'Atlas' is a fine, modern handwoven carpet from Agra, India, with a distinctive Berber diamond pattern echoing through the richly shaded ground colours. Size: 239 x 61 cms

North Indian Mughal rug. Dense weave with lustrous wool and Hand woven with natural dyed wool. Size: 239 x 152 cms Hand spun wool, woven in India We also offer an approval service where you can try our rugs at...

This North American 'Navaho' design woven in India, with fine soft wool and natural dyes in monochrome shades with striking red accents. 100% hand spun wool. Size: 217 x 154 cms N. India

The design is inspired from the Mamluk style of 16th and 17th century Egyptian weavers. A lovely classic rug fusing traditional design motifs with a stylish contemporary colour palette which would suit any type of home interior. Hand spun wool,...

Vintage Haba kilim, c1950, Turkey Haba kilims are traditional robust un-dyed sheeps wool Turkish utilitarian weavings. Used as floor coverings, to divide a space. Then as now, they might be spread out for a picnic on the Anatolian plains or up...

Yahyali prayer kilim, 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.  148 x...

Very fine Cicim, (pronounced jijim) woven in sumak technique with natural dyes. You will see that weaver was not happy to simply repeat a few coloured diamonds, but carefully made every one a little different, drawing the eye hither and...

Vintage Haba kilim, c1950, Turkey Haba kilims are traditional robust un-dyed sheeps wool Turkish utilitarian weavings. Used as floor coverings, to divide a space. Then as now, they might be spread out for a picnic on the Anatolian plains or up...

Fine Kilim, hand dyed by Mehmet Ucar , Konya Turkey Hand woven with spun wool and very finely dyed by one of the most respected names in the industry, Mehmet Ucar in Turkey. Size: 168 x 106 cms

Vintage Cihanbeyli Yastik, Turkey Konya, Turkey  c1950s Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut...

Yastik Derbent Konyo , Turkey Vintage, c1930s Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut off, neatly...

Yoruk Yastik, Turkey Vintage, Mid 20th century Yastik are the decorative faces of large bags or grain sacks commonly found in Anatolia up to the 1970s. Once the bag, perhaps its backing first, becomes too worn, the front may be cut...

Mut cicim kilim, Turkey Mid 20th century Size: 108 x 91 cms

Fine Ziegler with excellent natural dyes, woven in NW Persia. This rug captures the elegant gentleness and sophistication of rugs from the famous Ziegler and Co looms of 19th century NW Persia. Size: 132 x 78 cms   Afghanistan

This large modern carpet has a contemporary design with colours that would fit a very wide range of interiors blending traditional craftsmanship with modern aesthetics. Finely woven with handspun wool and natural dyes it has a lovely soft pile.  Hand...

Maimaneh Kilim, Afghanistan Hand woven with hand spun wool and vegetable dyes, these Anatolian and SW Persian influenced designs have been a staple of weavers from the north of Afghanistan for generations. Size: 183 x 132 cms

Vintage Uzbek ceremonial horse blank Size: 175 x 142 cms

An exceptional Baktiari garden carpet.   A really magnificent and rare carpet in all the glorious colours associated with the best Baktiari weaving. The quality of the wool and intensity of dyes is superb. The design takes us straight to the great...

No Nonsense Pheromone Moth Traps!Pack of 8. (Please note, you do not need to have a PayPal account to buy from our website)There's nothing fussy or difficult about our moth traps, they do what it says on the packaging -...

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

Handwoven fine old Qashqai saddle-bag, Persia Life for many tribes around the world who depend on animals to subsist has often been a well of textile creativity, spurred on by a kind of joyful competitive spirit, not unlike the urge...

Complete handwoven Kurdish saddle bag using handspun wool natural dyes, with kilim back. Life for many tribes around the world who depend on animals to subsist has often been a well of textile creativity, spurred on by a kind of...

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...

Mehskin, NW Persia. Lovely thick pile, and natural colour. A great hall or drawing room carpet. Size: 420 x 150 cms

Mahal c 1980, NW Persia Old, large decorative NW Persian carpet. It is in overall good condition for its age with lovely rich soft terracotta field. There is a visible repair in the plain field area and areas of wear,...

This exquisitely fine hand stitched suzani (meaning needlework)  throw is made in Uzbekistan.  Size: 218 x 146 cm Suzani means needle work and a great many were and still are made in Uzbekistan and traded in bazaars across the Middle East. Mid 20th century examples...

Mehskin, NE Persia  Size: 320 x 102 cms

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...

Kilim and sumac technique are both employed in this saddle bag, woven with wool and a goats hair selvedge. Life for many tribes around the world who depend on animals to subsist has often been a well of textile creativity, spurred on by...

Sultanabad - Persia 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...

Hand tailored in Nepal, these waistcoats have a pleasing weight. There is an inner pocket. Call or email for more information on sizing if in any doubt. Size: Medium

Lace and netting making tools  from the collection of Frank Briglman, Edinburgh. Mostly 19th Century or earlier

Cotton viscose with metal thread  Size: 510 x 115 cm

Baktiari kilim, SW Persia. Mid 20th Century Kilims are used mainly as floor coverings but also can be impressive as wall hangings or curtains and were often used in all these ways in nomadic life as well as room dividers...

This exquisitely fine hand stitched suzani (meaning needlework)  throw is made in Uzbekistan.  Size: 260 x 220 cm Suzani means needle work and a great many were and still are made in Uzbekistan and traded in bazaars across the Middle East. Mid 20th century examples...

High quality flatweave kilim handwoven in India. Jali refers to the beautiful carved stone screens which developed to a great art form in the Mughal era. Jali screens are found across the subcontinent and used for partitioning, windows and ventilation....

This 'Darya' rug is modelled on a Moroccan Berber pattern and captures the abstract asymmetry of that tradition. It has been woven with a single reddish brown natural dye on an undyed natural wool base. Size: 186 x 123 cm

Afghan Village Kazak Woven in Afghanistan with designs originating in the Caucasus. Typically geometric and colourful, cotton warp and weft, wool pile. Robust, practical and good quality weaving. Size: 147 x 98 cm

Shesh Boluki Qashqai, SW Persia  Exceptional and very rare Qashqai Wedding Canopy kilim. Acquired from a collector.  early 20th Century. The kilim is in perfect original condition. It can be used as a wall or ceiling hanging and, for 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...

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...

Perhaps the musicians are playing to aid his soul’s transition to the afterlife. West Bengal. Dokra: The name refers to a tribe famous for production of these castings in West Bengal. They are made by the ‘lost wax’ method of...

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

Jainamaz or djoinamaz means prayer niche. The arch shape with its echo of gothic European architecture, represents the mihrab, a window into heaven. This is an original, simple devotional textile, most likely hung on a wall. Size: 158 x 91 cm

Lakai Segosha - Uzbekistan Used in tribal nomadic life, in a tent, to sit on top and hold together a pile of quilts. No corner of the tent was not worthy of care and decoration. Pride and status is expressed...