Woven in Afghanistan to designs originating in the Caucasus. Typically geometric and colourful, cotton warp and weft, fine lustrous wool and a high density of knots help these rugs define the intricate, ancient patterns.  Size: 246 x 166 cm  

Ushak, Azerbaijan A very large decorative carpet with a traditional design and contemporary flavour taken from the Ushak carpets of Western Turkey. Natural dyes, hand spun wool. Size: 477 x 323 cm

Ushak, Azerbaijan, NW Iran. The design is a contemporary twist on old Ottoman era western Turkish Ushak carpet. It is woven with confidently contrasting natural dyes, and hand spun wool. Size: 386 x 282 cm

Fine Sultanabad - Azerbaijan This superb carpet is woven close to where the great 19th century Ziegler & Co. carpets were made in NW Persia. Decorative, elegant and with a quiet opulence, it has the same subtle colours as those originals, the...

Fine Sultanabad - Azerbaijan This superb carpet is woven close to where the great 19th century Ziegler & Co. carpets were made in NW Persia. Decorative, elegant and with a quiet opulence, it has the same subtle colours as those originals, the...

Fine Sultanabad - Azerbaijan This superb carpet is woven close to where the great 19th century Ziegler & Co. carpets were made in NW Persia. Decorative, elegant and with a quiet opulence, it has the same subtle colours as those originals,...

100% recycled Rag rugs are a staple of cottage crafts in many cultures.  This Boucherouite (meaning scraps of material) kilim was woven by women.  Size: 284 x 173 cm

100% recycled Rag rugs are a staple of cottage crafts in many cultures.  This Boucherouite (meaning scraps of material) kilim was woven by women.  Size: 284 x 173 cm

Fine Meshkabad, Azerbaijan This superb carpet is woven close to where the great 19th century Ziegler & Co. carpets were made in NW Persia. Decorative, elegant and with a quiet opulence, it has the same subtle colours as those originals,...

Moroccan berber carpet. The plain colour with simple hatched lines, often very irregular, is typical among such carpets. This example has an original loop pile with lovely long staple yarn. Size:  341 x 194 cm

Very fine old Anatolian kilim. 1850 to 1900 This is an exceptional very old Turkish kilim, possibly from Karaman Maras or Aksaray, Nigde province in central eastern Anatolia. The white areas are made with fine cotton. It is very suitable...

Cicim, Anatolia This very fine, dramatically coloured antique cicim (pronounced jijim) is from İçel province, (now Mersin) in Southern Anatolia. It was woven in the late 19th century. 3 parts are joined together. Materials are wool ground with and silk...

SW Iranian kilim woven with thick, soft yarn, c 1960. Really substantial old (mid to 2nd half 20th century) Baktiari long kilim. This is a really splendid design. It would make a spectacular runner for a wide hall or many...

  Moldavian kilim There is some controversy surrounding the origin of these kilims. They were originally found in a dusty rug shop in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990s but were probably woven in the 1960s or 70s, during the...

Late 19th or early 20th century. An exceptional kilim from the central Anatolian city of Konya, or near by. Woven in two joined sections, the deep red field is filled with rows of a repeating major motif in changing colours,...

Late 20th century. Northern Afghanistan.   Woven near the village of Almar, near Maimaneh in the north of Afghanistan. Their kilim weaving displays diamonds, big bold patterns and strong colours, and usually natural dyes, as in this strong, characterful example....

Mid 20th century, Central Iran. The kilim has a substantial heavy weave and is in perfect condition, remarkable for its age. The weavers are probably from the Shahsevan tribes (Saveh, Shahsevan?). According to Marco Polo ‘In Persia is the city...

Late 19th century, Eastern Turkey. Just inside the border between Turkey and Syria, right down in in the South East corner of Turkey is Reyhanlı, where this remarkable old kilim originates. Reyhanlı is just 50km from the ancient now tragically demolished, merchant city...

Karaman, Central Anatolia. late 19th century Karaman is a small town about 100 km south of Konya in Central Anatolia. It is home to the tomb of Mu’mina Khatun, without whom the great mystic Rumi would not have existed, as she...

Early 20th century. Sivrihisar in the middle of the Central Anatolian plateau. The whole kilim, in near perfect condition, is covered in the famous ‘elibelinde’ or ‘hands on hips’ motif. The great sage Mullah Nasruddin, who sits backwards on a...

Early 20th century, C. Anatolia, Turkey. A large and impressive example of Anatolian kilim weaving, showing end panels contrasting with the main field of repeating motif. Woven in two joined sections. Some wear consistent with age, minor loss at ends....

Central Anatolia. 1st half 20th century. Highly durable, compact and dense weave with really good saturated dyes creating a weaving with great presence.  Kilims were and are used mainly as floor coverings (a good underlay can help). But they are...

Central Anatolia. Early 20th century. In excellent condition. It is a historic example of the very old tradition of kilim weaving among the yoruk (nomads) and villages of Anatolia. This kilim was carefully restored in Konya as we regard it as...

Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th.  These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...

Fine Old Ersari Carpet, 1st quarter 20th Century, Afghanistan Magnificent carpet from the Ersari tribe of Afghanistan, one of the great tribal weaving groups of the region. Especially valued are those woven pre 1930 such as this example. Fabulous old...

Haba kilims are traditional Turkish utilitarian weavings, used as floor coverings, to divide a space, cover other otherwise unsightly or untidy belongings.  Then as now, they might be spread out for a picnic, though here in the west we are...

Baktiari, SW Persian. Garden design. Pure wool, hand knotted on cotton warps, densely woven and excellent value. Suitable for hall or sitting room. Size:  307 x 167 cm

Contemporary Kilim - Afghanistan. Good quality hand spun wool and natural dyes combined in this soft coloured modern design. Pure wool wefts and warps. Size: 242 x 176 cm

Veramin Kilim - NW Persia, 2nd quarter C20th  Veramin are distinguished by particular shades of blue and red. This fine large example of Veramin weaving was donated by a very generous customer to raise money for Mercy Corps whose work...

Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th. These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...

Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th.  These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...

Moldavian Kilim from the early C20th. These kilims have an interesting back story. They were found in downtown Istanbul in the late 1990's but were probably woven in the 1960's / 1970's during the Soviet era, possible earlier. Traditional Moldavian...

An exceptional and massive Ziegler carpet from the frontier workshops of Peshawar on the NW frontier of Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan. This is a magnificent 'palace' carpet, woven in the great revival period of Ziegler carpet weaving by refugee weavers fleeing...

Sivrihisar, Anatolia, late 20th Century.  Size: 470 x 170 cm