Gallery

Rare Oriental Rug Fragments

(from left to right...)

  • Early 19th century Caucasian Kuba
  • Late 18th early 19th century Turkoman Ersari
  • Late 19th century Persian Tabriz

Late 16th century Persian Isfahan

More Rare Oriental Rug Fragments

(from left to right...)

  • Early 19th century Caucasian Kuba
  • 19th Century Persian Kerman
  • Mid 19th century Kermanshah

My Office

On the wall you can see very rare rug fragments along with a picture of my Dad (the center picture) who started our family business in Pittsburgh circa 1948. Just to the right of my dad is a picture of my Grandmother and Grandfather.

Wall decorated with rare rug fragments

From left to right

  • TOP: Mid 19th century Heriz Serapi
  • BELOW: William Morris rug woven in Turkey

  • TOP: Caucasian Shirvan mid 19th century
  • BELOW: Early 19th century Caucasian Eagle Kazak

  • TOP: Mid 19th entury Caucasian Shirvan
  • BELOW: late 19th entury Persian Mahal

  • CENTER ALONE LEFT: An early 18th century Ninghsia Chinese with horse hair
  • CENTER ALONE RIGHT: A Northwest Persian Kurd with Boteh designs

  • TOP: Early 19th century Star Tulip Caucasian Talish
  • MIDDLE:  center mid 19th century Persian Jaipur
  • BOTTOM: late 19th century Cauasian Shahsavan flat weave

  • TOP: Rare type Caucasian Baku with large Crab
  • BELOW: early 19th century Talish border

  • TOP: late 18th early 19th century Caucasian Talish with butterflies and crosses within
  • BOTTOM: 17th century Persian Isfahan

More rare rug fragments being displayed

(from left to right)

  • TOP: mid 19th century Caucasian Kazak
  • BELOW: 19th century Caucasian Talish

  • TOP: 19th century Agra India
  • BELOW LEFT: early 18th century Ninghsia Chinese with fu dog main border
  • BELOW RIGHT: very rare 17th century East Turkestan Samarkand

  • TOP: mid 19th century Caucasian Shirvan
  • BOTTOM: early 19th century Dragon design Caucasian Soumak

  • mid 19th century Caucasian Marsali with flamimg birds design

  • 17th century Persian Isfahan insects sucking the pollen from the flower design.

Barrels of fragments

Barrels of fragments used for repairs

Fragments for patches

Fragments used for repairs

Strips of early fragments used for the sides to create originality