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Item Ships From: Tri-State Area
Rug
Kilim’s Custom Tiger-Skin Rug Design with Orange and Brown Pictorial
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This custom rug design is a bold new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Tigers Collection. Our collection spans several cultures and recaptures iconic pictorial styles in folk art and handmad...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Kilim Flatweave Orange Geometric Abstract Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Kilim flat-weave wool rug with an orange field. This kilim rug has a blue and brown accent in a gorgeous geometric abstract design.
This rug measures: 8'3" x 11'3"....
Category
2010s Afghan Kilim Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
3 X 12 Contemporary Ivory Moroccan Style Handmade Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite, handmade wool rug showcases a beautiful Moroccan style, featuring a deep gray-charcoal field. Adorned with elegant ivory accents, it features an enchanting all-over g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Ersari Tribal Room Size Rug in Gray and Brown
Located in New York, NY
A rare room size Afghan Ersari rug in brown and gray. Usually found in 6 x 9 up to 8 x 10 size formats this one is a full room size piece.
measures 8' x 12'
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Chinese Art Deco Small Rug
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Nichols art deco scatter size rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century.
Measures: 2'7'' x 4'11''
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Geometric Moroccan Style Wool Rug In Ivory
Located in Norwalk, CT
This modern Moroccan rug is hand-knotted from wool and showcases an elegant geometric design in exquisite shades of ivory.
This rug measures 8' x 10'1".
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Neutral Vintage Room Size Khotan Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Khotan rug with an all-over panel design typically found in mid-20th century Persian Bakhtiar or Tabriz rugs. Beige, brown, charcoal tones
Third quarter of the 20th cent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tabriz Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Beige and Gray Textural Stripes
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 9×12 Kilim rug is from an inventive new contemporary flat weave collection by Rug & Kilim.
On the Design:
Fondly dubbed, “Rez Kilims”, this modern take on ...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim
s Hand Knotted Tiger Rug in Gold Black and Beige Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand knotted wool in 3 x 5 size, this addition to the Modern Classics collection by Rug & Kilim draws inspiration from Classic Tibetan Tiger rugs of striking beauty and cul...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,664 Sale Price
20% Off
Serapi One-of-a-Kind Wool Blue Area Rug 8
11" x 11
9"
Located in Norwalk, CT
Serapi rugs are known for their bold, geometric designs and rich colors, often featuring a central medallion surrounded by intricate patterns. They typically use a warm, earthy color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,409 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim
s Contemporary Moroccan Style Rug in Beige, Brown Stripes
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim presents a contemporary take on Moroccan style with this 9x11 hand-knotted piece of exceptional texture. The rug enjoys a comfortable high low appeal in forgiving beige b...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Moroccan Boho Style Handmade Beige
Black Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Moroccan style hand-knotted wool rug with a beige field. This piece has black and gray accent colors in a gorgeous tribal design with fringes on the top and bottom e...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Modern Tibetan Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
A hand knotted modern Tibetan rug with the gray field. Accents of cream an artistic design.
This rug measures 8' x 10'.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Tibetan Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Printed Israeli Needlepoint with Man Smoking Cigar
Located in New York, NY
A printed one of a kind Israeli Needlepoint with a man smoking a cigar.
14'' x 20''
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Israeli Folk Art Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Rug
Kilim’s Contemporary Kilim in Cream with Black Striped Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 7x10 contemporary Kilim is from an exciting new custom-capable flatweave collection by Rug
Kilim.
On the Design:
“Rez Kilim” represents a contemporary...
Category
2010s Afghan Kilim Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Red and Brown Contemporary Tibetan Wool and Silk Rug Featuring a Check Patterns
Located in Norwalk, CT
This contemporary Tibetan weave rug features a check design in vibrant colors. It is crafted from Tibetan wool or silk. It includes intricate detailing with a color palette that pred...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pastel Geometry: Modern Textural Hand-Knotted Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Pastel Geometry: Modern Textural Hand-Knotted Wool Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Size: 6'8" × 9'8" (203 × 294 cm).
This contemporary wool rug from Afghanistan offers a serene, textural la...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,650 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Afghan Pictorial Map Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Afghan Pictorial map rug from the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 0" x 4' 10"
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Folk Art Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Tibetan Wool
Silk Room Size Rug In Red With Abstract Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This contemporary Tibetan weave rug showcases a captivating abstract design. Made from premium Tibetan wool or silk, it highlights intricate details that reveal stunning shades of re...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rug
Kilim
s Moroccan Style Runner in Brown
Gray High-Low Striations
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
From Rug
Kilim’s modern classic selections, a 4x10 hand-knotted runner relishing Moroccan tribal rug inspiration. The vision witnesses a marriage of rich brown
gray tones...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Classic Style Tiger Rug in Gold with Brown Stripes
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 4x8 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Tigers Collection. Our collection spans several cultures and recaptures iconic pictorial styles in folk art and...
Category
2010s Pakistani Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
3 x 20 Modern Geometric Moroccan Style Handmade In Ivory Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning handmade wool rug showcases a beautiful Moroccan style, featuring a rich gray-charcoal field. With elegant ivory accents, it boasts a captivating all-over geometric des...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Beshir Turkmen Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Beshir Turkmen rug. A highly collectible antique rug, attributed to the Ersari Turkmen tribes in Central Asia, in a more ornate style often refe...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkmen Tribal Antique Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Samarkand-Inspired Rug in Luminous Gold with Floral Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 4x5 rug is an exciting addition to Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Collection—a bold collection recapturing some of the most historic, iconic tiger pictorials a...
Category
2010s Indian Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
$3,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Tibetan Plush Pile Accent Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
A 2nd quarter of the 20th century blue Tibetan Plush Pile Rug
Measures: 5'4" x 7'3".
Category
20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sultanabad Rug, Hand Knotted, 13 × 9.7 ft – Light Blue, Beige and Navy
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Hand knotted Sultanabad rug, woven in 2025 (new).
This contemporary Sultanabad features a calm light blue field decorated with softly drawn floral and botanical motifs in tones of b...
Category
2010s Afghan Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Afghan Rug Neutral Wool, Minimalist Geometric Modern Design
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary Afghan rug is a masterful example of handwoven artistry, crafted with hand-spun wool and dyed using 100% natural vegetable pigments. Its minimalist design features ...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Baluch Tribal Rug with Colorful Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool, this 4x6 Baluch rug represents a new line of tribal carpets in the Modern Classics Collection by Rug & Kilim. Each piece represents the work of women weavers i...
Category
2010s Afghan Tribal Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$872 Sale Price
20% Off
Yankees Blue Hand Knotted Pure Wool Afghan Peshawar Oriental Rug 10
0" x 13
7"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
2010s Afghan Oushak Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,221 Sale Price
25% Off
Blue Antique Kuba Kilim Wool Rug With Allover Geometric Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite, hand-knotted wool Kuba kilim rug, originating from the northeast Caucasus, showcases a vibrant, multicolored geometric design set against a rich, navy blue background...
Category
1890s Caucasian Kilim Antique Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Eliko Rug Gallery Vintage Tibetan Rug with Three Round Medallions
Located in New York, NY
The open red-brown field presents three identical round medallions, with floral wreaths surrounding central square fretworks. Stepped fretwork corners. Black border with a paeony, le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tibetan Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Modern Kilim Rug in Polychromatic Wavy Stripes
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 8x10 Kilim is a bold new addition to Rug
Kilim’s modern flat weave designs.
Handwoven in wool, this design favors a finely detailed play of textural stripes ...
Category
2010s Afghan Kilim Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Handmade Swedish Style Brown Custom Wool Rug
By Apadana Fine Rugs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Apadana's Modern Swedish Style wool custom rug. Custom sizes and colors made-to-order.
Material: New Zealand Wool.
Techniques: Hand-Woven.
Style: Modern Swedish.
Lead time: Approx. ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,400 / item
Zabihi Collection Antique Tribal Square Ersari Rug
Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative afghan Ersari square size rug with a tribal all-over design from the 1st quarter of the 20th Century
Measures: 5'1'' x 6'3''.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Steel Blue Hand Knotted Pure Wool Afghan Angora Oushak Oriental Rug 9
10" x 9
8"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
2010s Afghan Oushak Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,673 Sale Price
25% Off
Round Denim Blue Pop Silk and Wool Accessory Rug John Bullseye by Joseph Carini
By Carini Carpets
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Bullseyes: The Icons, Carini Carpets' first limited-edition collection of round rugs. Renowned for innovative designs, Carini has long crafted variations of round accesso...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Jerusalem Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Jerusalem carpet. Size: 5'10" x 9'0".
Category
1930s Palestinian Vintage Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$9,800
Contemporary Afghan Rug Hand-Spun Wool, Minimalist Neutral Design
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary Afghan rug is handwoven with hand-spun wool and naturally dyed using vegetable pigments. Its neutral wool palette is elevated by subtle pops of color in small, geom...
Category
2010s Afghan Organic Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Early 20th Century Rich Blue Samarkand Khotan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century Blue Color Antique Khotan Gallery size rug
Details
rug no. j2674
size 6' 10" x 13' 2" (208 x 401 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century East Turkestani Bohemian Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Perisan Decorative Oriental Kashan in Small Size
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kashan Oriental carpet, in small size
An extraordinary vintage Persian Kashan carpet, circa 1940, size 6.7" x 4.4". This is an exceptionally finely woven carpet, w...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Modern Abstract Rug in Gold, Orange and Blue Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 abstract rug is a bold new addition to Rug
Kilim’s Modern rug collection. Hand-knotted in wool and silk, its design is a take on expressionist sensibilities in the mo...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Rug
Kilim’s Suzani Style Kilim in Pink with Polychromatic Diamond Medallions
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with handwoven wool, this 2x6 Kilim represents an exciting new line of Modern Classics and contemporary flatweaves by Rug & Kilim—a series of designs inspired by antique Suzani ...
Category
2010s Pakistani Kilim Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Contemporary Rug with Vibrant Polychromatic Stripes
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this beautiful 10x14 rug is a captivating and new addition to Rug
Kilim's Modern Collection. It showcases an intricate vertical stripe pattern that...
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Serapi One-of-a-Kind Wool Red Area Rug 4
2" x 5
8"
Located in Norwalk, CT
Serapi rugs are known for their bold, geometric designs and rich colors, often featuring a central medallion surrounded by intricate patterns. They typically use a warm, earthy color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$613 Sale Price
20% Off
Mirage Gray Afghan Super Kazak Soft Wool Hand Knotted Oriental Rug 8
8" x 11
9"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
2010s Afghan Kazak Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Accent Kilim, Square Rug in Cream, Gray and Light Blue Strips
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 4x5 contemporary Kilim is from an exciting new custom-capable flatweave collection by Rug & Kilim.
On the Design:
“Rez Kilim” represents a contemporary homa...
Category
2010s Afghan Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique East Turkestan Khotan Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century predominantly Khotan gallery rug.
6'4'' x 12'11''
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Chippendale Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
3 x 29 Contemporary Ivory Moroccan Style Handmade Long Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite, handmade wool rug showcases a beautiful Moroccan style, featuring a deep gray-charcoal field. Adorned with elegant ivory accents, it features an enchanting all-over g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkmen Palas, Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkmen Palas, Kilim rug. An impressive tribal flatweave rug from the Yomud Turkmen tribes.
Category
Early 1900s Turkmen Kilim Antique Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Goat Hair, Wool
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Traditional Tribal Serapi Wool Hand Knotted Gray Area Rug 7
11" x 9
9"
Located in Norwalk, CT
Serapi rugs are known for their bold, geometric designs and rich colors, often featuring a central medallion surrounded by intricate patterns. They typically use a warm, earthy color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,807 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Brown Moroccan-Style Room Size Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Moroccan-style hand knotted wool rug with a Brownfield. This rug has accents of beige in a gorgeous all-over abstract strie design.
This rug measures: 9'11" x 13'6".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Gray Hand Knotted Afghan Angora Oushak Soft Wool Oversized Rug 12
0" x 15
2"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
2010s Afghan Oushak Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$5,118 Sale Price
25% Off
1880s Antique Sultanabad Wool Rug Handmade In Tan With Floral Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite rug features a captivating tan-beige foundation, with the blue frame beautifully embellished with intricate rust floral patterns that showcase the artistry and craftsm...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim
s Custom Geometric Floral Green
Beige-Gold Wool and Silk Rug
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool and luminous silk, this 8 x 10 addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim depicts a masterful play of color and pattern affectionately dubbed “Berlin...
Category
2010s Nepalese Other Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Plush Vintage Sultanabad Rug with Jewel Tones
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeous jewel toned plush vintage rug with rich navy blue and raspberry .
Category
1960s Persian Vintage Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Blue Afghan Ersari Hand Knotted Pure Wool Wide Runner Oriental Rug 4
4" x 11
8"
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
2010s Afghan Medieval Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,661 Sale Price
25% Off
Room Sized Contemporary Tibetan Wool
Silk Rug Designed IIn Dark Green Color
Located in Norwalk, CT
This modern Tibetan weave rug boasts a striking striped design. Crafted from high-quality Tibetan wool or silk, it features exquisite details that bring out a beautiful dark green co...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Modern Minimalist Moroccan Style Wool Rug Handmade In Ivory
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Moroccan-style handmade wool rug with an Ivory color field. This Modern rug has dark gray accents featuring a gorgeously abstract design.
This rug measures: 8' x 10'.
Our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Minimalist Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Turkish Azari Vintage Inspired Caucasian Snowflake Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Rug derived from 19th Century Caucasian Snowflake Kuba Rugs
Measures: 6'5" x 8'11"
Category
Late 20th Century Caucasian Mid-Century Modern Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Mongolian Art Deco Style Room Size Carpet In Neutral
Located in New York, NY
An antique Mongolian room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a contemporary Art Deco style geometric pattern in neutral colors.
Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 1"
The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains.
When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings.
Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is.
There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches.
The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet.
Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs (sleeping rugs) with simple chessboard allovers. Only a few large antique Tibetan carpets...
Category
Early 20th Century Mongolian Art Deco Tri-State Area - Central Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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