Mark Traxler

Collector and weaver of oriental textiles. Caught the bug in 1996 and it hasn't let up any. Live in rural Minnesota.

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    sold! Kurd bagface: 26" x 24". Single wefted, 6 ply cotton warp and goat hair weft. The back is not original to ... read more
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    sold!! This Tekke six gul torba is beautifully drawn and very old, easily c. 1850. It measures 42" x 15" and has ... read more
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    sold! Antique Tekke Dip Khali measuring 44" x 41" in full pile. The ends have been bound and are secure. The piece ... read more
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    sold! Rare Yomud chuval with Tekke influence. Full pile, with minimal selvage loss. 200 kpi, asymmetric knots, open right. Fantastic dye saturation, ... read more
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    sold! Antique Baluch Prayer Rug with tree of life design. Camel hair field, with good quality weft-float end finish and some selvage ... read more
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    sold! Antique Baluch - 36" x 56" and its all there. Considerable wear. Clean and odor free, with an interesting rendition of ... read more
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    price:  $100

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    Sold Antique Bakhtiari rug with natural dyes and all wool foundation. Areas of wear and a crease or two. No holes, or ... read more
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    Antique white-groud Afshar, 3.5' x 4.5' in overall great condition. All natural dyes, electric blue. Generally low pile, with a coffee stain? ... read more
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    White Ground Afshar constructed of interlocking boteh! Wool warp and weft, 4 feet by 5 feet. Low pile, good general condition. Selvages ... read more
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    price:  $400

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    sold! Tekke 6 gul torba of significant age and quality! Intense detail in the main guls which are of good size. Condition ... read more
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    price:  $500

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    Sweet Torba, with Asmalyk guls, 45" x 15" - Symmetric knots. Saturated dyes, with mothing [taken care of], and wear. Super decorative. ... read more
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    a tour de force of Turkoman weaving with Yomud influence. 10' x 18" with both handspun cotton and wool shots of weft. ... read more
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    Yomud group chuval with tremendous color and wool quality. Admired by top collectors! Symmetric noting. Very fine dark brown weft. Natural dyes. ... read more
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    price:  $800

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    Chodor carpet, 9' x 4.5' - Excellent dye-work, c. 1870. Splits, reinforced, but intact. No odor or rot. $500 plus shipping. sold!
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    price:  $500

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    Ersari Ensi, Circa 1850 sold!- fully ethnographic in every regard. Better condition than one would expect! Pile a bit low in the ... read more
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    price:  $1250

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    Antique Yomud Main Carpet: Excellent Christmas gift. 9'3"x5'5". 11h x 14v = 140 kpi. Camel hair warp. Some cotton in weft? [see ... read more
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    price:  $3500

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    Antique Ivory Ground Khamseh 4'x 6' in excellent condition. To be auctioned at Grogans on Monday, 11/3. View it at link
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    Antique Bijar Kilim: 3.5' x 5'. Complete on both ends and sides, but two small areas of weft damage, upper right and ... read more
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    price:  $350 OBO

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    Chodor Carpet, Good pile but seamed in several spots. Judged by those who know to be c. 1870. Extensive cotton in weft. ... read more
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    price:  POR

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    Sold Afshari / Khamseh bagface /rug. old. Great graphics and saturated dyes, all natural! Worn.
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    price:  Sold

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    Seichour Kuba! Excellent colors and condition. 72" x 45". Probably pre-1900, judging from the dyes. The dark blue/black is somewhat corrosive ... read more
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    Classic Bidjov Kuba in excellent, full pile condition. Circa 1910. Excellent quality. Selvages are perfect and original. Please check my other ... read more
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    Jomud group, Asmalyk-gul torba. 45" x 16." Symetric knots 8h x 15v. Great color, some wear, as shown. Great color, but ... read more
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    price:  $900

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    Good piece in ok condition. 58" x 33". Selvages are perfect w/ some kilim at ends. Electric blue. Any questions? Please ... read more
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    price:  $200

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    Nice Sarouk. No sign of "paint," but some moth-bites out of the olive green. Professionally cleaned. Better than average color. 29" x ... read more
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    price:  $200