Antique Carpets II

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These images offer unusual opportunities for designing the interior environment with authentic antique carpets of a high order.

BELOW: Aubusson tapestry carpet, rare oval shape; France, late 19th century. 10.4 x 13.10

BELOW: A refined Chinese Ning H'sia gallery carpet, c. 1850. 6.0 x 11.6.

BELOW: Dramatic tribal carpet from S.W. Persia, c. 1900. 7.4 x 11.8. Nocturnal solitude with nightingales and golden chalices.

BELOW: This unique Bakshaish carpet displays an unusually bold and dynamic pattern, c. 1900, 7.8 x 8.10.

BELOW: A magnificent mansion-sized NW Persian carpet from the early Qajar Dynasty, c. 1800, 9.3 x 23.7. A similar example is in the McMullan Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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BELOW: Antique Karabagh Gallery Carpet, late 18th century, 7.3 x 18.0 feet.

BELOW: A very finely woven Tekke main carpet, approximately 5.8X11.0 feet, with silk highlights. Circa 1875. These handsome carpets with glowing mahogany dyes are well suited to a traditional interior, such as a library.

BELOW: This elegant rug, circa 1850, is from the Milas region of SW Turkey. Its assymetric arch design and many-hued palette makes it well suited for a wall hanging and as a focal point on a wall. 3.8x6.4.