Joshua Lumley Ltd, Antique Rugs, Carpets, Kilims, Tapestries, Swedish rugs

Fine Rugs and Tapestries
antique and 20th century

A good rug can have a transformative effect on a room, bringing colour, texture and warmth to an interior space.    The right rug will feel immediately at home, as though it's always been there.    I am constantly searching for beautiful rugs, kilims and tapestries in this country and abroad and add new pieces to my stock every week.    I buy all sorts of rugs, from diverse weaving cultures, and aim to offer unusual and original things as well as the more tried-and-tested types.   I also like the patination that comes with age and use, and many of my rugs are naturally worn.   All, however, have been expertly cleaned and conserved, ready for the next chapter...

 

I started working with rugs in 1993 at Bonhams Auctioneers, first as a porter and then as a junior cataloguer, before spending seven years as a rug valuer and expert at Phillips and then Sotheby's.    I set up my own business in 2004, based at home in Kent, and love my work, working closely with leading interior designers and private clients, and helping find carpets and tapestries for beautiful houses all over the country and abroad.

 

I am a regular exhibitor at The Decorative Fair, held three times a year in Battersea Park.    Please contact me if you would like an invitation to the next show, or indeed if you would like to visit me in Kent.   I may also be able to bring rugs to your home for you to try in situ....please ask, and if I can make it happen, I will.

  • April 2026 highlights

    • Mahal carpet, Persia 351 x 271cm circa 1910
      Mahal carpet, Persia
      351 x 271cm
      circa 1910
    • Mohtashem Kashan prayer rug, Persia 194 x 137cm late 19th century
      Mohtashem Kashan prayer rug, Persia
      194 x 137cm
      late 19th century
    • Doruksh carpet, Khorassan, Persia 483 x 360cm circa 1900
      Doruksh carpet, Khorassan, Persia
      483 x 360cm
      circa 1900
    • Tabriz carpet, Persia 381 x 282cm circa 1890 - 1910
      Tabriz carpet, Persia
      381 x 282cm
      circa 1890 - 1910
    • Ushak carpet, Anatolia 610 x 370cm circa 1890
      Ushak carpet, Anatolia
      610 x 370cm
      circa 1890
    • Bidjar Garrus carpet, Persia 692 x 357cm circa 1880
      Bidjar Garrus carpet, Persia
      692 x 357cm
      circa 1880
    • Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia 433 x 350cm late 19th century
      Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia
      433 x 350cm
      late 19th century
    • Heriz carpet, Persia 346 x 250cm circa 1890 - 1910
      Heriz carpet, Persia
      346 x 250cm
      circa 1890 - 1910
    • Anatolian Manisa kilim 245 x 166cm 2nd half 20th century
      Anatolian Manisa kilim
      245 x 166cm
      2nd half 20th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France 286cm (drop) x 154cm (across) late 17th century
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
      286cm (drop) x 154cm (across)
      late 17th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France 227 x 160cm circa 1700
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
      227 x 160cm
      circa 1700
    • Ushak carpet, Anatolia 381 x 289cm late 19th century
      Ushak carpet, Anatolia
      381 x 289cm
      late 19th century
    • Heriz carpet, Persia 386 x 291cm 1890 - 1910
      Heriz carpet, Persia
      386 x 291cm
      1890 - 1910
    • Mahal carpet, Persia 357 x 281cm circa 1910
      Mahal carpet, Persia
      357 x 281cm
      circa 1910
    • pair of Bakshaish runners, Persia each approximately 510 x 110cm circa 1880
      pair of Bakshaish runners, Persia
      each approximately 510 x 110cm
      circa 1880
    • Swedish Rya rug 206 x 133cm 1960s
      Swedish Rya rug
      206 x 133cm
      1960s
    • Heriz carpet, Persia 375 x 277cm 1890 - 1910
      Heriz carpet, Persia
      375 x 277cm
      1890 - 1910
    • Abstract carpet 300 x 250cm approximately contemporary
      Abstract carpet
      300 x 250cm approximately
      contemporary
    • Karabagh kilim, the Caucasus circa 1930
      Karabagh kilim, the Caucasus
      circa 1930
    • Turkish village rug 195 x 102cm circa 1950
      Turkish village rug
      195 x 102cm
      circa 1950
    • silk Ikat, Uzbekistan, mounted on a frame 190 x 147cm late 19th century
      silk Ikat, Uzbekistan, mounted on a frame
      190 x 147cm
      late 19th century
    • Feraghan carpet, Persia 516 x 375cm circa 1870
      Feraghan carpet, Persia
      516 x 375cm
      circa 1870
    • East Anatolian mohair rug 177cm x 143cm circa 1950
      East Anatolian mohair rug
      177cm x 143cm
      circa 1950
    • East Anatolian mohair rug 201cm x 138cm circa 1950
      East Anatolian mohair rug
      201cm x 138cm
      circa 1950
    • East Anatolian mohair rug 178 x 143cm circa 1950
      East Anatolian mohair rug
      178 x 143cm
      circa 1950
    • Slavic flat woven rug, Poland or The Ukraine 228 x 158cm circa 1960 - 1970
      Slavic flat woven rug, Poland or The Ukraine
      228 x 158cm
      circa 1960 - 1970
    • Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia 380 x 290cm late 19th century
      Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia
      380 x 290cm
      late 19th century
    • South Caucasian long rug 275 x 119cm 1850-1875
      South Caucasian long rug
      275 x 119cm
      1850-1875
    • Karabagh runner, the Caucasus 414 x 111cm (reduced in length) late 19th century
      Karabagh runner, the Caucasus
      414 x 111cm (reduced in length)
      late 19th century
    • Karabagh runner, the Caucasus 483 x 106cm circa 1880
      Karabagh runner, the Caucasus
      483 x 106cm
      circa 1880
    • Moghan rug, the Caucasus 241 x 107cm circa 1850
      Moghan rug, the Caucasus
      241 x 107cm
      circa 1850
    • Caucasian long rug, probably Genje 310 x 120cm late 19th century
      Caucasian long rug, probably Genje
      310 x 120cm
      late 19th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France 181cm (across) x 230cm (drop) circa 1700
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
      181cm (across) x 230cm (drop)
      circa 1700
    • Karabagh runner, the Caucasus 568 x 111cm late 19th century
      Karabagh runner, the Caucasus
      568 x 111cm
      late 19th century
    • Bidjar carpet, Persian Kurdistan 466 x 298cm circa 1880
      Bidjar carpet, Persian Kurdistan
      466 x 298cm
      circa 1880
    • Joshaghan carpet, Persia 397 x 267cm circa 1890 - 1910
      Joshaghan carpet, Persia
      397 x 267cm
      circa 1890 - 1910
    • Ghiordes rug, Anatolia 220 x 119cm 1st half 19th century
      Ghiordes rug, Anatolia
      220 x 119cm
      1st half 19th century
    • Kirman Ravar carpet, Persia 366 x 283cm late 19th century
      Kirman Ravar carpet, Persia
      366 x 283cm
      late 19th century