Vintage Indian Agra Brown, Red, Blue, Ivory Handmade Wool Carpet BB5556 11'10" × 12'9" $70,000

An early 20th century Indian Agra antique rug, the black field with a bold polychrome trellis of palmettes, restrained floral branches and vinery within an ivory border with a delicate scrolling flowering vine in nice contrast to the blue and red of the field.

Many of these exceptional antique Agra jail indian carpets for sale were commissioned by special order and found their way, via the powerful Anglo-Indian trading companies of the time, to the great houses of Britain and Europe. Antique Indian Agra rugs and carpets remain highly collectible, blending into both traditional and contemporary settings.