; otherwise, in excellent condition.
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- Yomud Torba [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #B7
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkmen
- Size: 1'4" x 2'5"
- Price: On request
- Complete nine gul torba in excellent condition except for a small bite out of the lower right corner. Back is present with minor discoloration.
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- Lenkoran [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Antiques
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Caucasus
- Size: 3'9" x 13'5"
- Price: On request
- Handsome antique Lenkoran rug with overall excellent condition. This is a wilder woolier version of this classic with a wonderful panoply of animals and people. Please ask for additional photos.
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- Gabbeh [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Contemporary
- Item #424
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 3'9" x 5'
- Price: $485.00
- Natural brown wool in the field, and attractive flatwoven ends.
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- Tekke Engsi [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Antiques
- Item #513
- Age: 3rd Qtr. 19th C.
- Country: Turkestan
- Size: 4" x 4'11"
- Price: On request
- This engsi or door covering for a yurt is in almost full pile. The colors, all natural, are rich and nicely saturated. Wool is of the finest quality. It's rare to find Turkmen pieces of this age in such remarkably good condition.
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- Shahsavan Vanity Bag [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
- Item #440
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Azerbaijan
- Size: 11" x 11"
- Price: $700.00
- A vanity bag or possibly half of a miniature saddle bag, the face of the piece was woven in reverse sumak technique. The mulitiple borders create a sense of depth for the central cruciform design. The handle is surprisingly soft and supple. Ivory bands at the botton and on the back appear to be goat hair. Colors are rich and clear. The top of the bag above the ivory border has been re-woven.
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- Baluchi Vanity Bag [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Bags and Trappings
- Item #459
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: S.E. Persia
- Size: 15" x 29"
- Price: $700.00
- This small finely woven double pile sided bag was opened along the edges so that both sides are visible. The bag is a clssic featuring central cruciform devices and a "stars and bars" border. The wool is extremely soft and glossy. See J. Boucher, Plate 50, BALUCHI WOVEN TREASURES for a very similar example.
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- Bijar Design [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Contemporary
- Item #509
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 8'1" x 11'1"
- Price: $8600.00
- This carpet replicates the design of a NW Persian Bijar. Handspun wool and natural dyes.
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- Feraghan Design [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Contemporary
- Item #508
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 8'4" x 9'11"
- Price: $7950.00
- Based on an antique Feraghan design, this carpet has short pile with approximately 160 knots per square inch. This allows for crisp drawing of the infinitely repeating design. The wool is hand spun, and the dyes are from natural sources.
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- Afshar Rug [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Antiques
- Item #491
- Age: Circa 1880
- Country: E. Persia
- Size: 3'7" x 4'8"
- Price: $2200.00
- Big fat botehs on a dark blue field with five different minor borders all nicely drawn. What's not to like about this happy little rug?
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- Jaf Kurd Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #453
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Kurdistan
- Size: 3'7" x 2'8"
- Price: $800.00
- A large Kurd bagface with nice spacing and good colors.
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- Ersari Saddle Cover [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #B4
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: Turkmen
- Size: 2' x 2'4"
- Price: $175.00
- Excellent condition with camel hair and a nice tile design. Photo shows an outer light shadow that I wasn't able to remove.
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- Yomud Asmalyk [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
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- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkmen
- Size: 3'7" x 2'5"
- Price: On request
- Nicely drawn asmalyk with great wool, colors, and near mint condition. SOLD
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- Afghan Gabbeh [more]
- Filed under: Recent Acquisitions , Contemporary
- Item #492
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 5'1" x 6'3"
- Price: $1175.00
- Rarely do new gabbehs capture the look and feel of antiques. This one does both and has the charm that makes this group of rugs so popular.
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- Sumak Chanteh [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #225
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Azerbaijan?
- Size: 7" x 8"
- Price: $350.00
- Purchased as an antique, this vanity bag is actually a contemporary piece replicating a Shahsavan sumak chanteh. It has good natural colors and a fine weave and demonstrates the skill of those weaving new old sumak bags.
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- Shahsavan Pile Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #319
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 1'7" x 1'6"
- Price: $1900.00
- Pile Shahsavan bags are rare. This one is in excellent condition with a powerful graphic design.
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- Bakhtiari Sumak Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #482
- Age: Circa 1925
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 17"x23"
- Price: $350.00
- Traditional Bakhtiari sumak bag with hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Heriz Design [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #383
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 6'4" x 8'10"
- Price: $3525.00
- Woven with handspun wool and natural dyes. The design is based on a 19th C. Persian Heriz.
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- Bijar Design [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #447
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 4'2" x 6'6"
- Price: $2600.00
- This rug was woven with handspun wool and natural dyes. It replicates the design and structure of a 19th C. Persian Bijar. I feel fortunate to be able to offer contemporary carpets of such quality and beauty.
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- Baluchi Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #494
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: N.E. Persia
- Size: 20" x 26"
- Price: $300.00
- Classic Baluch bagface 20" x 26" with excellent wool and color. 3 small finger nail size low areas, one visible in the left lower quadrant. Otherwise full pile.
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- Bakhtiari Sumak Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #113
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 1'7" x 1'9"
- Price: $450.00
- Bakhtiari bag with concentric diamond pattern. Colorful red, green and blue back is still attached.
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- Bakhtiari Sumak Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #100
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 2' x 2'2"
- Price: $975.00
- A beautiful composition with great color and wool. Excellent condition.
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- Sanjabi Kurd Bag [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #369
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 1'10" x 2'
- Price: $500.00
- Complete half Kurd khordjin with great wool, color and a very attractive back. Slight wear.
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- Kordi Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #115
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Persia
- Size: 1'6" x 3'10"
- Price: On request
- A rare and beautiful pair of flatwoven Kordi saddlebags in near mint condition. A similar example is published in W. Stanzer's KORDI book, pages 182 & 183 attributed to Lain in N.E. Iran.
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- Gabbeh [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #408
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Iran
- Size: 3'10" x 3'11"
- Price: $900.00
- Excellent quality wool and dyes, with a border that seems to float above the field.
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- Gabbeh [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #314
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Iran
- Size: 5'2" x 6'5"
- Price: $850.00
- A heavy, very durable carpet with subtle and interesting variations in the blue patterning.
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- Qashqai Miniature Bags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #208
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: S.W. Persia
- Size: 10" x 1'6"
- Price: $800.00
- Beautiful miniature Qashqai saddlebags. While the front of these bags are very attractive, it's the back that gives them their unique beauty. Soft shiny wool and rich color don't hurt either.
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- Kordi Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #B2
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Iran
- Size: 1'7" x 3'6"
- Price: On request
- These mint condition Kordi saddlebags are from the Darreh Gaz region of Khorasan. W. Stanzer in his excellent book, KORDI, shows a very similar pair on page 191. The drawing of these bags is exceptional. Like Stanzer's example, this piece is worked in wool with silk highlights. The bridge and back are also well designed and attractive. Please ask for additional photos.
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- Chahar Mahal Carpet [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #465
- Age: 1331 or 1912
- Country: Iran
- Size: 5’8” x 11’6”
- Price: $3900.00
- An unusual and colorful carpet with great borders from the Chahar Mahal district. There is an inscribed date of 1331 or 1912. The condition is better than it appears in the photos. Please ask for additional images.
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- Sanjabi Kurd Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #107
- Age: Circa 1900
- Country: Iran
- Size: 2'1" x 2'7"
- Price: $975.00
- This bagface features a Herati inspired field design. Very few of this type can match the color saturation and wool quality found in this example.
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- Kurd, Kolyai [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
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- Age: Circa 1940
- Country: Iran, Hamadan area
- Size: 4' x 6'6
- Price: $1900.00
- A very similar rug is pictured, Plate 20, in William Eagleton's book, An Introduction to Kurdish Rugs and Other Weavings. The field contains the 'milk and honey' design commonly found in rugs attributed to the Kolyai tribe northeast of Kermanshah.
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- Heriz Design [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #477
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: Afghanistan
- Size: 6'2" x 9'2"
- Price: $3730.00
- Based on a 19th C. Heriz carpet from NW Persia, this contemporary carpet woven in Afghanistan utilizes hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Kurd 1/2 khordjin [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #334
- Age: Circa 1900
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 2' x 2'
- Price: $800.00
- This Kurd bag features a classic Herati design with glossy wool and saturated colors.
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- Kurd Sumak Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #244
- Age: Mid - 19th Century
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 2' x 2'1"
- Price: On request
- This is a very old finely woven sumak bagface with a wonderful soft color palette. SOLD
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- Kurd Bagface [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #192
- Age: Late 19th C. or early 20th C.
- Country: NW Persia
- Size: 2'5" x 2'8"
- Price: On request
- This Kurdish bagface incorporates both tribal and city influences. It has been published in Murray Eiland's ORIENTAL CARPETS, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE.
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- Afshar Saddlebags [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #105
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: Iran
- Size: 1'7" x 3'5"
- Price: $975.00
- This is a pair of finely woven Afshar saddlebags with great graphics, and an interesting back.
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- Sauj Bulaq, Diamond Lattice Field [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #297
- Age: Mid-19th C.
- Country: N.W. Persia
- Size: 4’5” x 8’10”
- Price: On request
- A wonderful example of Kurdish weaving from the Sauj Bulaq area. An interesting arrangement of varying colored diamonds in the lattice field and the relief effect caused by the corroded brown ground create the feeling that the rug is floating.
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- Malatya Kilim [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #164
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkey
- Size: 5’11” x 10’2”
- Price: $1100.00
- About 20 years ago, this Malatya kilim was rescued from a pillow maker who planned to cut it up. It's hung on the wall and been a favorite ever since. There is an old repair in the center and a small tear at the top which could be fixed, or it can be used as is. The white areas are woven with cotton.
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- Checks [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item # 401
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6’1” x 8’6”
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes. This rug is very difficult to photograph and the image fails to reflect the colors accurately.
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- Chinese Lattice [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #397
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6’1” x 9’1”
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand-carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Checks [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #395
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 4’3" x 6’2”
- Price: $780.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Staggered Squares [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #394
- Age: Contemporary
- Country:
- Size: 4'1" x 6'3"
- Price: $780.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Pinwheel [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #393
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 8’ x 10’
- Price: $2640.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Pinwheel [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #392
- Age: Contemporary
- Country:
- Size: 6’2” x 9’
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand-carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Pinwheel [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #391
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6’3” x 8’10”
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Pinwheel [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #390
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 3’2” x 6’2”
- Price: $600.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Kordi chuval [more]
- Filed under: Bags and Trappings
- Item #108
- Age: 1st Qtr. 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Iran
- Size: 2'5" x 2'10"
- Price: On request
- Kordi chuval with great colors and condition. Please ask for additional images.
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- E. Anatolian Prayer Rug [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #CJF
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Turkey
- Size: 2’5” x 5’
- Price: $2900.00
- A slender prayer rug adorned with flower and jewelry designs. Nice treatment of the border pattern and great abrash in the field. Side cords and flat woven ends are original and intact and in good condition despite raggediness in photo.
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- Sanjabi Kurd Rug [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #RSK
- Age: late 19th C.
- Country: N.W. Persia
- Size: 4’2” x 5’4”
- Price: On request
- A rare field design in a rug, but not uncommon in Sanjabi Kurd saddlebags. The wool quality is superb. Once again the long pile floral designs in the field set against a corroded brown ground creates a 3 dimensional effect causing the rug to feel as if it is floating.
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- Kuba, Boteh Field [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #337
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Caucasus
- Size: 3’4” x 4’5”
- Price: On request
- Excellent composition with great balance between field and border. The botehs, small in scale and on a dark blue background, contrast with the larger meandering design of the ivory outer border. Also, slight variations in the coloring of the rows of botehs produces a sense of rhythmic movement.
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- Kordi [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #486
- Age: Early 20th C.
- Country: N.E. Iran
- Size: 4’3” x 5’10”
- Price: $4600.00
- This weaving contains all the elements needed for a great tribal rug: clear saturated colors, free bold drawing, inclusion of both traditional design elements with the more personal images of people and animals, and long shiny, silky wool. It’s rare to find all the pieces coming together so nicely in a rug with near perfect condition.
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- Kurd Karabagh Prayer Rug [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #298
- Age: Late 19th C.
- Country: Caucasus
- Size: 3’4” x 4’1”
- Price: On request
- This inscribed prayer rug has a beautiful array of naturally dyed colors and full lustrous pile. The bottom few rows of knots have been expertly re-woven. Few rugs are able to match the warmth and cheerfulness found in this piece.
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- Bergama Kilim [more]
- Filed under: Antiques
- Item #247
- Age: Mid 19th Century
- Country: W. Anatolia
- Size: 5'2" x 6'11"
- Price: On request
- This is a zili woven kilim from the Bergama area. An almost identical piece is published as plate 111 in Flatweaves of the Vakiflar Museum Istanbul. Given its age, it is in a remarkable state of preservation.
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- Lines Rust [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #407
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 5'10" x 7'10"
- Price: $1590.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Stepping Stones Gold [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #404
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6' x 8'5"
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Lines Green [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #403
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6'2" x 8'10"
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.
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- Stepping Stones [more]
- Filed under: Contemporary
- Item #402
- Age: Contemporary
- Country: China
- Size: 6' x 8'7"
- Price: $1800.00
- Woven by Tibetan weavers using hand carded, hand spun wool and natural dyes.