Rugs, kilims, runners & prayer rugs
We are constantly searching for wonderful tribal, village and studio rugs from around the rug making centres of the Near East. We have a good selection of old and antique prayer rugs, kilims, fine Persian rugs, Kayseri and Hereke rugs and some rare pieces from the Uighur people and the Kirghiz. All our rugs at least fifty years old and all have been proffessionally cleaned and restored if necessary. All these rugs use traditional techniques, many of which have died out, and natural fibres.
Antique Herki Tribal Runner $1895.00
A quite wonderful antique Kurdish Herki hand made wool runner c1920. The Herki's are a nomadic people famous for their rugs and textiles and this runner is from the Herki's of... Read more
Antique Nigde Prayer Rug $1695.00
A fine and rare antique hand made wool prayer rug from Nigde in Anatolia c1880. This is a real collectors piece, a beautiful prayer rug in vibrant reds and yellows with a... Read more
Turkish Hand Made Hereke Silk Rug $15985.00
A very fine and beautiful double knotted pure silk Turkish Hereke rug c1960. Silk rugs have the most knots per centimetre and are the most labourious to produce. This is a... Read more
Antique Konya Yatak Tribal Rug $1895.00
A rare antique hand made wool Anatolian yatak rug c1920. Beautiful and unusual, this Anatolian yatak is a richly coloured rug woven by tribal women of Central Turkey about 100... Read more
Turkish Hand Made Hereke Rug $6985.00
A very beautiful good sized hand made wool Hereke rug c1940. Hereke's are the finest of Turkish rugs using the best wools and having complex patterns. Interestingly William... Read more
Antique Azerbaijani Wool Rug $1695.00
A really beautiful antique Azerbaijani hand made wool rug c1900. A good size and quite beautiful pattern and texture to this fine antique piece with stylized flowers and bold... Read more
Antique Herki Tribal Runner $1495.00
A beautiful Kurdish Herki hand made wool runner c1950. The Herki's are a nomadic people famous for their rugs and textiles and this runner is from the Herki's of Iraq. The... Read more
Handmade Silk Qom Pictorial Rug $5985.00
A beautiful Iranian Qom hand knotted pure silk pictorial rug c1960. Qom is a major centre for the production of these small and exquisite rugs and his is a good example. The... Read more
Kurdish Wool Runner $1595.00
A beautifully mellow Kurdish handmade wool runner c1980. The gold and indigo tones of this rug are quite lovely together and the rug has a great feel and deep pile. It has been... Read more
Pair of Antique Persian Malayer Runners $8985.00
A superb and rare pair of antique Persian Malayer runners c1900. This sensational pair of runners is unusual in that the field is a plain block of sumptuous red with no other... Read more
Large Turkish Hand Made Hereke Rug $12955.00
A very beautiful and large sized hand made double knotted wool Hereke rug c1940. Hereke's are the finest of Turkish rugs using the best wools and having complex patterns.... Read more
Turkish Antalya Runner $1595.00
A striking 1930's Turkish hand made double knotted wool runner from Antalya. Fantastic strong geometric design with good colours and in wonderful condition. This is a great... Read more
Antique Balouch Runner $3985.00
A wonderful antique hand made wool Balouch runner c1880. A beautiful repeat design in quite unusual colours of apricot and brown. In superb condition the runner has been fully... Read more
Antique Turkish Tribal Rug $1295.00
A beautiful and mellow antique hand made Turkish wool tribal rug c1920. Great deep pile and lovely neutral tones with strong geometric patterns. These rugs were made on a... Read more
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug $1985.00
A beautiful antique wool Persian Qashqai rug c1900. This is a sensational antique piece with the classic reds, browns and blues of rugs from this area. Qashqai rugs have a... Read more
Turkish Tribal Konya Prayer Rug $595.00
A charming and colourful tribal prayer rug from konya in Turkey c1940. This is a double hand knotted wool rug and is wonderfully soft. The design represents the niche in the... Read more
Kayseri Wool Rug $1895.00
A wonderful hand made Turkish Kayseri wool rug c1940. This is a good sized medium rug with the most wonderful square medallions in rich colours. A very elegant rug in great... Read more
Turkish Tribal Konya Rug $495.00
A wonderful small hand made wool tribal rug from konya in Turkey c1950. This rug has fabulous use of colours and a good geometric design. The women who made tribal rugs would... Read more
Antique Kilim Patchwork Runner $745.00
A fabulous antique kilim rug patchwork runner. This interesting rug is made up from fragments of old kilim rugs blanket stitched together, a great way to recycle otherwise... Read more
Antique Kayseri Prayer Rug $1595.00
A very beautiful double knotted antique Kayseri wool prayer rug c1900. Kayseri is still a famous rug making town in Turkey and this is an unsual and sought after type of rug.... Read more
Tribal Baluchi Taimani Rug $795.00
A beautiful hand made Baluchi wool rug from the Taimani tribe in Afghanistan c1950. Typical of balouchi tribal rugs is this use of browns, ochres and dark reds. This rug also... Read more
Afghani Herat Tribal Prayer Rug $395.00
A beautiful hand made wool tribal prayer rug from Herat in Afghanistan c1970. Sensational blue colour and of the "niche" design which represents the part of the Mosque where... Read more
Turkish Anatolian Kilim $295.00
A beautiful and wonderfully patterned hand made Anatolian wool kilim c1970. The motif of this is just wonderful and has great fresh colours with a slit weave construction. In... Read more
Ayvacik Turkish Runner $1695.00
A beautiful and bold geometric hand made double knotted wool runner from Ayvacik c1960. Sensational colours and striking design make this a great modern looking piece. Ayvacik... Read more
Turkish Tribal Karapinar Rug $495.00
A wonderful small hand made wool tribal rug from Karapinar in Turkey c1950. These small tribal rugs are made by women usually for family members and have a wonderful feel with... Read more
Balouchi tribal Prayer Rug $475.00
A beautifully hand made tribal wool prayer rug from the Balouchi people in Herat Afghanistan c1970. This is a fine tribal piece extremely well knotted with a complicated design... Read more
Persian Baktiari Camel Bag Rug $845.00
A superb and unusual Baktiari hand made wool camel bag c1920. This wonderful example of the weavers skill has three distinct types of weaving; flat weave - like a kilim, cicim... Read more
Balouchi Prayer Rug $575.00
A Balouchi prayer rug from the Jain Baigi tribe of Herat in Afghanistan c1940. This Northern Afghani rug is typical of the darker colours used in rugs from this region. Finely... Read more
Isparta Turkish Rug $795.00
A beautiful double knotted hand made wool rug from Isparta in Turkey c1940. This is an elegant rug with a very regal feel to the colours and design. Deep pile and very soft to... Read more
Turkish Kayseri Rug $1795.00
A beautiful and very elegant medium sized Turkish Kayseri wool rug c1950. Kayseri is one of the pre-eminent rug making towns in Turkey with sophisticated designs in rich... Read more
Large Turkish Hereke Rug $8985.00
A fine and large Turkish Hereke double knotted hand made wool rug c1920. The wool used in this rug is also hand spun. Hereke's are the finest of Turkish rugs and greatly... Read more
Iraqi Kurdish Runner $1695.00
A beautiful Iraqi Kurdish hand knotted wool runner with a herqi motif c1930. Kurdish rugs often have bright colours and this is no exception with wonderful golds and reds and... Read more
Azerbaijani Soumakh Flatweave Rug $2685.00
A wonderful and rare Azerbaijani hand woven wool soumakh rug c1930. The Soumakh weaving technique produces a weft-faced flat woven fabric. The wefts or horizontal threads are... Read more
Large Antique Isfahan Rug $15985.00
A fine and large hand knotted antique Persian Isfahan Jamshidi Tabriz wool rug c1920. The quality and colours of this rug are quite amazing and it has great elegance and charm.... Read more
Turkish Tribal Yahyali Runner $2185.00
A really wonderful hand made wool Turkish tribal Yahyali runner c1970. The colours on this runner are absolutely fantastic with a bold geometric design. The runner is in great... Read more
Turikish Village Rug from Konya $945.00
A naturally dyed hand made wool village rug from Konya in Turkey c1920. Deep pile and wonderful natural tones make this quite an unusual rug. There is an abrash at one end... Read more
Turkish Anatolian Kilim Rug $1495.00
A really beautiful Anatolian Turkish hand made wool kilim rug c1950. Such great colours on this piece and a fabulous bold diamond design. In wonderful condition it has been... Read more
Turkish Taspinar Rug $1695.00
A beautiful small Turkish Taspinar woool rug c1930. Great bold colour ways of red and blue with a strong design - a great looking rug. In perfect condition and fully cleaned.... Read more
Arabic Welcome Rug $395.00
A fabulous "Welcome" rug spelled out in Arabic! This handmade wool rug is Turkish and about ten years old but we just loved it! Measures: 104 cm x 60 cm Read more
Balouch Wool Runner $1645.00
A beautiful and good sized hand made wool Balouchi runner from Adreskand in Afghanistan c1930. Having classic Balouch darker pallette and motifs, this is a very elegant runner.... Read more
Turkish Afshar Runner $2985.00
A very finely double knotted hand made wool Afshar Turkish runner c1980. A sensational runner with bold design and strong colours. In wonderful condition and fully cleaned.... Read more
Turkish Kirsehir Runner $1795.00
A handmade double knot wool runner from Kirsehir in Turkey c1920. Wonderful rich colours and design to this good length runner which even has stylized animals on each corner!... Read more
Turkoman Ikat Design Runner $995.00
A handmade wool Turkoman anhoy ikat design runner c1960. This is a fabulous wool runner from NW Afghanistan has great repeat motifs and colour. It is perfect candition and has... Read more
Antique Persian Qashqai Rug $1495.00
A beautiful antique hand knotted tribal Persian Qashqai rug c1860. This is a truly gorgeous wool rug in wonderful mellow colours with a great central motif of diamond... Read more
Balouch Wool Runner $745.00
A Balouch hand knotted wool runner from Herat in Afghanistan c1970. This gorgeous runner has great large medallions and a wonderful sense of colour. In great condition and... Read more
Antique Syrian Rug $1985.00
A fine and unusual Syrian hand knotted wool rug c1920. This is from the Syrian Lebanese border mountains and is wonderfully striking in deep red and black. In excellent... Read more
Antique Embroidered Syrian Bedouin Kilim $495.00
A beautiful, unusual and rare hand woven wool embroidered Syrian Bedouin kilim c1900. Black wool flatweave kilim base with embroidered decoration in red and cream wool makes... Read more
Antique Persian Qashqai Runner $945.00
A beautiful antique tribal Persian Qashqai hand knotted wool runner c1910. Antique tribal runners are not that common and this is a beauty. It has the deep pile typical of... Read more
Anatolian Nigde Prayer Rug $595.00
A charming hand knotted wool prayer rug from Nigde in Anatolia, Turkey c1960. A quite beautiful red ground to this prayer rug which is in perfect condition and has been fully... Read more
Antique Kurdish Soumak Kilim Rug $495.00
A fine antique hand made Kurdish soumak wool kilim c1930. This unusual rug has the traditional kilim flat weave technique but is the over embroidered to create another level of... Read more
Antique Bergama Turkish Rug $1195.00
A fine and rare antique Turkish hand knotted wool rug from Bergama c1890. Exquisite colours and in great condition this is a fine collectors rug. Measures: 133cm x 108 cm Read more
Caucasian Chelaberd rug $1985.00
A really beautiful and graphic wool on wool hand knotted caucasian chelaberd rug commonly known as "Eagle Kazakh" from Karabakh c1920. Sensational colours and design in this... Read more
Fine Hereke Wool Runner $4985.00
A very fine Turkish Hereke wool double hand knotted runner in a glorious cobalt c1950. The knotting and detail of the design on this runner are quite superb. Hereke is the... Read more
Antique Caucasian Rug
A fine and very beautiful antique Caucasian hand knotted wool rug that was made in Syria c1890. This is a fabulous rug with wonderful mellow natural dyes in red and pale... Read more
Antique Kurdish Runner $2485.00
A fine antique Kurdish double hand knotted wool runner c1900. From Malatya in eastern Turkey this rug was made by the Shayah tribe and has wonderful colour and composition. It... Read more
Persian Kurdish Rug $2985.00
A beautifully hand made Kurdish wool rug from Persia c1930. The pattern and colours of this rug are quite wonderful, as is the condtion and it is from the Western kurdish part... Read more
Tibetan Tiger Meditation Rug $1985.00
A fabulous Tibetan "tiger" wool meditation rug c1920.There are several kinds of Tibetan tiger rug designs. Some consist of "realistic" renderings of tiger pelts, while others... Read more
_200x300-126x160.jpg)
Turkish Kazak Rug $1895.00
A very beautiful, fine quality, small Turkish Erzurun Kazak rug in a wonderful blue colour c1950. measures: 140 cm x 117 cm Read more
Hand Made Chinese Wool Rug $1985.00
A fine and large hand made Chinese wool rug c1950. Classic colour palette and form to this beautiful rug. The base colour is a soft mushroom with decoration in soft pinks and... Read more
turkish kayseri garden of heaven rug $1295.00
a sensational turkish kayseri double knot wool "garden of heaven" rug c1940. wonderful colour combination of a blue medallion in a red ground in great condition. measures:... Read more
Small Soviet Era Afghani War Rug $595.00
A wonderful small Soviet era Turkoman war rug from Afghanistan c1980. These rugs are little pieces of folk art and social commentary. They were traditionally woven by... Read more
Soviet Era Afghani War Rug $895.00
A wonderful ivory ground Soviet era Turkoman war rug from Afghanistan c1980. These rugs are little pieces of folk art and social commentary. They were traditionally woven... Read more
Fine Turkish Malatyer Runner $1895.00
A fine quality Malatyer wool runner from Eastern turkey c1920. Wonderful light, muted colours and a strong design make this a great runner particularly for a darker floor.... Read more
Tekke Turkoman Small Spider Rug $495.00
A fine and unsual Tekke Turkoman small rug c1950. This small square rug is a door mat and very finely made, but most interestingly is the motif of two spiders on it! A... Read more
Antique Turkoman Tekke Rug $1985.00
An antique Turkoman Tekke rug c1890. A beautiful small rug of charming colour and pattern in fantastic condition. Measures: 105 cm x 154 cm Read more
Turkish Kilim from Bergama $2385.00
A beautiful and long wool Turkish kilim from Bergama c1920. Quite sensational colours and design to this kilim which is in perfect condition and has been fully cleaned.... Read more
Antique Turkoman Runner $1495.00
A good antique Turkoman runner c1920. Fabulous reds in a striking repeat on this medium sized wool on wool runner from And Khuy in Afghanistan. In great condition and cleaned.... Read more
Fine Kayseri Runner $1195.00
A fine and very pretty Turkish Kayseri wool runner c1960. Rich red ground with golden central medalions in great condition and cleaned. Measures: 244 cm x 100 cm Read more
Medium sized Turkish Kayseri rug $1495.00
A medium sized unusual motif Turkish Kayseri double knotted rug c1940. An unusal ground colour of pale green with repeat diamond medallions in red. Striking and beautiful in... Read more
Tribal Baluchi Taimani Rug $985.00
A beautiful hand made Baluchi wool rug from the Taimani tribe in Afghanistan c1950. Typical of balouchi tribal rugs is this use of browns, ochres and dark reds and a graphic... Read more
Small turkish tribal rug $295.00
A small Turkish tribal rug c1950. A beautiful small double knot rug of "Nigde" tribal pattern. Measures: 48 cm x 97 cm Read more
Small Turkish nomadic rug $575.00
A beautiful small southern Turkish nomadic wool on wool rug c1920. rich colours and a soft deep pile, this would be ideal beside a bed. measures: 135cm x 70cm Read more
Kirghiz Mountain Village Sheep skin Rug $565.00
A really fabulous and very unusual patchwork sheep skin rug from the mountains of Kirghizistan c1960. This charming rug has central patchworks of natural sheep skin with... Read more
Kirghiz Knotted Pile Rug $995.00
A fabulous Kirghiz "bear skin" rug from Afghanistan c1950. These rugs of knotted pile in bands of colour are known as bear skin due to the long pile. It is thought that this is... Read more
Hereke Boteh Pattern Rug $9985.00
A very fine and unusual Hereke rug with the boteh, or paisley, motif, c 1950. Beautiful strong colours and in great condition it is a larger sized rug. Dimensions: 342 cm x... Read more
Floral Design Balouch Rug $725.00
A beautiful and quite unusual tribal Balouch rug from Herat in Afghanistan c1950. Of medium size the colour palatte is neutrally based and the central design of flower... Read more
Turkish Double Knotted rug $985.00
A Turkish double knotted rug c1930. A fantastic rug of very unusual slate grey colours with strong stylized motifs. In great condition and of a smaller size. Measures: 106... Read more
Persian Ferraghan Malayar rug $2850.00
A fine antique Persian Ferraghan Malayar rug c1920. Beautiful colours, sensational pattern, this is a great rug in fabulous condition. Measures: 146 cm x 217 cm Read more
Balouchi Tribal Runner $985.00
A wonderful and slightly mad Balouchi tribal runner from Herat in Afghanistan. Unsual blue colourway and a complicated geometric pattern which for some reason reminds me of the... Read more
Antique Kayseri Wool Rug $1295.00
A fine antique Kayseri rug from Hacila c1890. Great strong geometric design and some wear but in great overall condition for a rug of this age. Double knotted wool and good... Read more
Turkish Kayseri "Mountain Flower" Rug $1195.00
An unusual colour field Turkish Kayseri double knotted wool "Mountain Flower" motif rug c1940. The central section of the rug has a wonderful tired avocado colour to it! In... Read more
A Moroccan Berber rug $595.00
A wonderfully bold Moroccan Berber rug c1950. Fantastic geometric design in strong colours with a deep pile, typical of this type of rug. Dimensions: 80 cm x 152 cm Read more
Kurdish Lake Van Rug $3285.00
A contemporary Lake van Kurdish rug. Hand made and with double knots this rug has a wonderful bold repeat. measure: 195cm x 298 cm Read more
Antique Armenian kilim $2985.00
An early 19th century Armenian kilim. This superb kilim has great colour and composition. It is unusual for kilims to survive as they were traditionally quite roughly used... Read more
Armenian kilim $895.00
A wonderfully exuberant wool kilim from Van in Armenia c1930. Large diamond repeats with strong colours in pure wool and professionally cleaned. Dimensions: 143 cm x 226 cm Read more
Kayseri prayer rug $695.00
A beautifully coloured wool on cotton Kayseri prayer rug c1910. Tightly woven of fantastic quality lambs wool this rug is from central Turkey, in good condition and has been... Read more
Aksaray Tribal rug $595.00
A beautifully colured tribal pile rug from the village of Taspinar, Aksaray region, Turkey c1930. Soft wool in wonderful reds and blues it is in great condition and has been... Read more
Bokhara rug $3485.00
A Bokhara wool on wool rug from Turkmenistan c1910. A beautiful gul design in a dense rich red; the rug is tightly knotted and is in good condition. Dimensions: 229 cm x 348... Read more
Small Tribal Persian Rug $695.00
A beautiful hand made wool Persian rug c1940. This tribal piece is quite charming and a little wonkey! Tribal rugs such as these were hand made by women mainly for family and... Read more
Small Tribal Turkish Malatya Rug $445.00
A charming little hand made tribal rug from Malatya in Turkey c1950. Great colours and a graphic design in soft wool make this an ideal bed side rug. Fully cleaned and in... Read more