Θ Recreation: Antiques: Rugs

Site list:

The Lenkoran Gallery of Antique Textile Arts A gallery in London, England featuring a range of pieces from different parts of the world.
NonPlusUltra Includes a number of (mostly antique) rugs for sale, articles and announcements of interest to collectors. A good site, but slow.
Harlequin Thunderstrand A nice online catalog of antique rugs and back issues of Hali.
Vanishing Textiles Selections from an exhibition/book on ethnographic textiles.
Cloudband On-line magazine about textile and tribal arts, with a dealer arcade.
Zadah Fine European & Oriental Carpets Decorative European carpets and tapestries; antique oriental rugs and carpets.
Oriental Rug Review A tabloid from 1981-1987, color magazine until 1996. Now on the web only. Back issues, some new material.
Kilim.com Kilims and other textiles, with articles and a discussion forum.
Textile Museum Washington, DC museum devoted to textile arts. Information on exhibitions, educational programs, textile learning center, and shop.
World Wide Weave A directory of oriental rug and textile societies.
RugLore An informative site operated by Sam Gorden, an irascible, knowledgeable rug enthusiast.
Jacobsen Oriental Rugs and Carpets A commercial site with lots of information, especially useful for the novice collector.
Silk and Wool: Ottoman Textile Designs in Turkish Rugs A scholarly article by a collector, Gerard Paquin.
The Persian Carpet Gallery A noncommercial site from Stanford University, with a history of Persian carpets and examples of rugs from most regions of Iran.
Claudio Mariani: Tibetan and Chinese Antiques and Carpets Commercial site with images of Tibetan and Chinese rugs and a list of recommended readings.
Mark Keshishian and Sons Dealer site with some articles about rugs.
One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles Exhibition of Chinese textiles, on display in 1995 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Antique and decorative Oriental rugs and textiles Antique tribal rugs and decorative carpets.
Oldcarpet Information about Persian rugs; cleaning, texture, sizes, color, materials, knots, values.
Ghereh Quarterly journal for textile collectors. English and Italian editions.
American Conference on Oriental Rugs Association of American rug societies, with conventions every two years.
At World Rugs Oriental carpet discussion groups, newsletters, resources directory and some commercial content.
Clive Rogers Oriental Rugs Photos and information about antique oriental rugs.
Haliden Oriental Rugs and Carpets Dealer site with many images of antique rugs and bags.
Nikos A. Salingaros: Contributions to Carpet Studies University of Texas Mathematics Professor applies and defends methodology of Christopher Alexander.
Brandon Oriental Rugs Nice introductory material for the newcomer to the rug world.
eRug Gallery Commercial site with a "Learn About Rugs" section.
International Conference on Oriental Carpets Organization dedicated to carpet and textile arts, with conventions every three years, and books for sale.
New England Rug Society Organization for collectors of rugs and textiles.
FlyingRugs Rugs and kilims, largely from Konya, Turkey, with many images and some background information.
Tschebull Antique Carpets Informative commercial site, by one of the leading authorities on northwest Persian and Caucasian rugs.
Alberto Levi Gallery Antique textiles and carpets; periodic exhibitions.
Hort Oriental Rugs Antique oriental rugs, mostly village and tribal, with some background information on each.
Silk Road New and antique rugs and kilims made with natural dyes, wholesale and retail.
Armenian Rugs and Carpets Scholarly essay on the ethnographic history and significance of carpets in Armenia.
HALI English periodical devoted to oriental rugs, textiles, and Islamic Art.
Christopher Legge Sales, restoration and cleaning of antique and new oriental carpets.
Gallery Tulip Antique textiles from the silk road countries. In English and Japanese.
Philadelphia Oriental Rug Society An active rug collector organization.
Holly L. Smith & Co. The care and cleaning of oriental rugs, by a well known restorer.
deYoung Museum Textiles Extensive collection of images and information from the San Francisco museum.
Collins Gallery Old and antique Persian rugs, with reference material, bibliography, articles and many photographs of Bijars.
Gallery Anatolia Turkish dealer (in Cappadocia region). Site has some information on symbols in kilims.
TextilesAsArt.com Very beautiful site from a dealer with a wide range of Asian textiles.
Raymond Benardout Gallery Los Angeles dealer (formerly in London) in antique rugs, textiles, and tapestries.
Tribal Art at Rimea.net A personal collection and exchange of oriental, tribal rugs.
San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society Large, active rug collector club, with on-line exhibitions.
Shaver~Ramsey, Oriental Rugs Denver dealer with many educational events for new and experienced collectors.
Urartu Carpets & Kilims Oriental rugs and textiles from Anatolia and central Asia.
Cetinkaya Gallery Well known Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, with live and on-line exhibitions.
Jozan Articles, auction news, sales gallery and information about oriental rugs.
Cocoon Seref Ozen, Istanbul dealer in antique textiles, mostly from central and western Asia.
Meidan 91 Shop in Tbilisi (Georgia), dealing mostly in antique Caucasian rugs.
Beauvais Carpets Services for private collectors, corporations and museums in the acquisition or sale of carpets and textiles from the 15th century to the present day.
Keshishian Carpets Dealer (New York and London) in oriental rugs and textiles.
Perryman Oriental Carpets Australian dealer in textiles, restoration and cleaning services.
Oriental Rugs of Bath Dealer in old and new quality hand-made rugs, especially room-size and over-size. Specialist cleaning and repairs, valuations.
Hajji Baba Club Activities, news and photos of events of the New York based rug collector club.
Azerbaijan Carpets Information about culture and history of rug weaving in Azerbaijan; seller of mostly mid-20th century carpets.
Oriental Rug Society in Gothenburg (Sweden) A non-commercial society for collectors of oriental textiles, includes exhibitions, photos and facts.
Armenian Rugs Society Organization devoted to the appreciation of Armenian rugs.
Persian Carpet Cultural information and history related to Persian carpets.
Peter Pap Oriental Rugs Dealer in antique oriental rugs, with galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire.
Old Tribal Rugs Gallery Persian rugs, urban, village and tribal, and some photos of tribal people.
Seattle Textile and Rug Society Increasing understanding and appreciation of collectible textiles and oriental rugs in the greater Seattle area.
Franses US North American gallery specializing in historic tapestries, carpets and textiles, with periodic exhibitions.
International Hajji Baba Society Rug collector club in Washington, D.C.
Costumes and Textiles Exhibitions from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Jozan Magazine Syndicated rug news. [RSS]
Turkish Bazaar Provides information about Oriental rug making, kilims, the language of motifs, selection and care.
Pazyryk Gesellschaft German collector club, with announcements, exhibitions and other informtaion. In German and English.
Oriental Rugs History Informational site with brief essays about weaving, materials, dyes, design, classification and history of oriental rugs.
Rippon Boswell Oriental Rugs, Carpets and Textiles Appraisers of Oriental rugs, carpets and tapestries for.