Caucasian Folk Art

This antique Turkish Oushak rug, woven in the 1920s, embodies the serene elegance and timeworn beauty that define Anatolian weaving traditions. Characterized by its spacious composit...

This elegant antique Turkish Oushak rug, represents the finest traditions of Anatolian weaving from the early 20th century. Crafted circa 1920, it embodies the timeless aesthetic of ...

The Modern Anatolia Silk & Wool Rug is a newly made, one-of-a-kind conversational piece, hand-knotted from silk and wool and sized at approximately 9′4″ × 12′10″. Its design bala...

This magnificent antique Oushak rug from the early 20th century exemplifies the renowned weaving tradition of the Oushak region in Turkey. This oversized floor covering offers both g...

This exquisite hand-knotted rug, measuring 13'4" × 18'4" (406 × 558 cm), is a contemporary reinterpretation of traditional design, meticulously crafted in India using high-quality wo...

This antique Turkish Oushak rug rests on a softly mottled ivory-cream field shot through with very pale beige abrash. Across this serene ground runs a loose, oversized network of fai...

This exquisite antique Turkish Oushak rug, measuring approximately 13 by 11 feet, showcases the timeless elegance and artistry characteristic of classic Oushak weaving traditions. Th...

Rich in artistic heritage and regional charm, this antique Turkish Oushak rug from the early 20th century radiates both historic authenticity and delicate beauty. Woven circa 1900, i...

This antique Oushak rug from early 20th-century Turkey is an exquisite example of Anatolian craftsmanship, prized for both its cultural heritage and decorative appeal. Woven circa 19...

This antique Turkish Angora Oushak rug from the 1920s is a masterclass in quiet elegance and textural luxury. Woven from prized Angora wool, this large-format carpet exemplifies the ...

This exceptional Anatolia rug reimagines the timeless artistry of Turkish weaving through a distinctly modern lens. Hand-knotted in Turkey from premium wool, the piece features a dig...

This exquisite antique Oushak rug, woven in Turkey circa 1930, is a masterful representation of Anatolia's enduring weaving tradition. With its expansive scale, delicate color palett...

This pair of oil paintings on canvas are done by the well known portrait and landscape Russian artist, Vera Alabaster in circa 1940 in a Folk Art style. The paintings depict a Jamaic...

A vintage Turkish folk rug in accent size with a tribal design handmade with long and lustrous mohair in tobacco brown, black, white ivory, and grey.

Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid wood box. Small octagonal box intricately decorated with a miniature painting of an old man with a textile in his hand motif and inlaid with mosaic marquetry. Middle Eastern, Asian micro mosaic box...

Antique hand-carved wooden Turkish harem shoe. One shoe only available. Great decorative collector item, circa 1870.

A vintage Turkish Tulu rug. A tribal rug that fits very well with contemporary furniture. All in red with an extra-long lustrous pile and uncountable wefts. No borders. No pattern. L...

This Navajo-style Turkish kilim blends Anatolian craftsmanship with a bold mid-century geometric sensibility. Handwoven from hand-spun wool on a cotton foundation, it features a dyna...

This is a long 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 produces...

This wonderful wooden dump truck was made in USSR in the 1950s. Lovely proportions, it´s not only a vintage toy, it´s work of art. Condition in distress...

This is an East Anatolian vintage old Cecim ( Cicim or Jijim) Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This highly collectible vintage kilim has wo...

This is a Central Anatolian Antique Double Medallion Carpet 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...

Karachov Kazak: A quite famous and seldom-found design type, usually attributed to the Armenian weavers of the high Caucasus Mountains. The best of the ...

This is a traditional handwoven kilim from the Adana region in southern Türkiye. Measuring 57 cm x 96 cm, it is made from 100% wool. Originally, this piece was used as the front pane...

An antique Turkish Anatolian runner from the early 20th century. Anatolian, the rose-red field displays a geometric pattern of Memling guls (flowers), stars, cartouches-in-boxes and ...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the mid-20th century.

This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...

A vintage Tulu Turkish rug from the mid-20th century. A wide plain saturated marsala colored border with a beige open field. No ditzy ornamentation. Totally graphic with a very long ...

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

This is a Central Anatolian Old Vintage Handwoven Cecim ( Jijim, Cicim ) Kilim from the Sivas region with a rare and beautiful color composition. In the third century, Sivas was a R...

This is a South Anatolian Vintage / Semi-old Handwoven Kilim from the town of Mut in Mersin Province, located in the Mediterranean region of Anatolia, Turkey. These kilims are renown...

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...

Woven in a complex flat-weave technique known as Zili, this superb example originates from the area of Sivrihisar, located in Cappadocia. The background is entirely in wool and the a...

This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medalli...

Folk Art Walking Stick, carved and sculpted from a single piece of wood, the walking stick has a flattened overall shape. The base is rounded, from which the shaft rises, featuring t...

A vintage Turkish Sparta rug that has been overdyed teal with hand-knotted raised piles to form the 'pseudo' medallion, spandrels, and border of this modern folk piece.

A small Kütahya style polychrome hand painted and handcrafted glazed ceramic decorative vase with an Ottoman scene. This is an intricately, hand painted vase that was made in Marmara, Turkey: Kütahya is famous for its kiln products, such as tiles and pottery, which are glazed and multicolored. It has a beautifully hand painted scene with Ottomans princes enjoying the outdoors, surrounded by flowers in burgundy, turquoise, light and dark blue and green foliage. An Islamic ceramic...

This is an Antique runner Kilim from the Aleppo region with a rare and beautiful color composition and metallic threads. The strong colors and borderless horizontal striped design a...

This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique runner Kilim with rare metallic threads from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is Turkey's main kilim...

West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs s...

Colorful geometric Kilim rug from Turkey. Great for by a bed, in a nursery, front door or foyer. Colors in pink, yellow, black, orange, red white.

This unique Wool Hereke Carpet is among the highest-quality carpets in the Hereke workshop. There is a flower lattice on a white background with the fineness of the weave, the use of...

This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme ...

The source of 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 in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a flower lattice pattern taken from a part of the MAK Museum’s rug...

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 geometric lattice pattern rug has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have o...

The source of carpet comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK, Vienna: Böhlau, 2001: 42–5. That rug with the central star was designed in the early 16th-century rug by Mamluk Sultane of Cairo, Egypt. It is exhibited at MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria. The interpreted design is composed of a leaf lattice pattern taken from the border of the MAK Museum’s rug...

The source of the 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 i...

This is a South Eastern Anatolian Antique runner Kilim from the Malatya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Malatya is Turkey's main kilim production area, and the...

This is Central Anatolian Antique one halve of Kilim from the Konya - Karaman region with a rare and beautiful color composition. As early as the 13th century MarCo Polo noted, in...

This is a Western Anatolian vintage Kilim from the Esme ( Eshme ) region with a rare and beautiful color composition. This type of large Esme Kilims often features hexagonal medal...

This is a South Anatolian old vintage Kilim from the Antalya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Founded in 200 BC by Attalus II, king of Pergamum, Antalya, then named Attaleia, has always been a bustling port. During the Crusades, the town was used for the embarking of troops on their way to Palestine, as it was a Byzantine stronghold at Antalya that was captured by Seljuks in the early 12th century, and late in the 15th century it became part of the Ottoman Empire. There are many interesting monuments in the town such as the Hadrian Gate, a three-arched marble portal...

This is a Central Anatolian Old Kilim from the Sarkisla - 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 Southern Anatolian made in two halves of old Kilim from the Adana region with a rare and beautiful color composition. Adana Situated in the fertile Çukurova plain (previ...

This is a large size, Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition. As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his acco...

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.24 and Oriental R...

The source of rug comes from the book Tapis du Caucase – Rugs of the Caucasus, Ian Bennett & Aziz Bassoul, The Nicholas Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon 2003, nr.79. This is a very colorful, dramatic, and unusual design rug from the late 19th century, Kuba region, Caucasus area. The series of octagons arranged in horizontal rows, each with a delicately drawn quatrefoil center, is reminiscent of a group of octagon rugs...

The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.64 and Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art Research Center Inc., New York 1965 nr.26. This is a long Khorassan Compartment and tree design 17th-century carpet from Khorasan, Eastern Persia. The name of this carpet comes from the provenance of Piero Barbieri, Genoa. The basic design of this rug is essentially quite simple. The field is organized by alternate rows of smaller multilobed medallions and larger reciprocal cartouches. The medallions alternate in width and color; from the wider ones, four trees...

West Anatolia is one of the largest weaving regions in Turkey. Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine oriental rugs. Oushak rugs su...

Exquisite hand carved Russian hard stone "Coachman" sculpture figure dating from the early 1900s. Made of solid lapis lazuli. Beard is made of gray obsidian. Hands and face are made ...