A pair of Saber Carpets

The best rugs in the world today are from Iran. If we are to make a short list of the best rugs from Iran we must include Saber of Mashad. My dear friend Dr. Khosrow Sobhe of Beverly Hills has acquired a matched pair of room size Saber carpets and he has been willing to share with us.

Guide to Motashem Kashan Rugs and Carpets

Guide to Seirafian of Isfahan

Notes on the Great Carpet Designer of Isfahan
The Late Master Haj Mosavar ol Molk

Guide to Persian Kilim and Sumac Rugs and Covers

Mughal Design Influences in Turkmen Weaving

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Mughal Design Influences in The Myers Yomut Main carpet
By
James C. Allen

Major Rug Sections

• Greek Rugs and Textiles
• Rugs and Textiles of Palestine
• Persian Rugs and Carpets
  • Notes on Veramin Rugs and Carpets
• Moroccan Carpets
• Turkish Rugs and Carpets
  • Notes on Turkish Yastiks
• Turkmen Rugs and Carpets
  • Turkmen Dictionary.
• Caucasian Rugs and Carpets
• Uzbek Rugs and Textiles
• Kirghis/Kyrgyz Rugs and Textiles
• Oriental Rug Blogs Not a complete list but if I did not keep a list I would forget them.

Guide to the Mini Khani Pattern

An 18th cantury Algerian embroidered gauze panel from Sotheby's

The Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Squeezing Iraq dry by Thomas R. Stauffer

Robin Raphel and Karl Inderfurth Supported Terrorist

The Hazara A Historical Examination Of The Probable Origins Of An Improbable People

Sifting facts from fiction By GENERAL (RETD) MIRZA ASLAM BEG

Some Articles

Sun-Fading & Oriental Rugs

The Keshishian's
GETTING UNDERFOOT IN HIGH PLACES

A Savier Search for a Magic Carpet Michelle put me in the New York Times twice. What a nice person.

Rug renewal w/Wendel R. Swan This article was published all over the country in a number of papers.

ACOR 3, Santa Monica Ca. 1/96

ACOR 3 Program

So Close and Yet ... : A Yastik Adventure by R. John Howe

Myrna Bloom at ICOC 8 in Philadelphia

Tadjik Embroidery early 20th century From Tom Cole Good old Tom Cole. I bought some exceptional pieces from him over the years.

Flowers Underfoot: Metropolitan’s Mughal Exhibition here is a nice little article from Julia Bailey . She is a person who understands and loves Islamic Art. (Very rare in her field.)

The Pazaryk Carpet

Joseph McMullan on the Pazaryk Carpet Joseph V, McMullan was an incredible intellect. He makes a very unusual point about the origin of the Pazaryk.

ICOC 7 1993 Hamburg/Berlin

The Mini Khani Pattern

Mughal Carpet Footnotes:

• The Ilchester Mughal Carpet

• Ton-sur-ton Thoughts On Color In Oriental Carpets

• Lahore and Persian Weavers

• Possible Origin of the Elephant Headed Monster Design.

• Lancets - Blossom and Grape

• Mughal Carpet Bibliography Ron O'Callaghan suggested that I annotate the Bibliography or else no one would ever believe that I read them. I did and that is the foundation of my book listings in my Rug Notes.

These are early work of mine that I wrote that originally were footnotes to a monograph I wrote on Mughal carpets.

Considerations of Form and Function in Mughal Carpet Attributions.

Nagel Rugs & Carpets May 18th 2004

Tadjik Embroidery early 20th century From Tom Cole

Good old Tom Cole. I bought some exceptional pieces from him over the years.

Rippon Boswell Auction of the Schuster Collection Sunday 17 April 2005 Inspection 14.00 - 15.00 Auction at 15.30 Location: Hotel Baur au Lac Zürich Browse Catalogue Online

Resht Embroidery Lot 609

Sotheby's December 04 Carpet Sale

Resht Embroidery Lot 609

An Ottoman Silk embroidered Quilt Cover (Yorgan Yuzu) Panel

A Greek Island embroidered Mihrab Panel

A Banya Luka Applique Mihrab Panel from Sotheby's

I will be touring the Sotheby's Preview on Saturday Dec. 11th with family and friends. If you want to tour with us let me know. The plan so far is lunch about noon and the Preview immediately afterwards.