Ben Banayan

Large, very rustic / tribal Baluch prayer rug. Amazingly soft wool, all good colors.verx unusual back. Lots of Aubergine! Western Afghanistan, perhaps ... read more

Baluch double-sided flatwoven salt bag, tribal region, Northwest frontier, an old one with great color and execution, old repair in one side ... read more

Complete antique Baluch balisht. Great wool , saturated natural color, complete striped back and gist hair fasteners still intact.

Small Baluch chanteh bag with a very uncommon design. Pile front , flat woven back with some leather

寧夏地毯用起重機，寶座回來，18世紀. 非常柔軟的羊毛！ 良好的條件 Chinese Ningxia throne-back with a double crane roundel surrounded by clouds. Great imagery,likely 18th century type with remarkable wool and great ... read more

Bijar directional niched or prayer rug. Unusual format, great color. 3'10"x4'10"

Ottoman embroidery fragment with classical drawing, likely 17th century, 3'6"x1'6"

'Der thrakische Silberschatz aus Rogosen Bulgarien' German text published in Bulgaria with copious color and black and white plates of gold and ... read more

Caucasian sumak rug

Armenian Lenkoran fragment inscribed 'Lusinia Tanielov in the year 1903'. 3'9"x6'0"

Ladik border fragment, likely 18th century

Baluch camel ground rug with an asmalyk design and minakhani border. Camel warp as well. Size is about 3'6"x 7".

Safavid Persian silk sleeve with shrubs and silver metallic clouds, mounted and conserved.

Interesting Senneh or related west Persian bagface with Qajar soldiers bearing swords and birds in the corners, nice wool and saturated natural ... read more

Isfahan Carpet, Safavid era, first half 17th century, silk and cotton warp, cotton weft, lac red ground, fine weave, cut and shut, ... read more

Konya rug fragment, circa 1800 or perhaps earlier? Excellent aubergine.

Baluch 'crypto prayer rug'? with a dramatic border break at the top and blue and white silk knots punctuating a line about ... read more

Border detail from a Safavid era Kerman 'vase technique' carpet fragment.

Caucasian Kuba rug, old, superlative color, lots of wear. 3'6"x5'6"ish

Northwest Persian runner with all natural dyes including 4 blues and undyed camel wool. 2'6"x8'8", great size.

Northwest Persian Kurdish Sauj Bulagh rug with step diamonds, nice color with aubergine.

Quarky Southwest Persian Qashqai bagfaces, soft wool, diverse color. Rounded top of central diamond, concaved bottom.

Classic Baluch star bag. Old, worn, at least one highlight with cochineal silk. The 4eal deal. 2'10"x2'2"