Thanking you for coming to the online home for our collection of vintage and antique rugs! Peter has carefully chosen and vetted each piece we offer, and we're pleased to be able to share our collection with you. Our website provides not just the ability to browse our collection, but also to purchase online if you wish. As you browse our collection, there are a variety of ways you can search. You can view rugs organized by category on the "Browse" page. You can also search by keyword using the search field in the main navigation panel.
Peter Pap has been dealing in distinctive rugs for over 40 years, and is recognized internationally by collectors and designers as one of the country's foremost experts in antique rugs, carpets and tribal weavings. With galleries in San Francisco and Dublin, New Hampshire, Peter participates in many of the country's top antiques shows including the New York Winter Antiques Show, the Philadelphia Antiques Show and the San Francisco Fall Antiques Show. He has an eye for timelessly beautiful rugs, which appeal both to collectors and decorators who are looking to place unique, elegant carpets in their clients' interiors.
Just acquired, a collection of 1980s Afghan “war rugs”. Rugs of this type from later decades have less interesting designs and were aimed at the primary buyer, Russian soldiers.
Sometimes you will hesr the term “secondary gul” in the context of Turkmen weaving, but in the earlier examples, it is hardly secondary!
Detail of a c. 1800 mosaic work and embroidered Kashmir shawl.
Found a home for this beauty today! Late 19th c. rainbow silk warpped Senneh. Referred to by some as “seven color”.
Start your week with this beautiful Bakhtiari Sumak Khorjin which features abstracted trees against an indigo groun… https://t.co/P5HULi9km3
With a very pleasing green, this double saddle bag set, or khorjin, features saturated color and central hexagonal… https://t.co/HO7WAcG98B
Good evening, Get ready for whatever is ahead of you this weekend with this beautiful Lenkoran rug that is overflow… https://t.co/FWn4ooi0o4
This Northwest Persian rug from the 19th Century uses a combination of trees and other flowery patterns encompassed… https://t.co/PkLyEvnWx7
Good afternoon! Take a long look at this unusually directional large Bakhtiari rug. It has clearly defined tree pat… https://t.co/6HwxyrwGd9
Take a peek at this excellent Ikat fragment! It has great offset geometric patterns and vibrant, well composed colo… https://t.co/3vWgIrYjBS