Handwoven Antique Rugs and Carpets

This sumptuous antique Oriental Indian velvet textile is based upon the silk twill textiles of the early Byzantine and early Umayyad or Islamic periods.

Featuring an intricate all-over pattern in brilliant yellow, this Indian textile piece makes a dramatic statement.

Created circa 1900, this antique, handwoven shawl features a magnificent quatrefoil medallion decorated with writhing floral motifs and stunning silvery details.

This meticulously elegant antique Oriental Kashmir embroidered shawl from India has a classic medallion design derived from classical Safavid and Mughal carpets.

Woven in Italy, this velvet textile piece features a repeating floral pattern set over a burgundy field.

Turkish rugs are known generally for having exquisite designs and those without designs are rare.

Woven with varying shades of sienna-red and brown, this dramatic shawl rug features curves reminiscent of traditional botehs supported by a series of architectural details.

Few nomadic carpets have the boldness and graphic power of this extraordinary antique Oriental Khirgiz felt applique from Central Asia.

A lion rests majestically on rustic terrain at the center of this magnificent Uktainian carpet.