Pillowry Inventory Number: 3705

Kilim runner
Origin: Turkey. Central Anatolia.
Size:2'11"X 6'10"
Age: Mid 20th c.
Wool. Slit tapestry weave.

A fine example of the visual vocabulary of Anatolian kilims with its use of positive-negative imagery and its juxtaposition of dramatically contrasting colors in the rows of geometric motifs.
Condition: good
Price: $800.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3783

Kilim runner
Origin: Turkey, Anatolia
Size: 2'5"X8'2"
Age: middle 20th c.
Wool
Slit tapestry weave.
Condition: very good.


Price: $450.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3902

Kilim

Origin: Turkey, Van/Hakkari region 
Size: 4'1"X6'10"
Age: 3d quarter (?) 20th c.
Wool weft, cotton warp
Slit tapestry weave with outlining.
Condition: very good

Woven by Kurds in eastern Anatolia,this folk art kilim is part of a centuries-old tradition with its "crab" motifs and sexagons. It is surrounded by a charming white border.
Price: $200.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1490

Kilim 
Origin: Eastern Turkey. Lake Van.
Size 2'8"x7'7"
Age: Mid 20th c or earlier.
Wool.
Slit tapestry weave.

This kilim would hang nicely over a bed, couch or desk. It is slightly curved following the way in which the weaver tied the warp. It has a lovely, traditional Hakkari design.
Condition: very good

Price: $450

Pillowry Inventory Number : 3042

Kilim rug
Origin: Turkey
Size: 5'9"X 9'10"
Age: 3d quarter 20th c.
Wool. Slit tapestry weave. Reversible. Ends are macrame.
Condition: one 2"X5" old world repair
A village kilim that would add charm to any interior. The bird-like motif in the border is a traditional reference to the vulture.

Price: $1200.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3093

Kilim cover/rug
Origin: The Caucasus. Shirvan (?) area.
Size: 4'10"X9'7"
Age: early 20th c.
Wool.
Slit tapestry weave.

This type of kilim was often used in the rugged and remote Caucasian mountains as the top or cover of an ox or horse cart. Now it should be a beautiful hanging or a rug in a lightly trafficked area where it could be seen in the clear and fully appreciated.

Price: $1800.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1468

Kilim Rug
Origin: Turkey. Oushak ?
Size: 6'7" X 8'11"'
Age:  approximately 125 - 150 years old
Wool. Tightly spun.
Slit tapestry weave. Reversible..

In this kilim we see the colors of early pile rugs of Oushak, here all from beautiful natural dyes of ochre, gold and turquoise, greens and white. There is a possibility that it was woven in Manastir.

The meander border displays trefoils at its ends and lath hooks at its sides. A collector's rug to be preserved.
Condition: Full restoration difficult;should be backed..  Published: Valerie Sharaf Justin: "Flat-Woven Rugs of the World" 1980. page 198.

Price: upon request

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1588

Carpet

Origin: Iran. Kerman area.

 Size:4'5X7'3"'
Age: Mid 19th c.
Wool pile on Cotton foundation (Persian knot).

Vase carpet. This design is a classical design of upright vase and volumes of flowers. Called Kerman Laver. Very charming carpet.

Condition: Over all wear. No holes.
Price: $650.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 4312

Jajim/rug/cover, called Mowj
Origin: Iran, Qashqai
Size: 4'6"X6'3"

Age:End of 19th c/early 20th c.
Wool warp. Wool weft.

Twill weave. Made in two parts.
Condition: Excellent.
Beautiful saturated colors from natural dyes.
It must have been a proud possession probably made for her dowry and displayed in the black tent of the Qashqai weaver
See HALI:Issue 140. P.72
Price on request.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 4341

Kilim rug 
Origin: Qashqai. Iran
Size: 4'10" X 7'6"
Age: 1st quarter (?) 20th c.
Warp is wool. Weft is wool. 
Slit tapestry weave

Condition: Very good.

This dynamic kilim with its diamonds within diamonds within angular outlining medallions is characteristic of the kilims of the Qashqai tribes.Qashqai women spin and weave when they are not engaged in their many other domestic chores whether  in their summer high pasture encampment or in winter quarters.

Price: $2500.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1003

Mixed technique kilim
Origin: Shahsavan (?). NorthWestern Iran
Size: 3'10"X7'10" . Made in five panels. Soumak wrapping and brocading on plain weave ground.Wool on cotton ground.

Age: 1st or 2nd quarter, 20th c.
Good Condition

This is a very unusual, perhaps unique, weaving. The symbols and design relate to rituals in the culture or these pastoral people; the radiating sun "trees", the rams, and the "wine glass" border.

Price: $2000

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3706

Kilim rug
Origin: Iran. SW. Luri tribe?

 Size: 4'10" X 9'3"'
Age: Mid 20th c.
Wool.    Slit tapestry weave

The continuous reciprocal border frames the diamond lattice of the field. The weaving tradition of these tribal people stretches way back in history and this is a traditional example.

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $1550. 

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3817

Kilim cover/rug
Origin: The Caucasus. Kuba area.
Size: 4'11"X9'7"
Age: early 20th c.
Wool.
Slit tapestry weave.
Condition: some small old world repairs.
The white background of the border with its running "dragon" motif dramatically contrasts with the three diamond medallions of the field. A collectible kilim.
Condition: very good
Price: $2400..

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3975

Kilim rug
Origin: The Caucasus. Kazak district.

 Size: 6'8"X9''
Age: Early 20th c.
Wool.    Slit tapestry weave

These traditional kilims from The Caucasus were shown at trade exhibitions in the late 19th c. and became known in the West(known as Shirvan kilims). The powerful design consists of offset hexagons in bold juxtapositions.

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $3000..  S O L D

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3994

Kilim rug
Origin: The Caucasus. Kazak district.

 Size: 6'7"" X 8'4"'
Age: Late 19th -Early 20th c.
Wool.    Slit tapestry weave

This design is woven largely by Azeri Turks who relocated to this mountainous area two hundred years ago.The design of offset hexagons containing rams horn motifs can also be seen in Inventory #3975. This kilim has a larger range of colors - both have natural dyes from the area..

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $2600..

Pillowry Inventory Number: 4004

Kilim rug
Origin: Afghanistan. Maimana

 Size: 6'7 X7'5"'
Age: 3d quarter 20th c.
Wool.    Tapestry weave. Reversible

Woven by Turkmen, Hazara and Uzbeks of the area and marketed in Maimana.

A sturdy rug with a warm pallette and attractive geometric design.

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $1250.

Pillowry Inventory Number:4347

Kilim rug
Origin: Afghanistan. Maimana.

 Size: 5'X 8'
Age:mid 20th c.
Wool. Natural sheep color warp.   

Tapestry weave, some slit tapestry weave, reversible

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $850.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3436

Needlework rug
Origin: Unknown. ProbablyWesern Europe
Size: 6'1"X9'4"
Age: c.1910.
Wool weft, wool warp
Hand worked in a technique resembling knitting.Canvas backing.
Condition: excellent

The largest cartouche contains a boxed field with another large cartouche, an unusual and charming design. Lovely soft coloration.

Price: $900

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3898

Needlework rug
Origin: Portugal
Size: 6'8"X10'
Age: Mid 20th c.
Linen warp. Wool weft. 
Chain stitch embroidery.
Condition: excellent.
Portuguese embroidered carpets were renowned in the 18th and 19th centuries. This charming emroidered rug was probably commissioned by an interior designer for a client. 

Price: $1500.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 4068

Kilim cover/rug
Called "Bessarabian"
Origin: Moldavia (?) Eastern Europe
Size: 5'5"X9'2"
Age: Dated and signed: 1939
Warp is cotton. Weft is wool.
Double interlocked tapestry weave.

Features of a dark brown or black field with floral motifs with a floral border are characteristic of the kilims of Bessarabia, an area that was once a part of Romania and now appears on no map. Kilims like this were woven in monasteries for the grand houses of the "boyars".

Price: $1450.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 4180

Kilim rug
Origin: Bulgaria
Size: 6'7"X9'10"
Age: middle 20th c.
Wool weft, linen warp
Slit tapestry weave. Reversible
Condition: excellent

The elegant design of this kilim was probably based on designs in Western European magazines. It was woven in an atelier by village women.

Price: $2500.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3433

Kilim rug
Origin: Pirot. Bulgarian/Yugoslavian border.
Size: 4'X6'7"
Age: late 19th c..
Wool warp. Wool weft.
Slit tapestry weave. Reversible.
Condition: very good.
Dark ground kilims with floral motifs were woven in the Victorian era in many parts of Europe, the Balkans and Russia.The weavers oten copied fashionable designs from Western Europe as seem in embroidery pattern books, even on perfume and wine bottle labels.

These are very collectible kilims. 

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Pillowry Inventory Number: 3392

KILIM
Origin: Pirot. Yugoslavia 
Size: 4'4"X6'11"
Age: Beginning of 20th c.
Wool warp. Wool weft. Very finely Fine natural dyes.
Slit tapestry weave. Reversible.
Condition: excellent.

(The field of this rug is a lovely bright yellow - this photo will be replaced. We can also email or mail a better photo to anyone interested).
A similar kilim is in the Museum Ponislavlja in Pirot.  The director of the Museum has sent us information that the tulip design motif is locally called "tongue of the mother-in-law".

This beautiful and collectible kilim should grace an important wall.

Price: $1950

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3535

Kilim rug
Origin: Eastern Europe                                                       
Size: 6'3" X 8'8"'
Age: Mid 20th c.
Wool.    Slit tapestry weave

The fire symbol set on the red field is the mystery of this pretty kilim.  Is the fire symbol Zoroastrian? Masonic? The floral design could have been copied from a 19th c European pattern.

Condition: Excellent .
Price: $2500. 

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1668

Rug/Blanket (Hanbel)
Origin: Morocco. Middle Atlas
Size: 5'6" X 9'
Age: Mid-20th c.
Wool . Cotton details
Skip plain weave, a kind of brocading used in North Africa.

Probably made by a weaver of the Zemmour tribe,known for their fine technique. This hanbel IS finely woven.
Condition: Good.Small repairs.

Price: $975.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1238

Rug/Blanket (Hanbel)
Origin: Morocco. Middle Atlas
Size: 5'4" X 9'
Age: Mid-20th c.
Wool . Cotton details
Skip plain weave. These hanbels have threads left in long loops left on back giving extra warmth when they are used as blankets. (This is definitely strong enough to be used as a carpet).

Probably made by a weaver of the Beni MGild tribe
Condition: Very Good.

Price: $1450.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 2524

Rug/Blanket (Hanbel)
Origin: Morocco. Middle Atlas
Size: 3'9" X 7'7"
Age: Mid-20th c.
Wool . Cotton warp
Skip plain weave. .

Distinctive coloring of the Beni MGild tribe
Condition: Very Good.

An older, fine collectible flat-weave.

Price: $1750.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 2476

Rug/Blanket (Hanbel). Zemmour
Origin: Morocco. Middle Atlas
Size: 5'2" X7'.7"
Age: Mid-20th c.
Wool . Cotton details
Skip plain weave.

Condition: Good. Two small repairs

Price: $950.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1290

Blanket/rug
Origin: Tunisia
Size: 5'11" X7'4"
Age: 3d quarter 20th c.
Wool . Soft. Undyed sheep colors.
Plain weave.Interlocked tapestry weave.

Condition: Good.

Price: $500.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 21

Reydeyv 

Origin: Found in the market in Tripoli. Woven by Libyans settled in Tunisia
Size: 5'5"X9'2"
Age: Mid 20th c.
Wool warp..Wool and cotton weft (white is cotton).  Weft substitution weave (a kind of brocading) and dovetailed tapestry weave.                            
Condition: Very good.

These gay "folk art" rugs always have motifs of gazelles. In this redeyev the small gazelles march across eight different red, black and ivory bands.
This is sturdy for floor use or it could be a marvellous hanging.

Price: $1000.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 1285

Kilim rug (Bisat)
Origin: Egypt. Village near Cairo.
Size: 5'6" X 7'4"'
Age: 1930s.
Wool weft, Cotton warp..
Slit tapestry weave.                                                          
Condition: Good.Small repairs.

This is an art deco design, perhaps copied from a magazine of the period.  Bisat is the local name for the traditional flat-weaves woven in villages on the Nile near Cairo.

Published in"FLAT-WOVEN RUGS OF THE WORLD" by Valerie Sharaf Justin.Van Nostrand Reinhold.1980.  See page 198.
Price: $900.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 15
Tent divider (hamel)
Origin: Saudi Arabia.
Size: 6'4" X 8'
Age: 2nd or 3d quarter, 20th c.
Wool  warp and weft..
Warp-faced plain weave bands and warp substitution weave bands.Bands woven separately, sewn together off the loom. Four panels.
Condition: Bands not evenly matched.
This heavy weaving is made to be used as a divider between the womens' and the  mens' section of the black tent of the Bedouins.

Price: $1450.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 20

Rug (Oudref)
Origin: Tunisia
Size: 4'6" X 6'
Age: Mid 20th c.
Wool.
Plain weave with weft substitution, a brocading technique.

This traditional diamond motif was woven in an oasis (oudref) in the Tunisian desert where "in each brown-earth dwelling one or more looms are to be found..the women work at them without let up in all seasons, carding, spinning, weaving from sunrise to sunset.  "
Condition: very good
Price: $975.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 2268

Blanket/rug
Origin: Navajo. SW United States.
Size: 4'7"X7'6"
Age: c. 1900.
Handspun wool warp and weft.
Tapestry weave..
Condition: Good.
Woven on an upright loom on the Navajo reservation in Arizona, this is a Transitional weaving, a design made as a wearing blanket, then sold by the weaver probably through the Trading Post. Note the Lazy Lines"revealing the tapestry technique.

SOLD

Pillowry Inventory Number: 2240

Blanket
Origin: Rio Grande area. SW United States.
Size: 4'6"X6'3"
Age: 1880-1900.
Handspun wool warp and weft.
Banded plain weave with extra center warps, a distinctive feature of Rio Grandes at that period..
Condition: Very good.
Woven in the Spanish Colonial culture in our Southwest, this banded blanket is part of an important tradition. Rio Grande blankets were originally used as wearing blankets during the day and for bedding at night. A beautiful, collectable textile.

Price: $1350.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 2573

Serape
Origin: Mexico
Size: 4'4"X6'
Age: Probably 1930s.
Wool weft.Cotton warp..

Center section is dovetailed tapestry weave with plain weave bands at top and bottom.
Condition: good.
The 1930s were a period of emerging nationalism in Mexico. The symbols of Mayan and other native cultures became prominent. Mexican folk are became known internationally. This serape is part of that fok art tradition.

Price: $350

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3651

Pictorial rug
Origin: Mexico, D.F. (Federal District)
Size: 5'4"X9'
Age: Probably 1930s.
Wool weft.

Dovetailed tapestry weave.
Condition: very good.
This fascinating rug is a document about the Mayan culture. Among the mythic and historic symbols the god TONATIUH appears in several blocs.

Price: $1050

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3213

Blanket/rug. Navajo
Origin: Southwestern United States
Size: 4'X6'
Age:  c. 1890..
Native wool. undyed. hand spun

This weaving is a soft and flexible as a wearing blanket and as rugged as a rug. The stark geometry is a reflection of the landscape of the reservation as experienced by the woman weaver.

Price:$ 975.

Pillowry Inventory Number: 3250

Coverlet:RagRug
Origin: Canada Size: 5'X710"'
Age:  c. 1900..
Made in two parts. One central seam

Good condition.

Price:$ 330.