SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: WEAVING A FUTURE currently on view in our gallery
Fachralo Kazak bold contrasting color and open space to striking effect. Primary tones of red, yellow and blue and enhanced with the addition of turquoise and ivory. A simple pattern of rosettes and pinwheels evokes an abstract depiction of bees and flowers. Bees in the Caucasus can symbolize those who collect the 'honey' of traditional wisdom and preserve it for further generations. Top quality dyes to meaty wool to create a balanced and elegant rendering which provokes an emotional response.
Powerful Antique Fachralo Kazak Rug - 3’7 x 4’7
$7,500.00 Sold out
This Sultanabad wagireh was handwoven during the late 19th century. This piece was intended as a wagireh or sampler rug is a templates which illustrates the important components of a rug pattern for the weaver. This sampler features the classic patterning and tonality that are hallmarks of the famous workshops of Ziegler and Co. The pleasing palette includes blue, soft yellow, two oranges, and a desirable ivory ground.
Ziegler Sultanabad Sampler - 3'11 x 5'1
$4,500.00 Sold out
This Shahsavan rug was during the 19th century. The octagons and ground are full of various protection symbols, flora and fauna and geometric shapes. Framed by a main border of talish rosettes on an ivory ground that is flanked by bent ribbon minor borders. Excellent use of color and contrast give the border wonderful movement and dimension. The shahsavan are mostly known for their bags and flatweaves.quite rare and collectible.
19th Century Shahsavan Rug - 5'4 x 10'5
$3,500.00
Malayer It features an unusual and very delightful pattern of weaving hands. The hands are featured in six repeating columns alternating with flowers and leaves on a navy field as well as with same design on the icy blue border. Each hand pinches what can be seen as both a vine and yarn to reference the creating of the pattern the act of weaving. Something really different and exceptional that is wonderful celebration of the medium.
Vintage Malayer "Hands" Rug - 4’10 x 6'6
$3,500.00 Sold out
bunches of grapes, leaves and various floral forms on an open brown/black ground. blossoming vines that meander around the perimeter on a canary yellow ground. It is woven in a curvilinear style that utilizes so-called
19th Century Ukrainian Tapestry - 6'6 x 10'2
$6,500.00
This grand scale antique Bidjar carpet features the evocative Bid Majnun design a poetic and symbolic layout named for the weeping branches of the trees and reminiscent of the legendary figure Majnun in Persian literature. The rare ivory ground provides a luminous backdrop for a striking garden composition, filled with stylized willows, cypresses, and flowering shrubs rendered in rich natural dyes.
Large Bid Majnoun Bidjar Rug - 9'5 x 15'
$25,000.00
This Rare & Unusual Heriz features a stepped central medallion with a large central rosette surrounded by smaller rosettes atop a rich red ground of large botehs. Hatchmarks around the medallion as well as the stepped cornices give the piece a dynamic energy. Each cornice features a field of rosettes on a coral ground. The main border is composed of a crisply drawn rosette meander on a bright ivory ground. Many of the classic Heriz hallmarks are in rare patterns and sizes.
Rare & Unusual Heriz - 6'5 x 9'
$7,500.00 Sold out
KONAGKEND allover arabesque lattice pattern in ivory against an indigo backdrop.The sophisticated design is composed of zoomorphic abstractions as well as polygons containing rosettes and stars. A well balanced and stately palette of ivory golden yellow, ruby red, chocolate and three different blues. A simple yet succesful main border on an ivory ground emphasizes the lattice pattern and brightens the whoel composition. an laleh abbasi inner guard border. A very collectible piece.
Antique Konagkend Rug - 4' x 4'10
$2,750.00 Sold out
Sauj Bulagh woven by Kurds during the early 19th century. Sauj Bulaq, proto-kurdish Mahabad. lustrous wool, saturated tones, blend traditional Kurdish motifs with classical Safavid era. classical
Early 19th Century Sauj Bulag - 4'7 x 8'3
$8,500.00
Silk masterpiece was handwoven during the late 20th century at the Mohammedi atelier in Qum, Iran. Vank Cathedral was established in 1606 following the forced relocation of nearly 500,000 Armenians to Isfahan by Shah Abbas during the Persian-Ottoman war. cacophony of colors. Mount Ararat (Մասիս) resting place of Noah's Ark. Woven by Mohammedi of Qum for Vank Church of Isfahan. Mohammedi is a renowned master weaver.
Silk Vank Cathedral Qum - 4'3 x 7'
$15,000.00 Sold out
patchwork quilts. Tightly rendered and very refined for the type with excellent color selection including marled yarns intended to mimic the patterned fabrics traditionally found on patchwork quilts. 1959 Created by a very talented rug hooker and from the collection of the famed quilt and Americana collector Jonathan Holstein, known among things for his seminal exhibition at the Whitney Abstract Design in American Quilts in 1971.
Midcentury Quilt Inspired Hooked Rug - 4'10 x 7'
$3,500.00
19th century Heriz Serapi large rug featuring the classic Heriz layout with a graphic geometric central medallion. The rich lacquer red in the field and the border contrast perfectly with the brilliant blue which shifts from cobalt to an icy blue like tropical waters shifting in depth. The central medallion showcases both blue as well both ivory and soft camel adding depth and nuance to the traditionally heavier focal point to mesmerizing effect.
Exceptional Antique Serapi Rug - 10’ x 12’2
$16,500.00 Sold out
Antique NW Persian Shahsavan Mafresh fragment featuring a field of well-staggered octagons that float above a midnight blue ground. Each octagon is filled with a latch-hooked protection device in a spectacular range of contrasting but balanced tones of red, green, pink, purple, and blue. It is neatly framed on the top and bottom by thin and tight
Antique Shahsavan Mafrash Fragment - 1’5 x 1’8
$950.00
Antique Caucasian soumak runner featuring a repeat geometric pattern in rich jewel tones of reds, pinks, blues, greens, and yellow with accents of ivory and brown. Nicely framed by a wide main border of alternating palmettes and serrated leaves and finished with a minor
Rare Soumak Runner - 3’4 x 11’9
$3,950.00 Sold out
This 8th Century Coptic Fragment features a colorful pattern of striped bands with cartouches alternating between cartouches of ducks and a Pacman-like figure. Smaller rows of scrolling vegetation add additional layers.
8th Century Colorful Coptic Fragment - 8" x 10"
$950.00
Antique Veramin - 4'2 x 10'
Antique Veramin - 4'2 x 10'
$1,850.00