An attractive antique Turkoman tribal rug featuring an all-over arrangement of geometric ashik motifs and stepped octagonal forms on a warm terracotta-red field. The design is executed in rich shades of indigo blue, madder red, ivory, and soft brown, creating a balanced and highly decorative tribal composition.
The spacious field is framed by several finely drawn geometric borders incorporating traditional Turkmen protective symbols and stylized tribal devices.
An attractive antique Yomud Turkoman rug fragment featuring an all-over lattice of large hooked diamond medallions set against a rich madder-red field. The dramatic geometric composition is enhanced by deep indigo-blue motifs, ivory highlights, and numerous tribal symbols arranged in a highly rhythmic pattern.
The wool displays excellent sheen and retains strong natural dyes, particularly the saturated madder red and dark indigo blue.
A beautiful antique Persian Feraghan Sarouk rug woven in an uncommon square format. The rug features a classic medallion design on a rich red field filled with finely rendered floral motifs and elegant vine scrolls. The contrasting pale blue spandrels and dark navy border frame the composition beautifully, creating a harmonious balance of color and design. Finely woven with high-quality wool and natural vegetable-dyed colors, this rug exhibits the graceful drawing and artistic sophistication for which Feraghan rugs are celebrated.
This elegant antique Oushak rug displays the refined simplicity and luminous palette that have made early Anatolian Oushaks among the most desirable decorative rugs in the market. The design features a spacious ivory field enclosed within an architectural mihrab-like cartouche, centered by a delicate floral medallion rendered in soft shades of rose, apricot, and pale gold.
The border is beautifully drawn with repeating stylized floral rosettes and geometric vine motifs, creating a harmonious frame around the open field.
This charming antique Oushak rug displays the soft, decorative character that has made early Turkish Oushaks highly sought after by designers and collectors. The rug features a warm rose-pink field centered by a geometric lozenge medallion surrounded by stylized floral motifs and angular leaf forms. The spacious composition and gentle drawing are characteristic of village-woven Oushak rugs from Western Anatolia.
The muted palette of faded rose, ivory, soft gray, sage green, pale gold, and dusty apricot has developed a wonderful patina through more than a century of age.
The design is the key. This is not a standard gul carpet. It belongs to the rare Hatchli (Hatchlu) group, a type associated with early Turkoman weavings. The compartmented layout, architectural lattice, tree-like motifs, stepped forms, and unusual geometric panels differ significantly from the repetitive gul patterns found in most Tekke rugs.An exceptionally rare and highly decorative antique Turkoman Hatchli rug woven during the mid-19th century.
This handsome antique Turkoman rug displays a classic tribal composition featuring eight well-drawn elephant-foot guls arranged in a balanced field. The rich palette of deep aubergine, burgundy, rose-red, soft pink, ivory, and dark brown creates the warm, saturated appearance collectors seek in older Turkoman weavings.
The border system is particularly attractive, consisting of multiple guard borders surrounding a main border filled with geometric rosettes and tribal ornaments.
This charming late 19th-century Kurdish rug is an exceptionally attractive and collectible example distinguished by its rare camel-colored field and lively palette. Woven by Kurdish tribal , the rug displays a highly individualistic Tree-of-Life composition with stylized flowering plants, geometric shrubs, and suspended diamond motifs arranged within an architectural lattice design.
The warm camel-hair ground provides a beautiful natural backdrop for the vivid greens, deep indigo blues, rich madder reds, soft pinks, and ivory highlights.
