Furnished by a suite of four extremely harmonious 19th century Persian carpets, this expansive great hall of a European-inspired residence evokes fascinating aesthetic immersion.

"When reading home magazines I am always struck by the lack of beautiful carpeting—dining rooms left bare, sisal all over the place, or solid colored, slightly patterned or modern new rugs (or occasionally a washed out replica of an original rug,) whereas our house is filled with pattern, color, artistry, history and incredible craftsmanship, on all our floors. Witness me now: without the Sultanabad, I don’t want to sit in our beautiful living room at all, despite all the natural light and the warmth and comfort it brings in a Northeastern winter, and even with the gas logs roaring in the fireplace." —A Pennsylvania Client

Viewed up close or from afar, an art-level antique Oriental rug continues to grow on you each time you look at it. This process progresses for many, many years, and in my case, for a lifetime, witnessed by the rugs I inherited and have lived with for over seven decades.

Another illustration of this is one of my clients, a major art collector, whose home my staff and I furnished. As I stood next to her in her expansive gallery space for which she selected a suite of High-Collectible 19th century rugs, she shook her head and said, “Between you and me, I prefer the rugs to the Diebenkorn.” 

Individually imagined 150-year-old Bakshaish carpets nourish the spirit while effortlessly enriching this expansive oceanside room through deeply harmonious color and striking patterns.

How can this be? The weavers of 19th century tribal and village Oriental rugs were the products of a culture that lived in harmony with the natural world, and their ancestors were inspired and sustained by Nature since time immemorial. Their looms were set up outdoors, surrounded by inspiring scenery. For the women who created these rugs, weaving was in their genes. It was the tremendous inspiration they received through this level of intimacy with the natural world that provided the seemingly endless depth of balance and harmony that great antique rugs possess and why they can impact a home so deeply. 

The tribal weavers intimately understood naturally dyed color and its endless nuance of tonality, both by living amidst God’s world for every moment of their lives and by their ability to combine flora, fauna and minerals to create a grand array of natural dyes. As such, they were both artists and chemists.

19th century Hadji Jalilli Tabriz and Serab Camelhair rugs enhance the serene mood of the wall art and the trio of naturalistic vases.

"I will continue to enjoy the beautiful rugs you’ve helped me acquire. I especially enjoy them on days when the weather makes me grateful to be “stuck” inside with such beautiful creations." 
—A Montana Client

A great antique rug is inspired by the harmonious colors and myriad evocative forms found in Nature. For the sensitive viewer, the grandeur of a sunset and that of a field of wildflowers evokes a similar sense of awe and deep nourishment, as both in Nature and in a masterfully woven antique rug, the smallest, seemingly most incidental motif mirrors the aliveness of the entire schema.

An art-level 19th century or circa 1900 rug offers an authenticity, a genuineness that cannot be duplicated. And the myriad clients and fellow rug aficionados I have met throughout my lifetime concur that there is nothing like them when it comes to home decoration. They nurture us essentially and possess an aura of great intimacy that our hearts sorely long for. And in their presence, as one long-time client put it, “everything is exactly as it is meant to be.”

High-Collectible, 150-year-old Serapi integrates perfectly with an erudite art collection in a high-mountain home.

"The rugs I bought from you are really fantastic. All of them look great, and everybody comments on them. Seeing them is always inspiring." —A Connecticut Client

Late 19th century Serapi carpet augments this sophisticated rustic space.