Red Gabbeh, SW Iran Thick hand-woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs. The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut. Dimensions:...

Gabbeh, SW Iran The use of one colour across the whole rug goes to the heart of the art of gabbeh. Plain, simple, thick, warm, living nature up close.   Size: 198 x 156 cms

Gabbeh, SW Iran, with bold stripes. Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural,...

Fine Gabbeh, SW Iran Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs, and in this lovely example there is also a predominance of natural...

Gabbeh, SW Iran with richly detailed abstract 'patchwork' design. Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه,...

Gabbeh, SW Iran Thick hand woven rugs originally used as sleeping rugs by the nomads of SW Iran. Vegetable dyes and hand spun wool characterise these rugs.  The word "gabbeh" comes from the Persian گبه, meaning raw, natural, uncut.  Size:...

Super Kazak Rug, Afghanistan. DImensions: 152 x 101 cms

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

Baktiari kilim, SW Iran. 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...

Yahyali, Central Anatolia, Turkey Circa 1970 or earlier. Prayer kilim with many motifs and emblems associated with the yoruk (nomadic people) of Anatolia. Dyes appear mostly natural though the yellow border may be aniline. Original ends. Very good original condition....

These very striking kilims are from SW Iran. They are used as floor coverings, a hanging, to throw over a table or a sofa throw. Such blankets are used in nomadic families as all the above and as sofreh (or...

Very good 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...

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. The image...

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....

Contemporary Afghan weaving of the highest quality, evoking tribal imagery, all natural dyes, and hand spun wool Size: 206 x 154 cm

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

Chobi Mat - Afghanistan All natural dyes and hand spun wool are used to create a little jewel of a rug. Size: 60 x 40 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,...

A powerful abstract design is expressed in this finely knotted carpet. It is hand knotted with bold, natural dyes and hand spun wool.  Size: 248 x 163 cm

Belouch, NE Iran This is an unusual and fine Belouch rug with beautifully drawn tulip and rose motifs. Although the tulip is often associated with Ottoman culture, like the rose, it is a universal symbol of love and the beloved. The Turkish...

Hamadan NW Iran Size: 93 x 60 cm

Bijar, NW Iran Bijar rugs generally have an extremely dense weave and are very durable. The density is a result of heavy beating down with a weighted comb after each row of knots and wefts are applied.  Size: 75 x...

Kurdish, NE Iran Size: 298 x 102 cms

Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Similar to Karadjar, rich reds, blues and browns make this a great furnishing piece. Size: 333 x 82 cm

Qashqai Poshti SW Iran  The Qashqai are one of Iran’s Nomadic tribes, still many of them travel twice a year between summer and winter pastures with their flocks. Images from the ruins of Persepolis, which over míllenia they might pass,...

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: 209 x 152 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: 150 x 99 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 Iran  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...

Chobi - Afghanistan Size: 104 x 52 cm

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

Hand woven with hand spun yarn (from the famous Karakul sheep of the region) and vegetable dyes, these Anatolian and SW Persian influenced designs have been a staple of weavers from the north of Afghanistan for generations. The very vibrant...

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...