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Antique Silk Rug Carpet
Rams Head Antiques
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Antique Silk Rug Carpet

1900 - 1920
Description

A very pretty antique silk carpet with delightful colour palette in excellent condition dating from the early 20th century circa 1920.

The rug is hand woven in silk with fine detail and a high knot count.

This has a one way prayer design with beautiful rich shades of gold and burnt orange on an ivory ground with blue, deep red and green featuring in the flower filled field.

This is a very neat size for wall display or a very pretty door rug.

122 cms by 47 cms.

Physical Dimensions
Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Silk Prayer Rug to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189429
Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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We offer a full money back guarantee if you are not happy for whatever reason within a seven day period as long as the buyer pays for transportation costs.

Description
A very pretty antique silk carpet with delightful colour palette in excellent condition dating from the early 20th century circa 1920.

The rug is hand woven in silk with fine detail and a high knot count.

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This has a one way prayer design with beautiful rich shades of gold and burnt orange on an ivory ground with blue, deep red and green featuring in the flower filled field.
Rams Head Antiques

This is a very neat size for wall display or a very pretty door rug.

122 cms by 47 cms.

Height
122cm (48.03")
Width
47cm (18.50")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Silk Prayer Rug to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189429
Rams Head Antiques
Rams Head Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2014
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An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges.
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Archive I An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges.

Antique Silk Rug Carpet

Archive II An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View II
Archive III An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View III
Archive IV An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View IV
Archive V An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View V
Archive VI An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View VI
Archive VII An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges. View VII
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Weardale
Durham
United Kingdom
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An antique hand-knotted silk rug featuring a central urn motif within a mihrab arch, surrounded by floral borders in terracotta, cream, and blue tones with fringed edges.
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An antique silk prayer rug is a hand-woven textile characterized by a central arch motif known as a mihrab, designed to mirror architectural prayer niches. Woven with high knot densities using silk threads, these textiles combine devotional design conventions with complex floral and geometric patterning.

Traditional silk rugs are crafted using natural silk fibres hand-knotted onto either a silk or fine cotton warp and weft foundation. This construction allows for extremely tight knot counts, producing intricate detailing, low pile heights, and a characteristic sheen.

Authentic pieces exhibit slight variations in symmetry and knot structure when inspected from the reverse side. The pile shows a subtle change in colour intensity depending on the viewing angle relative to the nap direction, and the fringe is an extension of the structural warp threads rather than a sewn-on accent.

Smaller silk rugs can be displayed as decorative wall hangings using specialist textile mounts to prevent strain on the fibres. Alternatively, they are often placed in low-traffic living spaces, studies, or bedroom suites as accent carpets over hardwood floors.

Silk rugs require gentle care, including regular light sweeping or vacuuming using suction only without a rotary beater bar. Direct exposure to sunlight should be minimized to protect natural dyes, and professional dry cleaning specialized in historic textiles should be utilized for deep care.
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