• Field and border detail from an antique southwest Caucasian Kazak rug. The brick red field is decorated with three latch hook medallions and framed by an ivory border, circa 1895.
  • Weave detail from an antique southwest Caucasian Kazak rug, circa 1895.
  • Antique Caucasian Kazak rug with three latch hook medallions on a brick red field that is framed by an ivory border, circa 1895.
3’7″ x 5’8″ Antique Kazak Rug, Southwest Caucasus, Circa 1895

A charming antique Kazak rug from the southwest Caucasus. Although this rug does not fit neatly into a certain sub-group of Kazak rugs, with the brick red field being decorated with three latch hook medallions, the small, square medallions are similar to what is sometimes seen in Karachoph type Kazak rugs. This rug also has a border suggestive of the “Bordjalou” group. The Reciprocal Trefoil interior guard border is a very nice feature, as is the “Wave” outer border, similar to the “Running Dog” borders seen in some east Caucasian rugs.

The variegated shades give the rug additional character.

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Helen and Douglas Stock of Boston area based Douglas Stock Gallery are among America’s most highly regarded dealers in antique Oriental rugs and Persian carpets. Known for their scholarship and the quality of their inventory, the Stocks pay great attention to helping antique rug clients, from beginners to advanced collectors, learn more about antique Oriental rugs. A visit to their small shop, open by appointment only, in South Natick,Massachusetts, 15 miles west of Boston and 5 minutes from Wellesley center, is a chance to explore antique tribal, village and city Oriental rugs and to take in the magnificent colors and designs seen in many of these weavings.