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Antique Erivan Rug, Erivan, Armenia.
For sale by Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
for sale €1,755     $1,905
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

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Antique Erivan Rug, Erivan, Armenia.

1900 - 1920
Description

The glowing indigo-blue ground of this beautiful little rug, contains a design normally found in the Perepidal region of the eastern Caucasus. But the wool quality and weave, confirms to me that it was knotted in Erivan in Armenia circa 1900-1920.

The design comprises stylised dragon symbols, as can be seen oposing each other rising up the centre of the rug with the large central and side motifs, I believe, representing stylised eagles. The main border design is intricately knotted with stylised flowers.

Size: 1.50m x 1.18m (4' 11" x 3' 11").

Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Erivan Caucasian Rug to the 1910s.

Independent Date Check ID 09424010
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques Date1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-130 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1910s:
Indigo-dyed field with gentle colour banding: wool dyed in small separate batches.
Reverse showing crisp, compact hand-knotting: careful early 20th-century workshop weaving.
Traditional curling ram-horn and stylised bird motifs: typical Caucasian tribal design.
Evenly mellowed natural palette: dyes aged through a century of light exposure.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
118cm (46.46")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1203430
Dealers Internal Reference
BM2227
Dealers Notes

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Description
The glowing indigo-blue ground of this beautiful little rug, contains a design normally found in the Perepidal region of the eastern Caucasus.
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But the wool quality and weave, confirms to me that it was knotted in Erivan in Armenia circa 1900-1920.
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
fig 1. An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border.
fig 1. Antique Erivan Rug, Erivan, Armenia.

The design comprises stylised dragon symbols, as can be seen oposing each other rising up the centre of the rug with the large central and side motifs, I believe, representing stylised eagles. The main border design is intricately knotted with stylised flowers.

Size: 1.50m x 1.18m (4' 11" x 3' 11").

Date of Manufacture

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets has dated this Antique Erivan Caucasian Rug to the 1910s.

Independent Date Report ID 09424010
Dealer's Item Date1910s
Sellingantiques dating1910s
Sellingantiques agingItem 95-130 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1910s:
Indigo-dyed field with gentle colour banding: wool dyed in small separate batches.
Reverse showing crisp, compact hand-knotting: careful early 20th-century workshop weaving.
Traditional curling ram-horn and stylised bird motifs: typical Caucasian tribal design.
Evenly mellowed natural palette: dyes aged through a century of light exposure.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
118cm (46.46")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1203430
Dealers Internal Ref
BM2227
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2011

Dealing in antique and old tribal rugs, dowry weavings and decorative carpets from the near east and central asia since 1979.

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Archive I An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border.

Antique Erivan Rug, Erivan, Armenia.

Archive II An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View II
Archive III An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View III
Archive IV An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View IV
Archive V An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View V
Archive VI An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View VI
Archive VII An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View VII
Archive VIII An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View VIII
Archive IX An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border. View IX
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Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets

Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Telephone 01451 824 447 or 07980 999 114
Location
North Cotswolds
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/rugmac
Verified Since Oct 2011
Items For Sale 116
Items Sold 1,075
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
Brian MacDonald Antique Rugs & Carpets
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An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border.
Antique Erivan Rug, Erivan, Armenia.
Ref: SA1203430
An antique Caucasian Erivan rug featuring a deep indigo blue field filled with geometric rosettes, star motifs, and stylized animal figures within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory border.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArea Rug
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleCaucasian
  • MaterialWool
  • ColourIndigo Blue
  • MotifsStar rosettes, Geometric animal figures, Hooked medallions, Multi-tiered geometric border
  • SizeH 150 cm (59 in) x W 118 cm (46 in)

This antique area rug dates from 1910 and follows a Caucasian style originating in Erivan, Armenia. Constructed from wool, the piece displays an indigo blue field highlighted by rust red, ivory, and dark blue tones, finished with short fringing along the top and bottom edges. The design incorporates geometric star rosettes, stylized animal figures, hooked medallions, and opposing dragon symbols rising along the vertical axis, enclosed within a multi-tiered rust red and ivory geometric border with intricate floral patterns. The rug measures 150 cm high and 118 cm wide. It suits placement as a decorative floor covering in a gentleman's library or study.

FAQs

Originating from the Erivan region in Armenia within the Caucasus, these rugs are recognised for their hand-knotted wool construction, rich indigo blue fields, and intricate geometric, star, and stylized animal motifs.

Traditional weavers utilised hand-spun wool for both the pile and the warp foundation, coloured with natural vegetable dyes derived from madder, indigo, and local botanical sources.

Authentic pieces display hand-knotted construction with natural irregular knot densities, dye colour variations known as abrash, and distinct Caucasian geometric iconography and border structures.

A dark blue geometric rug provides grounding contrast when placed beneath neutral furniture in living rooms, dining spaces, or home offices.

Vacuum regularly without a rotating suction bar, rotate annually to ensure even wear, blot spills immediately with water, and engage professional specialist rug cleaners for deep washing.
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