Antique Indian Cotton Agra Carpet BB1917 12'4" × 16'8" $72,000

An Indian Agra rug, the dusty rose field with an allover design of palmettes, flowering vines and cloudbands within a cypress and palmette border.

Although distinguished by captivating history and indisputably mesmerizing appearance, indian woven rugs are hard to tell apart from other examples of fine Indian weaving. In fact, these fascinating floor coverings are even difficult to classify as they vary considerably is terms of size, design and composition. Nonetheless, some of the most impressive and breathtaking examples of paramount craftsmanship has been seen on antique area rugs. In general, antique Agra rugs most often exhibit open fields with minor medallions and spandrels, surrounded by tasteful floral borders.