Azerbaijan has a rich history of rug weaving, stretching back several centuries. The country stands at the crossroads of various cultures, and its carpets reflect this in their creativity and diversity. As such, these pieces are highly sought-after, well-known for their wide range of designs and creative use of vegetable-dyed colours.

This handsome late 19th-century example has a muted grey field, complementing the monochrome overall drawing, framed by a wide yellow border. The pattern in the central field is creatively repeated in a wide variety of natural vegetable-dyed colours. With its simple naive drawing and settled colour scheme, it lend itself equally to a contemporary or classic interior.

This lovely Azerbaijani Runner is in good practical condition for everyday use.

An attractive example, with a tribal charm to suit a variety of settings.

Antique Tabriz carpets are distinguished by their fine weaves and remarkable adherence to the classic traditions of Classical Persian rug design. This elegant example is associated with the Master weaver, Hadji Jalili, well known as the artist behind some of the most exquisite and highly sought-after pieces of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many of which can be spotted in grand historic homes across the UK and Europe. His workshop was famous for its creative drawings and use of soft understated colours.

This attractive accent rug is a fine example; its composition boasts a bold, large-scale design in relation to its small format, and a harmonious palette of natural dyed colours, including muted tan, ivory, grey and sky-blue.

Retained in excellent condition, still preserving its original fringes and all its borders, with a fine age-related patina to its colours.

An elegant rug to blend in a wide variety of settings, rare in this square format.

Antique Malayer rugs, originating from Northwest Persia, are well known for the unique quality of their designs, combining the bold, graphic forms of tribal and village weavings, with the craftsmanship, precision, and delicate floral motifs one would expect from a fine Persian workshop piece. Mishan Malayer carpets in particular are even more sought-after, recognised as higher category weavings than other classic Malayer pieces of their era.

This early Mishan Malayer rug, dating to c. 1870, is an especially striking example of its type, with a delicate abrash (or, colour variation) across its charcoal grey – a rare colour in weavings of in its type – forming a charming backdrop to its stamped all-over design, framed by a decorative border.

Preserved in good practical condition for everyday use, though with some age-related wear, which, combined with its gracefully weathered vegetable dyes, lends the work a characterful patina.

An attractive accent rug, which would add style and personality to any setting.

This attractive rug belongs to a group of carpets specifically commissioned in west Persia during the late 19th/early 20th century to complement European furnishing tastes. They are unique due to their grand scale drawings, quiet formality and use of soft, understated colours and are often seen in grand stately homes in Europe and the UK. Antique Mahal carpets work well in modern spaces as they have the aesthetic ability to unite and balance both classic and contemporary design elements.

A beautiful antique Ziegler Mahal carpet with a simple monochrome overall drawing. The rare ivory field provides a great contrast to the array of colours including various greens, terracotta and a touch of grey – all natural vegetable-dyed which have aged nicely.

This early Ziegler Mahal carpet is in well-preserved condition for everyday use with a slight age-related patina. The various borders including the plain ivory one are still present on all sides.

A stylish example with a quiet formality with discreet elegance and subtle colours that will make a great addition to a wide variety of interior styles.

Anatolia, the western region of Turkey, has a long-standing rug-weaving tradition, dating at least as far back as the 13th Century. As the explorer Marco Polo once wrote, ‘Here they make the most beautiful silks and carpets, and in the most beautiful colours.’ It is these carpets, among the first to reach the European market in the Early Modern era, that can be spotted in many of the paintings of the Old Masters, including those of Holbein, Vermeer, and Reubens.

This fine early 20th Century example features a soft terracotta ground, with a wonderful abrash – or colour variation – which lends a great sense of depth and character to its open design across the central field. The double palmette designs and wide, decorative border are worked in muted tones of aubergine grey, with sky blue and ivory accents.

A handsome early piece, with gracefully aged vegetable dyes, retained in very good condition for everyday use, which would make a fine addition to any interior.

Antique Baktiar carpets from west Persia have one of the most intriguing and distinct styles of any antique Persian rug and boast a fascinating historical heritage and character. They are one of the few types of Persian rugs to encompass both nomadic tribal and antique rug designs.  They are notable for their high wool quality and rich colours.

This interesting early Baktiar carpet has a bold graphic drawing.  The soft terracotta field is very attractive and compliments the creative overall drawing and array of vegetable-dyed colours.  It is framed by three individual borders.

This Baktiar has a minor age-related patina/wear; however, in good practical condition for everyday use.  It retains its original borders all sides. A decorative example with a tribal charm and character to blend in a stylish setting.

Antique Bidjar carpets from Northwest Persia are famed among Persian tribal village rugs for the high quality of their weaves and striking designs and colours. Bidjar is situated along a corridor between the borders of Persia, Anatolia, and the Caucasus, and this wide variety of cultural influences is well-reflected in the diverse range of styles and patterns represented in its carpets.

This earlier Bidjar carpet, dating to the beginning of the last century, showcases a much greater sense of creativity in its design and use of colour, compared to later pieces, with a series of palmettes in an all-over pattern across the field, cleverly repeated in a wide range of forms and vegetable dyed hues, including cornflower blue, olive green, ivory, and ochre tones, over a blue-grey colour field, which forms a charming backdrop to the variety of colours in the design. Its well-balanced composition is framed by three, individual borders.

In very good condition for everyday use, with its original plain outer borders preserved on all sides.

An attractive example, with a tribal charm and character, to suit a wide variety of interiors – one of the finest Bidjar carpets we have had the pleasure of coming across, and rare in this large format.

To arrange a viewing for this carpet, either in situ at your location, anywhere in the UK, or at our London studio showroom, please be in touch.

The Ersari tribe of Central Asia, residing in Southern Turkmenistan and Northern Afghanistan, have a long and rich history in the world of antique rugs. Their weavings are widely appreciated for their quality, rich palettes, and their distinctive stamped ‘elephant’s foot’ patterns, making them charming, durable pieces.

This wonderful antique Ersari carpet is a fine example of its type, with high-grade wool and a fine weave, giving a crisp clarity to its drawing. Being an early piece, it not only has better quality wool, but its pattern is simpler and more naive, relative to later examples, and the vegetable dyes used have taken on a beautiful age-related patina, lending a natural colour variation (abrash) to its muted terracotta field, adding a real sense of depth and great richness to the simple drawing, framed by several creative borders.

It is in excellent condition, still retaining all its four borders and its original kilim fringes are intact at both ends, rare features for a rug dating c.1900.

A great statement piece to complement a variety of interior styles.

Early Heriz carpets from north-west Persia are in a class of their own. Prized for their geometric designs, fine durable construction, and creative use of vegetable-dyed colours, they make ideal long-lasting rugs and have always stood out for their striking tribal motifs. In our experience, Heriz carpets prove to be among the most versatile decorative weavings, with the ability to unite both modern and traditional design elements in a room.

This charming late 19th Century Heriz carpet has a creative overall design, rather than the traditional central medallion motif, inspired by rare 19th-century rugs from the Caucasus, and lending the composition a feeling of space and balance. The warm terracotta red field serves to compliment the range of gracefully aged vegetable-dyed colours in the drawing, framed by a wide indigo border.

Retained in good condition for everyday use, with its fringes and outer borders preserved on all sides – its colours have taken on a characterful patina with age.

In our experience, Heriz carpets prove to be among the most versatile decorative weavings, with the ability to unite both modern and traditional design elements – this piece is a fine example, to suit a wide variety of spaces.

Heriz carpets, made in Northwest Persia are in a class of their own. Prized for their geometric designs, fine durable construction, and creative palettes, they make ideal long-lasting rugs, incorporating the bold, graphic drawing of tribal and nomadic rugs, with the high-quality weaving of a Persian workshop piece.

This 1900s Heriz is a fine example of its type, employing an impressive range of fine, vegetable-dyed colours, spanning from ivory to denim blues, with golden and muted ochre accents in its open, wonderfully crisp overall design, overlaid over a soft terracotta ground.

This antique Heriz carpet is in very good to excellent condition, still retaining its original outer borders and fringes on both sides.

These pieces are increasingly desireable, and it is becoming a challenge to find early Heriz carpets in such amazing condition on the market today. A charming example with the versatility to blend in a contemporary or classic setting.