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.

  • Stock Highlights

    Spring 2024
    • Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia 367 x 260cm late 19th century
      Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia
      367 x 260cm
      late 19th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry 222 x 201cm across early 18th century
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
      222 x 201cm across
      early 18th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France 218 x 195cm early 18th century
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
      218 x 195cm
      early 18th century
    • Kurdish Gallery carpet, Persia 380 x 176cm 19th century
      Kurdish Gallery carpet, Persia
      380 x 176cm
      19th century
    • Ushak carpet, Anatolia 500 x 330cm late 19th century
      Ushak carpet, Anatolia
      500 x 330cm
      late 19th century
    • Shirvan long rug, The Caucasus 345 x 100cm circa 1880
      Shirvan long rug, The Caucasus
      345 x 100cm
      circa 1880
    • Bessarabian kilim, Romania or Moldova 330 x 250cm circa 1930
      Bessarabian kilim, Romania or Moldova
      330 x 250cm
      circa 1930
    • Serapi carpet, Persia 383 x 320cm circa 1890
      Serapi carpet, Persia
      383 x 320cm
      circa 1890
    • Sarab runner 453 x 104cm late 19th century
      Sarab runner
      453 x 104cm
      late 19th century
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry 207 x 196cm late 17th/early 18th century
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
      207 x 196cm
      late 17th/early 18th century
    • Kirman Ravar carpet, Persia 404 x 307cm circa 1880
      Kirman Ravar carpet, Persia
      404 x 307cm
      circa 1880
    • Khotan carpet 330 x 162cm circa 1910
      Khotan carpet
      330 x 162cm
      circa 1910
    • Bakshaish runner, Persia 445 x 110cm late 19th century
      Bakshaish runner, Persia
      445 x 110cm
      late 19th century
    • Rabat carpet, Morocco 359 x 223cm circa 1920
      Rabat carpet, Morocco
      359 x 223cm
      circa 1920
    • Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France 245 x 242cm late 17th or early 18th century
      Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, France
      245 x 242cm
      late 17th or early 18th century
    • Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia 345 x 278cm late 19th century
      Ziegler Mahal carpet, Persia
      345 x 278cm
      late 19th century
    • Khamseh carpet, Persia 257 x 160cm late 19th century
      Khamseh carpet, Persia
      257 x 160cm
      late 19th century