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Antique, artistic and collectable carpets, rugs, kilims and textiles. |
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| www.rahmanan.com | Rahmanan Antique & Decorative Rugs offers an unusual and extensive stock of Oriental and European carpets, and American hooked rugs. Their pieces are selected primarily on the basis of aesthetic value and secondarily with respect to age and condition. Very useful links page. |
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| www.marlamallett.com | Marla Mallet specialises in antique flatwoven tribal Oriental rugs, kilims and bags, and also tapestries, embroideries and other textile art. This recommended site contains many attractive pictures of textiles and the people who weave them. Includes a bibliography, useful features on how to assess textiles, terminology and, not least, a trenchant assessment of the popular and highly romantic Çatal Hüyük story regarding the neolithic origins of kilim imagery. Gallery located in Atlanta, GA. |
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| www.arca.net/arts_antiques/expo/a122.htm | The Dinolevi company was established in 1915 and, three generations later, the gallery is now run by Mr. Nathan Levi. Dinolevi specialises in European tapestries from the XVI up to the XIX century, antique rugs, embroideries, and antique clothes. Via Maggio, 53/r I-50125 Florence, Italy. Tel. +39 055 212 815. |
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| www.rageth.com | Jürg Rageth of Basel, Switzerland, exhibits rare anatolian kilims and other fine textiles, publishes beautifully-illustrated books in the field, and organises the Basel carpet conferences. Current information on forthcoming events and publications is given on his web site. |
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| www.antico.com | Ambient is specialized in rare and antique carpets and fine antiques. Ambient's headquarters are in Switzerland, with a subsidiary in Italy.You can see a selection of our carpets in the Exhibition section of our web page. |
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| www.lavian.com | Joseph Lavian Antique Carpets carries a large selection of rare and unusual antique oriental - Persian, Indian, Turkish, Caucasian, Chinese, Central Asian - and European carpets and textiles. We specialize in meeting the needs of interior designers, decorators, architects, collectors and rug dealers worldwide. |
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| www.metropolitancarpet.com | New York City dealer in decorative antique rugs and carpets. Huge range of 19th & early 20th century European & Oriental (i.e. Persian, Indian, Turkish, Central Asian and Caucasian) carpets. |
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| www.moheban.com |
Abraham Moheban, NY City dealer in very fine decorative antique carpets from Europe and the Orient. Specialists in oversize and unusual pieces. |
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| www.sanaiy-carpets.co.uk | Hussan Sanaiy brings 35 years of experience handling all types of 17th, 18th and 19th century tribal, village and workshop weavings to bear when helping you to select the finest antique rugs, carpets, kilims, tribal bags and European tapestries for your home or collection. Our antique oriental carpets gallery in London has been dealing in collectable and decorative antique carpets, rugs and tapestries for 14 years. |
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| www.haliden.com | Haliden Oriental Carpets is situated in the beautiful city of Bath and is run jointly by Craig Bale, Andrew Lloyd and Owen Parry. They offer a comprehensive range of old and antique rugs, carpets and trappings, as well as a full restoration, conservation and cleaning service. |
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| www.thunderstrand.com | Walter Brew of Harlequin Thunderstrand sells antique and collectable rugs and bags from Anatolia, central Asia, the Caucasus and Persia. On-line catalogue. Leeds. |
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| www.fjhakimian.com | F.J. Hakimian of New York sell a top range of antique European and Oriental carpets. Among their antique pieces are carpets from Sultanabad, Tabriz, Oushak, Khotan and Agra along with Aubussons, Savonneries, Bessarabians and Axminsters. |
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| www.presentltd.com/rugs/index2.html | Sheikh Safi Caucasian Rugs is a firm based in Baku, Azerbaijan, that trades in traditional arts, including carpets and rugs. Vugar Dadashov is a descendent of a Baku trading family that goes back to the late 18 C. He offers a large range of Caucasian carpets. |
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| www.textile-art.com | The Textile Gallery, founded in 1972, presents antique textiles which express the highest and purest forms of this art. We are able to offer for sale examples from a wide variety of cultures, while specialising in textile art from the Near East, Central Asia and the Far East, including carpets from the 17th century and earlier. 12 Queen St., Mayfair, London W1X 7PL, England. |
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| www.mougalian.com | At Mougalian Oriental Rugs we buy and sell fine quality new, used and antique oriental rugs and carpets. Our show room in Scarborough, Maine, contains a wide selection of modern rugs from the major rug producing areas. Our antique oriental carpet collection includes Oushaks, Sarouks, Heriz and many other styles. |
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| www.herat.com | Herat Ltd. specialises in old and antique oriental rugs, carpets and tribal weavings, with particular emphasis on Baluch, Afshar and South Persian rugs and carpets. Miami. |
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| www.frankames.com | The Antique Textile Gallery was founded 25 years ago in Paris and moved to New York City in 1986. Frank Ames is an active buyer and seller of antique oriental carpets, tribal rugs and bags, fine and unusual French, Paisley or Kashmir shawls and a wide range of period decorative textiles. |
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| www.markarianantiquerugs.com | The Krikor Markarian antique rug and carpet gallery, located in New York in the heart of the wholesale rug district, specialises in collectable antique tribal rugs and other woven artefacts from the main Near Eastern and Asian weaving areas. We usually have on hand several fine 19th century Caucasian rugs and soumacs from the Kazak, Gendje, Karabagh, Shirvan and Kuba weaving areas. |
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www.kilim-warehouse.com |
Described as an Aladdin's Cave, the Kilim Warehouse stocks a wide variety of old, antique and new kilims and woven tribal artefacts. New kilims are also commissioned to be made exclusively for the Warehouse in various countries. The Kilim Warehouse Ltd., 28a Pickets Street, London SW12 8QB, England. |
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| www.antique-carpets.com | Rudolf J. Geissmann. We specialize in antique carpets and tribal kilims including the following: Baluch, Turkoman, Afshar, Kazak, Anatolia, Afghanistan, Persian, Central Asian and Chinese. 143 S. Cedros, Suite P, Solana Beach, CA 92075, USA. |
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| www.tribal-kilims.com | Peter Davies' gallery, Turkana, deals in antique tribal kilims and woven artefacts of the Near and Middle East as well as the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, the Balkans, and North Africa. The primary focus is a collection of both decorative and collectable 18th and 19th century Anatolian tribal kilims. His excellent on-line site is called The Tribal Eye |
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| www.turkotek.com | TurkoTek is a comprehensive site devoted to collectable weavings, a (cyber)space where rug enthusiasts can connect. Our Salon du Tapis d'Orient is a moderated discussion group in the manner of the 19th century salon devoted to oriental rugs and textiles and all aspects of their appreciation. |
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| www.lenkoran.co.uk | The Lenkoran Gallery. Through years of travel we have quietly assembled an exemplary collection of 17th-19th century Caucasian, Anatolian and Persian oriental rugs, kilims and tribal bag faces. We also offer some rare and beautiful antique Scandinavian and Pre-Columbian textiles. 9 Rosslyn Mansions, 21 Goldhurst Terrace, London, NW6 3HD, England. |
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| www.paulhughes.co.uk | Paul Hughes Fine Arts. Paul Hughes' does modern carpet design and acts as agent for Marc Newson, Shiro Kuramata and Ole Wanscher. He is a well-known specialist in Pre-Colombian textiles. London. |
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| www.gallerypersia.demon.co.uk | Gordon MacDonald of Gallery Persia specialises in old and antique Eastern tribal and village rugs, decorative carpets, kilims and tribal bags from the rug weaving and kilim weaving areas of Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, Anatolia (Turkey) and the Turkmenistan regions (Central Asia). We also offer a selection of old and antique wooden boxes, chests and tables mainly from the Swat Valley in the North West Frontier Region, including some lapis lazuli and cornelian jewellery pieces. |
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| www.samarkand.co.uk | Brian MacDonald's Samarkand Galleries specialize in antique tribal weavings. He offers an exquisite selection of old and antique tribal and village rugs, decorative carpets, kilims, tribal utilitarian bags, dowry weavings and animal trappings, plus a selection of old and antique nomadic and tribal artefacts. 8 Brewery Yard, Sheep Street, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, GL54 1AA, England. |
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| www.asianart.com/eskenazi/index.html | The Eskenazi name has been associated with oriental art for 70 years; the Milan gallery has so far presented twelve specialist exhibitions on various aspects of early carpets and oriental art. John Eskenazi Ltd. opened in London in the summer of 1994. 15 Old Bond Street, London W1X 4JL, England. |
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| www.orient-rug.com | Antique, Fine, Persian and Decorative Oriental/European carpets. Detailed Technical Analyses of Historic Carpets and Textiles. Clive Rogers, Oriental Rugs, Coach House Studios, Wraysbury, Berks. England. |
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| www.nonplusultra.com | Non Plus Ultra presents a catalogue of antique carpets, tapestries, objects of tribal and textile art, as well as a list and location of the antique dealers in Milan belonging to the "Sindacato Mercanti d'Arte Antica". |
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| www.antique-rugs.net | Aaron Nejad deals in rare and unusual oriental antique carpets from his London showroom. He specialises in both antique tribal rugs and room-size decorative carpets, offering a broad selection of Persian, Central Asian, Caucasian and Anatolian examples. The web site presents an eclectic selection of weavings, focusing primarily on Persian antique rugs of tribal and village origin, with a smaller selection of Caucasian, Anatolian and Central Asian pieces, including kilims, soumacs and bags. |
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| www.weavingartmuseum.org | The Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute is a non-profit organisation. It plans to create new appreciation for masterpiece weavings produced in the eastern Mediterranean region and specifically those created by peoples whose social and economic lifestyles were far removed from the political and military centres of power which became ever more present in this region from the 15th century onwards. Beautiful and scholarly on-line exhibitions. |
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| www.oldtribalrugs.com |
The Old Tribal Rugs Group is a family business located in Teheran and displays a wide range of rugs, kilims, bags and carpets on the web site. |
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| www.azerbaijanrugs.com | Azerbaijan Rugs is a family business that has been engaged in the sale of Caucasian Rugs since 1896. Displays a very large range of Caucasian rugs from their country of origin. Much information about the history and art of carpet weaving in Azerbaijan. |
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