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Ah Me, Tis Spring! Rare Vintage Hutchinson Motto Hooked Rug.

Ah Me, Tis Spring! Florals Flourish in Antique Hooked Rugs

Released: March 5, 2012

Inspired by the message in her rare vintage Hutchinson motto hooked rug – AH ME, TIS SPRING! THE FLOWERS BLOOM, THE BIRDS DO SING..... as this season begins NYC Americana dealer Laura Fisher is showcasing lush exuberant floral hooked rugs from two centuries past in her gallery FISHER HERITAGE at 305 East 61st Street. As winter becomes a memory, Fisher sees clients adding antique floral rugs to eclectic interiors to capture a bit of the emotional uplift invoked by the sight of flowers starting to bloom outdoors. Florals have been a consistent motif in hooked rugs since the form...

Streak of Lightning quilt from Fisher Heritage.

Got Zigzag Fever? Fisher Heritage Offers Quilts, Hooked Rugs Abuzz with Zigzags

Released: October 13, 2011

If the fervor over the zigzag pattern in the sold-out Missoni for Target collection has made you eager to add visual excitement to your décor, consider the zigzag in antique quilts and hooked rugs at NYC’s FISHER HERITAGE. Owner Laura Fisher so enjoys the dynamic pattern that it is always found in her vast range of pieced quilts dating from the early 19th to the mid 20th century, and in geometric hooked rugs. Whether the quilts contain just two colors or a multitude of printed cottons, the impact is brilliantly graphic, as it is in hooked rugs that combine variegated wool strips that anima...

Lot 92 An Antique American Hook Rug l: 5'10" w: 2'8", estimate $ 800-1,200

Illuminating antique rugs, runners and carpets finish out Gray’s 2010 auction offerings on December 16th

Released: December 13, 2010

Gray’s Auctioneers & Appraisers complete 2010 with a magnificent selection of antique Persian, Turkish, Chinese and European rugs, runners, carpets and embroidered panels at their auction on December 16. The highlight of the auction at Lot 40, is a rare and important silver and silver-gilt thread embroidered calligraphic panel which measures 48 x 66 inches. This immensely ornate panel woven with silver-gilt thread depicts The Tomb of Mohammed, surrounded by calligraphic inscriptions which translate as "May God Shower His Blessing On Mohammed" and "There Is No God But Allah”. The outer ...