Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven.  Size: 165 x 60 cm

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.  The...

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. Blue highlights in varying shades really elevate this charming runner. Size: 335 x 85...

Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Similar to Karadjar, rich reds, blues and browns make this a great furnishing piece. Size: 370 x 97 cm

Kurdish, NE Iran Size: 298 x 102 cms

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. Blue highlights in varying shades really elevate this charming runner. Size: 310 x 93...

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. Blue highlights in varying shades really elevate this charming runner. Size: 327 x 107...

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

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. Blue highlights in varying shades really elevate this charming runner. Size: 327 x 75...

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. Blue highlights in varying shades really elevate this charming runner. Size: 260 x 80...

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: 292 x 83 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...

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...

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...

Maimaneh kilim, vegetable based dyes, and woven northern Afghanistan. Traditional Afghan design which has similarities to Anatolian kilim designs. Size: 299 x 87 cm

Modern very soft under foot. Perfect as a bedside or occasional rug, or wall hanging. Size: 156 x 61 cm

An extra fine kilim woven with natural dyes. Superb tones of natural terracotta, soft blue, yellow and green make these kilims something special. Hand woven with hand spun yarn (from the famous Karakul sheep of the region) and vegetable dyes,...

An extra fine kilim woven with natural dyes. Superb tones of natural terracotta, soft blue, yellow and green make these kilims something special. Hand woven with hand spun yarn (from the famous Karakul sheep of the region) and vegetable dyes,...

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...

Kazak, Afghanistan 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: 176 x 59 cm

Khan Mohammedi - Afghanistan A special genre of rugs developed in the 1990s by the Khan Mohammedi family of weavers in Afghanistan. They used old Turcoman and traditional Afghan tribal designs from the Ersari and other tribes. They are distinguished...

‘Shahsevan’ Indian kilim Size:  244 x  80 cm

‘Blossom’ design Indian kilim Size:  244 x  60 cm

‘Blossom’ design Indian kilim Size:  188 x  60 cm

Belouch tribal weaving from Afghanistan Size: 253 x 68 cm

  Fine Qashqai kilim, SW Iran Hand spun wool pile and hand spun warp and weft. Shiraz rugs are so called because they are woven in or near the city of Shiraz or because they are brought to the bazaar...

Woven in India. Kilim (gilim, also in India sometimes called dhurrie) means flat weave and consists solely of wefts forming the design by being woven around and through warps, unlike a pile weave (rug, carpet) which has rows of knots between wefts. For...

Woven in India. Kilim (gilim, also in India sometimes called dhurrie) means flat weave and consists solely of wefts forming the design by being woven around and through warps, unlike a pile weave (rug, carpet) which has rows of knots between wefts. For...

Indian kilim Natural dyes. Sizes: 150 x 50 cm

Karaman, Central Anatolia. 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 was his mother....

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. Compact dense weave with good saturated colours. Woven in two joined sections. Some wear in places, consistent with age. Kilims were and are used mainly as floor coverings (a good underlay can help). But...

‘Chob’ = natural and ‘rang’ = colour, and here are both combined with inspired designs in sumptuous colours.  This fabulous range brings together the oriental tradition and the artists instinct to break with tradition, abandoning the ‘rules’. Size: 300 x...

Gabbeh rugs and carpets originated in SW Iran and other Nomadic cultures. Their characteristic abstract spirit is here developed into a strident and exciting display of deep rich colours that will look impressive in traditional and contemporary interiors. This example...

This high quality carpet with bluey green and ivory as main colours, is an example of a restrained Persian style  developed for elegant homes across late 19th/early 20th century Europe and the USA. A later resurgence in demand for these...

This high quality carpet with rust and ivory as main colours, is an example of a restrained Persian style  developed for elegant homes across late 19th/early 20th century Europe and the USA. A later resurgence in demand for these great...

This high quality carpet with wine red and ivory as main colours, is an example of a restrained Persian style  developed for elegant homes across late 19th/early 20th century Europe and the USA. A later resurgence in demand for these...

Konya Sile, Central Anatolia Here is a terrific example of upcycling. A damaged but splendid old carpet from Konya has been turned into a stylish runner with luxurious dusky pink angora wool pile. It could well serve as a luxurious, slightly...

Hamadan, NW Iran Size:  197 x 68 cm

Hamadan, NW Iran Size:  200 x 80 cm

Belouch, NE Iran These ever popular rugs represent extraordinarily good value. They are woven entirely with hand spun wool usually from the Karakul sheep and dyed with mostly vegetable dyes. The variety of designs is remarkable. Some are known as...

Woven in Afghanistan to designs originating in Kazakstan. Typically geometric and colourful, cotton warp and weft, fine lustrous wool and a high density of knots help these rugs define the intricate, ancient patterns. Size: 169 x 59 cm

Lambram, NW Iran This distinctive and vibrant runner combines earthy yellow with vivid blues and pinks on a red ground.  Size: 320 x 96 cm 

Karajar, NW Iran With their multiple colours and intricate decoration, these rugs usually incorporate alternating square and octagonal motifs. Since around 2000, few have been woven. This cheerful runner incorporates subtle highlights of soft blue and pink. Size: 265 x...

Shiraz, SW Iran. Shiraz rugs are woven in the villages around the city of Shiraz in the Iranian province of Fars. Designs tend to come from settled tribal weavers so they mimic Qashqai, Khamseh, Basseri, Afshar, Abadeh and Luri designs. Although...

Khan Mohammedi runner, Afghanistan A very long runner with good quality wool and dyes and fine weave, wool pile with wool warp and weft. Size: 481 x 64 cm 

Khan Mohammedi runner, Afghanistan A special genre of rugs developed in the 1990s by the Khan Mohammedi family of weavers in Afghanistan. They used old Turcoman and traditional Afghan tribal designs from the Ersari and other tribes. They are distinguished...