I have been collecting rugs since 2000. I am mainly interested in Shahsavan pieces and kilims and soumaks, but I impulsively buy pieces I like. I tend to focus on aesthetic appeal rather than what is considered collectable.

  • Shahsavan reverse soumak, 19c. Measures roughly 62cmx60cm. Natural colours with cochineal. Good condition ...some surface wear and minor side splitting... see ... read more
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  • Rare Shahsavan piled bagface. i don't recall seeing this border in a piled bagface. Great natural colours that glow in the sun. ... read more
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  • Rare and classic Shahsavan sumakh khorjin bagface, 19c, approx 57cm x 51cm. Very fine weave with a softer palette and in good condition. ... read more
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  • a lovely large bagface, probably from nwp, measuring 67cm x 60cm Single wefted with large botehs and unusual design elements that resemble ... read more
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  • Complete miniature Shahsavan bagfaces - reverse soumac? - circa 1900, possibly earlier. Bagset measures about 47cm x 21cm Wool on cotton ground, ... read more
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  • Superior Jaff bagface with great colours and the best drawn border of this type i have ever seen.
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  • Charming small Kurdish bag (or big chanteh), complete with original striped back, measuring 40 cm x 30 cm and in mint condition. ... read more
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  • Here is a very old and beautiful small Shahsavan soumak bagface, roughly 28x28cm There is obvious damage but the almost pastel colours are ... read more
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  • Here is a very rare mid 19c red ground Ertmen gul Chodor main carpet fragment,
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  • Huge classic late 19c to early 20c Shirvan kilim rug, 327cm x 166cm, and in excellent condition. Amazing piece that is in ... read more
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  • Mid to early 19c Caucasian Kazak rug fragment, 80cm x 48cm. Outstanding wool and colour !!!
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  • Rare and beautiful 19c Shahsavan kilim bagface, approx 42cm x 35cm. I thought this was a chanteh but now realise it was part ... read more
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  • Small flatwoven tribal zigzag bags probably Kurdish. Coarse weave and all natural dyes. Each bag measures approx 82x38cm.
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  • Qashqai kilim
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  • Unusual long Jaff Kurdish bagface rug with thick lush pile. i have not seen any Jaff bagfaces so long.... measures roughly 102 ... read more
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  • Baluch small piece .... not sure what it is. Possibly some kind of wagirah or spindle bag? Anyway, it measures roughly 62cm ... read more
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  • ok, so i have been told this is a Croatian Dinaric woman's apron (see link below).. very interesting! http://folkcostume.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/north-dinaric-womans-costume-o...' > link approx 70cm x ... read more
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  • Terrific quality 19c Jaff bagface with superior color - i count 14 wonderful natural colours including a lovely rare yellow and gold ... read more
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  • Antique Tibetan erotic tsakli card, 10.5 cm x 9 cm. Hand painted with script on back. Age? My guess is 19c but could be ... read more
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  • Ancient Moghan Shahsavan soumac mafrash panel fragment, 70 x 42 cm, circa 1850 if not older. See Wertime plate 66 for similar example. ... read more
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