Caucasian Rugs
The Caucasus sits between the Black Sea and the Caspian, and its village weavers produced some of the most graphic rugs in the entire Oriental tradition. Designs are built from bold geometry rather than curved floral drawing: stepped medallions, latch-hooked diamonds, stylised animals and wide, strongly drawn borders, usually on a small scale because these were domestic looms rather than commercial workshops. Pieces here run from the middle of the nineteenth century to the early twentieth and include the weaving groups collectors look for by name, among them Talish, Kuba, Shirvan, Kazak and Moghan. Almost all are knotted pile in wool, with the occasional flat weave. Colour is the usual attraction: clear reds, deep indigos and saturated yellows that hold up well against modern interiors. Our antique Caucasian buying and identification guide covers how the groups differ and what drives value between them.
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Charming Tan-Camel Background Color and Black Border With Rhombus Pattern Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug
$16,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 40-373Rug sizes: 3 ft 10 in x 23 ft 6 in (1.17 m x 7.16 m) -
Remarkable Red-Ruby Background Color With Black Border and Medallion/Crest Design Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug
$11,400.00 Antique RugsSKU: 40-671Rug sizes: 4 ft 10 in x 9 ft 3 in (1.47 m x 2.82 m) -
1890s Yellow Diamond Antique Caucasian Talish Long Rug 3’4″ X 7’6″ Knotted Wool Rug
$6,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 40-4523Rug sizes: 3 ft 4 in x 7 ft 6 in (1.02 m x 2.29 m) -
1870s Multicolor Diamond Tribal Antique Caucasian Kuba Kilim Flatweave Wool Rug
$6,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 20-2025Rug sizes: 6 ft x 11 ft 4 in (1.83 m x 3.45 m) -
1880s Yellow Antique Geometric Tribal Knotted Wool Caucasian Tallish Runner
$15,600.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6938Rug sizes: 3 ft x 13 ft (0.91 m x 3.96 m) -
Antique Caucasian Moghan Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool
$6,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 19747Rug sizes: 3 ft 7 in x 9 ft 3 in (1.09 m x 2.82 m) -
Antique Caucasian Long Rug Brown Tribal Geometric, 1890s
$8,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 19104Rug sizes: 4 ft x 8 ft (1.22 m x 2.44 m) -
Antique Caucasian Moghan Long Rug, Multi Geometric, Ivory Border, Circa 1890
$9,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 19101Rug sizes: 3 ft 5 in x 9 ft 5 in (1.04 m x 2.87 m) -
Antique Caucasian Long Rug, Ivory Tribal Geometric, 1880s
$9,000.00 Antique RugsSKU: 18953Rug sizes: 3 ft 9 in x 8 ft 3 in (1.14 m x 2.51 m) -
Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug, Brown Tribal, Ivory Border, Circa 1900
$2,300.00 Antique RugsSKU: 18014Rug sizes: 3 ft 4 in x 6 ft 3 in (1.02 m x 1.91 m) -
Antique Caucasian Karabagh Rug, Pale Sky Blue, Ivory Border, Circa 1900
$3,750.00 Antique RugsSKU: 18009Rug sizes: 3 ft 6 in x 7 ft 1 in (1.07 m x 2.16 m)
