At Keshishian you will find the expertise of a connoisseur with the passion of a collector, a successful combination in bringing to your attention exceptional items, offering clients one of the world’s most beautiful collection of carpets and tapestries, formed with our ethos of quality over quantity.. taking William Blake’s quote of...

A Ziegler Sultanabad carpet, . Persia, circa 1890. 12ft 2in x 11ft : 370cm x 336cm . In 1876, the Manchester-based Swiss firm of Ziegler and Co., became the first European concern to establish their own looms in Sultanabad, Persia, for the production …

The architectural nature of this Heriz carpet, with a balanced colour combination thus creating a harmony, allows it to be suitable for both traditional and modern interior design schemes.

This is one example from our extensive collection of rare carpets and tapestries

A rare Heriz carpet, Persia, circa 1890s. 10ft 7in x 10ft 1in : 324cm x 307cm. With the new emergence of the western markets at the end of the nineteenth century, there was a revival in the production of Persian carpets to supply this demand.

A fine and rare Sarouk carpet . Persia, circa 1890. 11ft 10in x 7ft 2in : 360cm x 218cm . The town of Sarouk became popular with the revival of carpet production in Persia at the end of the 19 th cent, to satisfy the demand from the western markets with America being the largest.. Sarouk carpets were popular as their weave and construction would provide a robust carpet offering …

circa 1920, 10ft 2in x 7ft 11in : 309cm x 242cm. The earlier period of Art Deco saw the designs having floral motifs, remaining from the previous periods of the Art Nouveau and the Oriental influenced Aesthetic Movement, later the geometric Cubist forms were incorporated.

A Karabagh Gallery carpet, Armenia, c1890. 13ft 10in x 7ft : 422cm x 215cm . When the Russian military officers were in the Caucasus, during the Crimean war, they gave European influenced designs which were fashionable at the time in St.Petersburg, for commissioned carpets.

A rare Jansen Modernist carpet, Aubusson, France. Circa 1950. After a design attributed to Stephane Boudin (1888-1967) and made at the Hamot workshop in Aubusson, France.. Made of wool with golden metal threads highlights.

Purplish Cool / Warm A pair of Op-Art tapestries after designs by Richard Anuszkiewicz, (b.1930, USA). Made at the Pinton workshop in Felletin, France, c1975. Artist’s signature, no 4/ 7.