Caucasian Folk Art

This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Reyhanli region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and ...

The source of the rug comes from the book Tapis du Caucase - Rugs of the Caucasus, Ian Bennett & Aziz Bassoul, The Nicholas Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon 2003, nr.90 and Oriental R...

This is a Central Anatolian 'New / Not Used' Handwoven Kilim from the Bahcecik Village, Kayseri region, with a rare and beautiful color composition. The earliest recorded occupation...

This is a repeat of large sweeping arabesques in muted colors adorning the red field rug designed in the early 20th century that originates from the Bidjar region in northwestern Ira...

mid 20th Century Turkish Kars rug Details rug no. j3599 size 7' x 12' 10" (213 x 391 cm)

This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kur...

This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Rashwan, Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. The difference in dyeing on the left and right sides is proof t...

The source of carpet comes from the book How to Read - Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.61,62. The five-star-medallion carpet was d...

This is a Derbend Kazak rug also known as Daghestan rug, designed late 19th century, is a type of handwoven rug that originates from the Caucasus region, specifically from the town of Derbend (also spelled as Derbent) in modern-day Dagestan, Russia. Derbend rugs have a rich history that dates back centuries and are highly regarded for their intricate designs and craftsmanship. Derbend rugs are known for their bold and vibrant geometric designs. They often feature intricate patterns and motifs such as diamonds, medallions, stars, and stylized floral elements. The designs are typically woven with high contrast, using a variety of colors, including red, blue, green, and ivory. Derbend rugs have been woven by various ethnic groups in the Caucasus region, including the Azerbaijani, Lezgian, and Avar peoples. They hold cultural and historical importance as a form of artistic expression and are considered a part of the region's rich weaving heritage. The design of this rug is interpreted by our designers and soft colors are chosen for this rug. Color summary: 7 colors in total; Turquoise 330 (Spurge - Madder Root - Indigo - Walnut Husk) Dark Brown 316 (No Dye - Sheep’s Own Color) Barley Corn 103 (Only Specially Washed) Mandarian Orange 529 (Madder Root - Walnut Hulsk) Wax Flower...

This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This kilim is large and has two pieces joined from the center. A...

This is a large Antique Talish Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the m...

This is a Southern Anatolian Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. It i...

This vintage old large kilim was woven in the Sivas region of eastern Anatolia. The bright red woven fabric is over three meters long and is covered with beautiful kilim weaving th...

This is a Central Anatolian Semi-old Carpet from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible carpet has wonderful special colors and textur...

This is an antique prayer (mihrab) rug from Western Anatolia, Kula region with a very rare and beautiful color composition. Kula rugs, also known as Kula prayer kilims, are handwoven rugs that originated in the Kula region of western Turkey. Kula is a town known for its rug-weaving tradition and is renowned for producing high-quality prayer rugs. Kula prayer rugs...

This is an antique golden plate design Canakkale Rug from the Canakkale region, western Anatolia, Turkiye. Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on ...

This is Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...

This is Central Anatolian Old Antique Mighrab Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Konya once flourished as a trade route between Europe...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Sivas In the third century, Sivas was a Roman city known as Sebastea, the capital of Armenia Minor. Flourishing under Byzantine rule, Sivas reached a peak of prosperity under the Seljuks, only to be plundered in the fourteenth century by Tamerlane, as it was an important venue on the Persian and Iraqi trade routes. The Sivas region is inhabited by Turkish and Kurdish people, and until the genocide wrought by the Turks early this century, many Armenians dwelt there as well. Sivas gained certain fame as the site for the Sivas Congress of September 1919, convened by Mustafa Kemal...

This is a large Antique Verneh Runner Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produce...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...

This is an antique Mucur mighrab prayer rug from Central Anatolia, the Kirsehir region, with a floral red background, good condition, and beautiful color composition. The town of M...

Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...

This is a Central Anatolian High-grade Antique Kilim from the Konya - Obruk region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has a wonderfu...

The most dramatic of the Gerous ( Garrus, Gerus, Garus ) carpets are those with an “asymmetric” design. Only a section of the original is shown, in the same way, many Lotto carpets w...

This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for a number of miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...

This is an old Western Anatolian Kilim from the Fethiye region with a red background and beautiful color composition. The borders, medallions, and fields are densely woven with pa...

This is an Anatolian Old Kilim from Reyhanli, Adana Region, with a rare color and design combination. Islamic, Jewish, Christian, and Asian religious ...

This is a vintage Unique Sarkoy (Sharkoy or Sarköy) Kilim rug from Western Turkey with a rare and beautiful color composition. Sarkoy kilims are very finely woven in slitweave in a ...

These Matryoshka dolls are hand painted. They were made in Russia. The set includes 5 nesting dolls that are signed on the bottom.

An early 20th century Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a pleasant deer on a mustard yellow ground Measures: 4'1'' x 7'9''.

This rug has an interpreted design composed of a palmette lattice pattern taken from a part of the Mamluk rug, filling the field elegantly. These kinds of rugs have often been descri...

An antique Turkish Ghiordes carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century in shades of light blue, purple, red, and yellow sitting atop a nude-beige field and a grey-blue border.

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors and tex...

This is an antique prayer ( mihrab ) rug from the Western Anatolia, Ghiordes ( Gördes ) region with a very rare and beautiful color composition. Ghiordes rugs, also known as Gorde...

This is Eastern Anatolian Old, Vintage Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special colors ...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Corum region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Corum has a long history as a base for Hittite ruins such as Hattusa, the ...

This is Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Gomurgen, Kayseri region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...

This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition. Kuba kilims are often decorated with large abstract indented medal...

This offset pattern is composed of palmettes and flowers, one has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed for 19th-century rugs from the Bidjar region, Easter...

The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750, Michael Franses, Hali Publications Ltd, 2021 fig.27. This 13th-century carpet is fr...

The design source of the carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. This rug with the central star was designed ...

This is an Antique Kurdish Herki Rug from the Eastern Anatolia and Northern Iraqi region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Iraqi Kurds are main...

This is a large, Caucasian Old Kilim from the Kuba region with a red background and beautiful color composition. The large, continuous medallions with zigzag patterns have an impa...

This is a large Antique Verneh Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags...

This is a Southern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. It was originally a kilim with two halves, but this is one half. Encountering such a piece is precious. Half of them are somewhere else in the world, or they are the survivors of Kilims who might otherwise have disappeared from this world due to special damage that is difficult to repair. Kilim is such an organic existence. That's why you can enjoy the encounter with your piece a once-in-a-lifetime chance. As you can see at a glance, each color is a very beautiful kilim. You can enjoy the goodness of ablush from the deep red to the bright color close to orange. Dark blue, orange, khaki, and white complement each other, making each color more vivid. What makes it unique is the beauty of khaki. Also, the dark brown on the border that tightens all the colors is a modest presence, but I think it's very beautiful to change the expression. Malatya is a town built on one main street that continues for several miles. It is situated in the Tohmasuyu River basin which is encircled by the high peaks of the eastern Taurus Mountains. This is a fertile agricultural region, particularly for apricots, and has been a prolific weaving area for many years. The modern town was established in 1838; old Malatya, which is close by, was once an important city in Armenia Minor. In Roman times it was important as a garrison town on the eastern frontier, and the settlement came under Ottoman rule in the early fifteenth century. Considering the number of kilims woven in this region there is a surprising lack of diversity in design, especially in the larger kilims; this is possibly a direct result of the Kurdish tribal tradition of weaving only one type of design. Small prayer rugs...

Rare size mid-20th century Turkish Deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design. Measures: 2'3'' x 15'6''.

Anatolian "Grain Sack" rug. A Classic tribal transport bag or "chuval" from the Antep-Maras region in Southeastern Turkey, opened up to be used as a floor rug, table cover or a wall ...

An early 20th-century high-quality Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a happy go luck deer Measures: 4'5'' x 6'9''.

Four Squares, Angora Tulu rug. An old tribal rug from West Central Turkey, coarsely woven with long strands of colorful angora goat hair (mohair). Such rug...

A decorative one of a kind colorful mid 20th-century turkish runner featuring animals and humans Measures: 3' x 10'11''

Antique Sivrihisar Jijim rug. An antique tribal flat-weave from West-Central Turkey, rug is woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique. The design and color palette are chara...

An early 20th century oversize Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 12'2'' x 17'6''.

Southeast Anatolian "Jijim," long runner rug. A lovely old tribal flat-weave rug from Southeastern Turkey, possibly by Kurdish tribes, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading techni...

Rare long runner size 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish deco rug with a repetitive all-over checkerboard design in an assortment of different colors. Originally custom made for...

An early 20th century oversize square Turkish Oushak rug with an all-over design on a pink ground Measures: 16'10'' x 17'

Balikesir Jijim rug. A beautiful old tribal flat-weave rug from Western Turkey, woven in the intricate "jijim" brocading technique, with alternating bands of...

Yuntdag rug with Cloudband border. A great example of Western Anatolian weaving by tribal groups settled in the Manisa - Bergama region, attributed to the highland pastures of Yuntda...

Rare long and narrow size mid-20th century Turkish deco long and narrow runner with a repetitive all-over checkerboard cintomani design in black green and yellow accents. Measures...

Square size pictorial Turkish sivas carpet from the early 20th century. 8'1'' x 8'3''