Doris Leslie Blau Antique Indian Animal Design Handwoven Wool Rug

Antique Indian Amritsar handwoven wool camel and brown rug Size: 12'9" × 15'10" (388 × 482 cm) An early 20th century North Indian Amritsar antique rug, the open camel field with an unusual chocolate brown scrolling inner border with a small central flowerhead ringed by delicate floral motifs within a red ochre linked cartouche border. The production of antique Indian rugs and carpets in any quantity dates back to the Mughal period of the late 1520’s. Beginning with the conquest of Northern India by Babur, weaving workshops developed around the imperial cities of Agra, Fathpur and Lahore. Akbar the Great (1556-1605) and his successors sponsored and encouraged the weaving of splendid Indian versions of classic Persian floral, garden and hunting antique...

Antique Indian Amritsar beige and brown handwoven wool rug Size: 12'0" × 14'7" (365 × 444 cm) Antique Indian rugs are well known for their dazzling color palettes and decorative patt...

Antique Indian Amritsar Brown and Beige Handwoven Wool Rug Size: 9'0" x 14'9" (274 × 449 cm). This turn of the century antique Indian Amritsar rug features a large center medallion i...

Antique Indian botanic handwoven wool rug Size: 11'8" × 13'0" (355 × 396 cm).

This antique handwoven wool Agra rug features an ivory field with an overall design of light purple and shaded brown dense floral and palmette vine around a column of similarly color...

This oriental vintage Indian rug was handwoven in 1980 with a highly detailed central medallion design. Floral motifs meander from the centre in various colours of black, cream, grey...

This antique handwoven Amritsar rug features a sage green field with a ivory, light coral, pale blue, and buff-brown floral and palmette vine, in a beige border of flowing palmettes ...

This fine wool is an Indian wool rug that was woven by hand in the 1930s. It features a traditional medallion design with a rich orange background that has been decorated with a deli...