Belouch Sofreh Western Afghanistan c.1940 Imagine delicious plates of food piled up on this rug and a family sitting around chatting and enjoying a meal in a classic nomadic fashion. Sofreh's were woven for this purpose. This authentic old example...

Jali patterned Dhurrie, India 'Dhurrie' is the same as 'kilim', a flatweaving technique. Jali refers to the beautiful carved stone screens which developed to a great art form in the Mughal era. They are found across the subcontinent and used...

Mainmaneh Kilim, Afghanistan Harmonised pattern of green, blue, yellow and grey, all full of rich abrash which imparts subtle variations and movement. The weaver clearly had an artist’s eye. Size: 199 x 149 cm

Vintage style kilim. The soft colours, with subtle tones and variations make a stylish, calming and attractive floor covering. Size: 202 x 153 cm

Kilim Patchwork, Konya, Turkey Fragments of vintage kilim, cicim, zili, and other flat weaves offer here a whistle stop tour of Anatolian flat weaving techniques. Each pieces is double stitched and the whole is backed in heavy cotton. Size: 185...

Kilim Patchwork, Konya, Turkey Fragments of vintage kilim, cicim, zili, and other flat weaves offer here a whistle stop tour of Anatolian flat weaving techniques. Each pieces is double stitched and the whole is backed in heavy cotton. Size: 174...

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...

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...

Moladavian Kilim from the early C20th. Size: 351 x 207 cm