SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN: WEAVING A FUTURE currently on view in our gallery
A beautifully balanced flatweave from the Balkan weaving tradition, this Sarkoy kilim features a striking interplay of color and form. The composition centers on a coral-red field framed by alternating turquoise and charcoal borders, each filled with stylized, abstracted bird motifs rendered in yellow, ivory, and crimson. The rhythmic repetition and crisp geometry lend the piece a distinctly modern sensibility while remaining rooted in folk symbolism and regional craftsmanship.
Bulgarian Sarkoy Kilim - 3'4 x 5'1
$1,650.00
Boucherouite rugs, created by Amazigh (Berber) women in rural Morocco, transform recycled textiles into exuberant works of folk art. This example features a striking vertical column of lozenge motifs rendered in pink, sky blue, and pale yellow against a deep charcoal ground. The palette and high, shaggy pile give it a wonderfully tactile and expressive presence. A spontaneous composition with rhythmic repetition and playful color balance.
Vintage Moroccan Boucherouite Rug - 3'2 x 6'3
$950.00
This finely woven Tekke ensi, or door rug, was woven in Southern Turkmenistan during the early 20th century. Its composition follows the traditional four-panel layout divided by a vertical and horizontal axis in a classic Hatchli format. Within each quadrant, stylized tree motifs rise in rhythmic symmetry as abstracted forms that may signify fertility, life, and renewal within the enclosed domestic world.
Antique Tekke Turkmen Ensi - 4'6 x 5'8
$1,450.00
This Yomud Turkmen rug was handwoven during the early 20th century in Western Turkmenistan. This finely balanced Yomud carpet features a repeating dyrnak-gul field in shades of plum, indigo, ivory, coral, apricot and sky blue. Each diamond-shaped motif radiates a strong tribal geometry, emblematic of Yomud weavings from the Caspian steppe.
Yomud Turkmen Rug - 4’ x 5'10
$1,850.00
This unusual Chinese rug reflects an inventive approach to material reuse and modern design. Its oval shape and softly variegated surface are woven from a blend of reclaimed yarns to create a subtle, almost painterly texture that shifts between muted mauve, slate, and mineral blue tones. The fine mosaic of color and understated abstraction evoke the spirit of Art Deco modernism while remaining deeply tactile and organic
Oval Chinese Rug with Recycled Yarn - 4’1 x 6'10
$1,650.00
A beautifully timeworn example from the famed workshops of Meshed, this decorative rug exudes character and quiet elegance. The design centers on a soft rosette medallion surrounded by an intricate field of scrolling floral vines and palmettes in tones of rose, ivory, pistachio, and faded turquoise. The allover pattern radiates a sense of harmony and refinement, the hallmarks of Meshed weaving during its classical period.
Antique “perfectly worn” Meshed Rug - 4’3 x 6'8
$1,250.00
A superb example of the famed Fachralo Kazak tradition, this nearly square tribal rug showcases the bold geometry and saturated natural dyes that define the best of 19th-century Caucasian weaving. Two stepped red diamonds anchor the rich indigo field, surrounded by stylized floral octagons arranged in harmonious symmetry. A vibrant rosette border on madder red is framed by ivory-ground reciprocal latch-hook motifs and intricate vine guards, adding rhythmic complexity to the composition.
Antique Fachralo Kazak Rug - 4’ x 4’6
$4,500.00
A rare and evocative Kurdish weaving that was likely woven in as a Sufi meditation mat. The design centers around an open camel-hair field punctuated by two registers of stylized cypress or tree-of-life motifs, symbolizing spiritual ascent and resilience. A single red vertical stripe flanking one edge subtly functions as a mihrab, orienting the user without the overt architecture of a classic prayer rug. This quiet asymmetry and spiritual intention suggest a meditative or mystical use, likely in a Sufi
19th Century Sufi Meditation Bidjar - 4'3 x 5'5
$1,450.00
It features vertically stacked boxes, each filled with scattered diamonds across saturated grounds of color. The diamond motifs serve both as protective emblems and as a kind of visual chant, anchoring the eye while the overall composition moves with the spontaneity of Kurdish village life. The palette is classic and earthy: madder red, saffron gold, deep indigo, and teal, with ivory highlights animating the zigzag borders.
Antique Kurdish Sivas Rug - 2’10 x 6’7
$750.00
19th century It features a field of scrolling vines topped with wide blossoming botehs red, stark white, navy, indigo, and a desirable golden yellow on a red ground. It is surrounded by borders of bent ribbons, diagonal stripes and most prominently a dinosaur-like primitive bird border. This group of Afshars is thought to be woven in the Aqta region and have taken their patterning from nearby Kerman shawls. Nicely finished with striped kilim skirt borders on the top and bottom.
Antique Aqta Afshar Rug - 4’2 x 6’2
$2,500.00
This unusual Karaja rug features a Tree of Life composition rendered in a vivid palette of indigo, madder, ivory, and soft terracotta tones. It combines the technical precision and geometric boldness typical of Karaja weavings with a spiritually resonant format more commonly associated with urban workshop rugs.
Tree of Life Karaja Rug - 4’1 x 5’11
$3,500.00
shirvan marasali It features all over design of rows of
Antique Marasali Rug - 3’7 x 5’5
$2,500.00
This rare and expressive Kurdish wagireh—or sampler rug—is a visual archive of design. Woven not for the market but as a reference tool, wagireh offered master weavers a compact way to preserve and transmit important elements of a pattern. Lush florals, scrolling vinery, and medallion fragments bloom in bold juxtaposition, floating across an asymmetrical field divided by tone and structure. The field’s deep indigo ground plays host to densely branched flowerheads and palmettes, while a large-scale ivory car
Vintage Kurdish Sampler - 4’2 x 6’9
$2,750.00
This kilim was handwoven during the middle of the 20th Century in Sweden. This very architectural composition features a border of stepped polygons surrounded with the a border that echoes the field by using waves of rhythmic intersecting blocks. Rendered in a warm, earthy palette of chestnut, wheat, cream, slate, moss and red clay. Signed with the initials
Midcentury Swedish Runner - 3’4 x 8’7
$1,650.00
QUCHAN KURD It features a central
Antique Quchan Kurd Rug - 4’ x 6’8
$3,500.00
Antique Pictorial Dhurrie - 3'1 x 6'
Antique Pictorial Dhurrie - 3'1 x 6'
$950.00