A cruciform textile, wool. Size approx. 25 x 25 plus tassels SW Persia

The camel has been described as a horse designed by a committee. Their knees may have some part in this sorry state of affairs. Camel knee pads are strictly for ceremonial occasions, typically a wedding. This rare pair is made...

Leather crafted tent pole bag used by Algerian Nomads. Size: Length 125 x Width 40 cms

Usually horse covers than anchor round the animal's neck are symmetrical and 'U' shaped with the long narrower arms wrapping round the front of the horse to be tied in the front. In this case, either one half of the...

A very fine band woven in complex techniques with decorative tassels and tufts along part of its length. Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands to anchor reigns and ‘bits’, blankets as what we call a saddle and many...

Wool band with wool tassels. Tent bands literally hold the outer coverings of the tent in place. They’re often associated with the wooden frame tents or yurts of central Asian Turcoman nomadic tradition. Urban centres have been around for a...

Wool and goats hair Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands to anchor reigns and ‘bits’, blankets as what we call a saddle and many other applications. They are made for horses, mules, donkeys and camels and are both...

This complex weave shows its many years of service, either as a pack band to secure the load or as a chest band, from which there may have been hanging decorative tassels. Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands...

Wool (sumak weave band) and wood (pomel) Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands to anchor reigns and ‘bits’, blankets as what we call a saddle and many other applications. They are made for horses, mules, donkeys and camels...

Wool, cotton and ceramic beads Trappings include bands to secure saddles, head bands to anchor reigns and ‘bits’, blankets as what we call a saddle and many other applications. They are made for horses, mules, donkeys and camels and are...

Kashmiri hand stitched wool hat, India

Kashmiri hand stitched wool hat, India

Kashmiri hand stitched wool hat, India

Kashmiri hand stitched wool hat, India

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Vintage Turkoman Hat with hand stitched needlework, N E Persia

Trapping Size: 184 x 4 cms

Uzbek kilim runner, Afghanistan Floating weft technique , mid 20th century Hand woven with hand spun wool and vegetable dyes,  Size: 308 x 140 cms

Woven circa 1990 in Western Turkey with hand spun wool and natural dyes, this is a really great decorative carpet, of exceptional size and scale of design. With its gentle colours in lovely natural tones, this is a grand drawing...

'Dream' is a fine contemporary design, hand woven in Agra, India with understated earthy tones. Size: 269 x 81 cms

'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...

Cicim Yastik,  Obruk, c1930 Konya, Turkey 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

Galaxy Rug, Afghanistan Fine contemporary hand knotted rug. A great example of innovation in Afghan weaving, made with excellent dyes and hand spun wool. Size: 195 x 147 cm

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...