Early 20th Century Indian Amritsar Brown Handmade Wool Carpet BB4095 11'5" × 14'5" $60,000

An early 20th century Indian Amritsar antique carpet, having a camel and sand field of stepped architectural lozenges containing angular branches and fleurons within a sand angular vine and flowerhead border.

One of the common patterns of vintage Indian rugs are naturalistic floral designs – this feature is typical for indian amritsar rugs woven in the time of Jahangir’s reign. Millefleurs motif can also be found on Indian carpets for sale. Indian rugs are known to be intricately woven, one can notice that their soft wool and silk warps change the colors across the width of the carpet giving the impression of the rainbow bands. The field is often covered by a myriad of fine flowerheads connected by fine vinework. Antique Indian rugs were widely recognized for their outstanding craftsmanship and today they are still considered to be first-class quality.