Vintage Uzbek ceremonial horse blank Size: 175 x 142 cms

Antique Qashqai saddle bag using flatweave kilim technique. Soft earthy tones with natural dyes. Size: 78 x 41 cms

This 'chigh' or reed screen was found by our friend and agent in Persia, Abbas Rahimi (see Nomads News), in Sanjav village in Western Persia. Reed screens rarely last more than a few decades in use but this one is...

Yahyali prayer rug, Central Anatolia, late 19th c. The columned field and the upper and lower 'gallery' sections of this old prayer rug echo its illustrious cousins (and almost priceless) from Ladik. Old repairs, even pile, good condition. 186 x...

Old Russian Icons From the collection of Rufus Reade. The old Russian Orthodox icons are all painted in the traditional way: that is to say on a wood board which has been prepared with a plaster-like base of gesso. The...

Old Russian Icons From the collection of Rufus Reade. The old Russian Orthodox icons are all painted in the traditional way: that is to say on a wood board which has been prepared with a plaster-like base of gesso. The...

Old Russian Icons From the collection of Rufus Reade. The old Russian Orthodox icons are all painted in the traditional way: that is to say on a wood board which has been prepared with a plaster-like base of gesso. The...

Old Russian Icons From the collection of Rufus Reade. The old Russian Orthodox icons are all painted in the traditional way: that is to say on a wood board which has been prepared with a plaster-like base of gesso. The...

Old Russian Icons From the collection of Rufus Reade. The old Russian Orthodox icons are all painted in the traditional way: that is to say on a wood board which has been prepared with a plaster-like base of gesso. The...

Made by the Rabari caste of Shepherds, Kutch province, Gujerat. West India 173 x 87 cms

Juval, (complete) Turcoman, NE Persia, early C20th Felt and applique bag, early 20th century, Turcoman. The well-used bag is a lovely decorative item as well as being an interesting and rare example of nomadic life, and textile art. Juval, probably...

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

Unusual slightly abstract effect appears in the way the pattern (in wool) is formed over a white base (in cotton). The technique is known as sumak – which appears like embroidery but is formed as the piece is woven. The back shows more...

Kurdish Bag -  Eastern Turkey, 19th C Size: 71 x 39 cm

Saddle Bag - Bergama Yoruk, Anatolia, Turkey Kilim and sumac technique are both employed in this saddle bag, early 20th century. The less than perfect shape perhaps shows the tussle between displaying beauty to enrich their lives, and getting a functioning bag finished...

Exceptional Saddle Bag - Veramin, Persia, 2nd Quarter C20th. The best example of a saddle bag in our collection. Its in almost mint condition, woven with the best glossy wool and stunning colours. Little such weaving exists from after 1930 so this represents...

Saddle Bag -  Kurdish, W Persia A very fine Kurdish bag, early 20th century, fabulous colours of natural dyes. It is in almost mint condition, perhaps indicating it was so prized that it was not much slung over donkeys’ backs or stuffed...

Juval, (complete) Turcoman, NE Persia, early C20th Juval, probably one half of its original double form and, in transit, slung over a pack animal, this would be used for all sorts of artefacts, cloyjiong, bedding, grain etc. It displays very fine...

Salt Bag - Baktiari, SW Persia. Wool with cotton highlights. Baktiari weavers go for deep dramatic colours with pure white cotton for highlighted decoration.  Salt bags were used by shepherds to carry salt for their sheep when out grazing. They are intricate...

Salt Bag - Baktiari, Persia Wool with cotton highlights. Typical drama of Baktiari weavers. Diamond shapes such as we see here symbolise fertility in many tribal weavings. When a failed crop or a barren sheep could spell disaster, such expressions of hope...

Salt Bag, Afshar, Persia The decorative tassles on the shoulders of this bag make imaginative use of the warps left either side of the ‘neck’ of the salt bag before it came off the loom.   Salt bags were used by shepherds to...

Salt Bag, Baktiari, SW Persia Wool with cotton highlights. Typical drama of Baktiari weavers. Diamond shapes such as we see here symbolise fertility in many tribal weavings. When a failed crop or a barren sheep could spell disaster, such expressions of hope...

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,...

Cicim, Anatolia Cicim weave (pron. Jijim) is a supplementary weft technique that lends itself to complex or sporadic decoration. Here is a superb example of the great art of Anatolian weaving. Close in or stepping back the pattern is full...

Khorgeen - E.Turkey,  c1900 An old ( late 19th or early 20th century) saddle bag woven in Eastern Turkey with colours rather typical of the region – deep purple and red. The various holes and roughly repaired splits (reflected in the very reasonable price)...

Fine Cicim Spoon Bag - Yoruk (Nomads) of Anatolia. Early  C20th late C19th.

A chanteh is equivalent and similar in size to our own ‘hand bag’. This example is quite old,  the knotted pile is evenly low, it must have been enjoyed for many years. The back, though ‘hidden’, shows off simple kilim weaving.  Life for many...

Antique carved wooden painted Berber column and capital, Morocco. Column 253 x 15 x 15cms (capital = 83 x 21 x 15cms) Delivery of furniture is not included in the price. We hope the following options will be helpful: You...

From the collection of Janet Harvey, and part of the The Nomads Tent ‘Textiles of the Southern Silk Route’ exhibition. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part of our exhibition, ‘Textiles...

Embroidered Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat) with metal decorations, more for ceremonial occasions than everyday wear, with its long flamboyant sleeves and elaborate metal medalions attached to the front. Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here...

Exceptional highly elaborate Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat). Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here shown with extremely lavish and masterful embroidery at every possible point on this rare article. Charming multi coloured silk tassles with...

Ikat silk has a quality all its own due to the technique of pre dying threads before weaving, creating a not quite aligned pattern full of shimmery colour. Generous length and flowing sleeves give this robe great presence. The Nomads...

Turcoman chapan (Turcoman word for over coat) embroidered in black, red and yellow on plain black cotton with red gussets and other detail. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part of...

Typical of Turcoman textiles, the embroidery is in black, red and yellow, on ground material mainly of a deep green/black heavy hand woven cotton with red cuffs. Every stitch, seam, pleat and gusset is satisfying to behold. The Nomads Tent...

Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here shown with fine embroidery and elegant silk tassels. Very long decorative sleeves. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part of...

Traditional sleeveless tunic worn by men of the Bakhiari and Lurs tribes of SW Persia. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part of our exhibition, ‘Textiles of the Southern Silk Route’....

This coat has a striking use of contrasting colours and a spectacular green silk embroidered collar. It is lined sumptuously with dramatically coloured silk. The Nomads Tent collection of vintage and antique tribal costume. Many of these items were part...

Embroidered Turcoman chapan (traditional Turkic overcoat) with metal decorations. The long sleeves perhaps indicate the wearer had servants enough not to need to use his hands. Typical black, yellow and red main colours of Turcoman tribes, here shown in the...

Kutch chakla square  Made by the Rabari caste of Shepherds, Kutch province, Gujerat. West India This textile would have been used as part of the marriage ceremony. The stitching is tiny and beautifully executed and the mirror work tight and neat....

SW Persiaian kilim rug 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...

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 between mid 19th century up to 1930, such...