Bokhara rugs are a type of traditional handmade rug that originate from the city of Bokhara, located in Uzbekistan. They are known for their distinctive geometric patterns and bold colours. Bokhara rugs are typically made from high-quality wool and are known for their durability and longevity.

The design of Bokhara rugs is characterized by their use of repeating geometric patterns, such as the "gul" (flower), which is a hexagonal pattern that is often repeated throughout the rug. The main colours used in Bokhara rugs are typically red, navy blue and beige. The design are always symmetric traditional and consistent.

Bokhara rugs have been highly sought after by collectors and rug enthusiasts for many years, and are often considered to be among the most valuable types of traditional handmade rugs. They were also very popular in European and American interiors for many decades.

Bokhara rugs are also now made in more...

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Large and rare Bokhara rug red ground with multi-coloured…

Rare Bokhara Rug with Geometric Motifs

Large and rare Bokhara rug red ground with multi-coloured lozenge shape geometric motifs. 380 x 250 cm

A finely woven Bokhara rug with multiple borders around a…

Muted Bokhara Rug with Tarantula Guls

A finely woven Bokhara rug with multiple borders around a centre field of tarantula guls. Muted brown colour tones. Length 180 cm. Width 125 cm

A finely hand knotted Tekke Bokhara rug with multiple borders…

Tekke Bokhara Rug with Multiple Borders and Guls

A finely hand knotted Tekke Bokhara rug with multiple borders around a field of guls. Height 175 cm. Width 122 cm

A Pakistan hand knotted Bokhara rug with muted mauve, brown…

Mauve Bokhara Rug: Hand-Knotted Pakistani Beauty

A Pakistan hand knotted Bokhara rug with muted mauve, brown tones. Cotton warp & weft. Length 250 cm. Width 160 cm

An antique Bokhara carpet with a foliate field on a cream…

Cream Bokhara Carpet with Foliate Field

An antique Bokhara carpet with a foliate field on a cream ground 377 x 555 cm

Mori Bokhara floor runner, 440 x 78 cm

Mori Bokhara Floor Runner - 440 x 78 cm

Mori Bokhara floor runner, 440 x 78 cm

Karachi Bokhara finely knotted floor rug, 96 x 151 cm

Karachi Bokhara Rug - 96 x 151 cm

Karachi Bokhara finely knotted floor rug, 96 x 151 cm

A green Bokhara fine wool rug 288 x 193 cm

Green Bokhara Wool Rug - 288x193cm

A green Bokhara fine wool rug 288 x 193 cm

A Bokhara, finely knotted, wool floor rug. 130 x 83 cm

Bokhara Wool Rug - 130x83cm

A Bokhara, finely knotted, wool floor rug. 130 x 83 cm

Hand knotted woollen carpet from Pakistan in the Bokhara manner.…

Bokhara-style Wool Carpet from Pakistan (152 x 95 cm)

Hand knotted woollen carpet from Pakistan in the Bokhara manner. 152 x 95 cm

A fine Turkoman wool carpet, 20th century Iran, in ruby red…

Turkoman Wool Carpet with Bukhara Print and Bold Diamonds

A fine Turkoman wool carpet, 20th century Iran, in ruby red with tan, white and black accents, having an allover Bukhara print enclosed by multiple narrow guards of hooks and arches and wide borders with bold diamonds and further gul motifs. Length 224 cm…

A Bokhara fine wool floor carpet. Full room size 300 x 450 cm

Bokhara Wool Floor Carpet - 300 x 450 cm

A Bokhara fine wool floor carpet. Full room size 300 x 450 cm

A Bokhara red wool floor rug, mid 20th century, full room size,…

Large Mid-Century Bokhara Red Wool Floor Rug

A Bokhara red wool floor rug, mid 20th century, full room size, 350 x 240 cm

Bokhara wool rug, with red tones, 300 cm x 185 cm

Red Bokhara Wool Rug - 300cm x 185cm

Bokhara wool rug, with red tones, 300 cm x 185 cm

An unusually toned Bukhara rug, in burnt umber and red tones,…

Burnt Umber Bukhara Rug with Running-Dog Medallions

An unusually toned Bukhara rug, in burnt umber and red tones, decorated with two rows of five guls and small medallions with 'running-dog' outline, framed by multiple borders. 180 x 120 cm

Med. Pakistan Bokhura - Red, A hand knotted Pakistan Bokhara…

Red Pakistan Bokhara Hand-Knotted Rug (126x206cm)

Med. Pakistan Bokhura - Red, A hand knotted Pakistan Bokhara rug with a red ground. 126 cm x 206 cm

A large hand knotted Afghan Bokhara rug, the field with three…

Large Bokhara Rug with Three Rows of Guls

A large hand knotted Afghan Bokhara rug, the field with three rows of large gul motifs, in colours of dark blue on a reddish/orange ground. 195 cm x 285 cm

A Bokhara design rug 182 x 127 cm

Bokhara Rug - 182 x 127 cm

A Bokhara design rug 182 x 127 cm

A Pakistani Bokhara Turkoman carpet, a soft textured rug in a…

Muted Pastel Bokhara Turkoman Carpet, 423x314cm

A Pakistani Bokhara Turkoman carpet, a soft textured rug in a traditional allover jaldar design, in muted chalky pastel hues upon a soft mushroom field, length 423 cm, width 314 cm

A small hand knotted Bukhara runner, the central panel with…

Bukhara Runner with Geometric Medallions

A small hand knotted Bukhara runner, the central panel with geometric medallions, three border guards with diamond shaped medallions, light mustard, cream and blue on a red ground. 245 cm x 94 cm

Afghan Bokhara hall runner central panelled Gul design, on a…

Bokhara Hall Runner with Gul Design and Turret Border

Afghan Bokhara hall runner central panelled Gul design, on a dark red background, with Turret medallion border, 285 x 75 cm

Afghan Bokhara hall runner central panelled Gul design, on a…

Bokhara Hall Runner with Central Gul Design

Afghan Bokhara hall runner central panelled Gul design, on a dark red background, with rosette border, 282 x 74 cm

A fine Bokhara carpet, the field decorated with medallions and…

Burgundy and Blue Bokhara Carpet with Geometric Medallions

A fine Bokhara carpet, the field decorated with medallions and geometric forms, with multiple border guards, predominant tones of burgundy and blue. 300 cm x 200 cm.

A Persian Bukhara runner, the field decorated with multiple…

Persian Bukhara Runner with Octagonal Medallions

A Persian Bukhara runner, the field decorated with multiple octagonal medallions, each with a geometric form to the centre, multiple border guards. 290 cm x 80 cm.

A fine Bukhara carpet, the central field decorated with…

Bukhara Geometric Carpet, 350 x 250 cm

A fine Bukhara carpet, the central field decorated with repeating geometric motifs, multiple border guards, predominant tones of red and fawn. 350 x 250 cm.

Afghan style Bokhara rug, with three central rows of octagonal…

Afghan Bokhara Rug with Octagonal Gols on Crimson Ground

Afghan style Bokhara rug, with three central rows of octagonal gols on a crimson ground, wool on cotton, 1.76 x 1.33m

Bokhara Tekke rug, Central Asia 20th century, decorated with…

Bokhara Tekke Rug with Cream and Blue Guls

Bokhara Tekke rug, Central Asia 20th century, decorated with multiple dark blue and cream guls surrounded by narrow borders against a Burgundy ground, 565 x 307 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney

A hand knotted Bokhara rug the field decorated with geometric…

Geometric Bokhara Rug with Multiple Borders

A hand knotted Bokhara rug the field decorated with geometric medallions, multiple border guards. 171 x 103 cm.

A fine hand knotted Bokhara carpet, the entire field decorated…

Bokhara Gol Motif Carpet

A fine hand knotted Bokhara carpet, the entire field decorated with two types of gol motifs, framed by multiple borders. 300 x 200 cm

Hand woven pure wool Bukhara carpet with Kilim ends, deep pile…

Fine Quality Bukhara Wool Carpet with Kilim Ends

Hand woven pure wool Bukhara carpet with Kilim ends, deep pile and of fine quality. 340 x 250 cm

A hand-knotted small Bukhara runner, decorated with Tekke…

Tekke Bukhara Runner with Tribal Guls

A hand-knotted small Bukhara runner, decorated with Tekke tribal guls. 220 x 100 cm.

Persian Bokhara Rug, traditional design in rich red tones, wool…

Red Bokhara Rug, 178 x 128 cm

Persian Bokhara Rug, traditional design in rich red tones, wool on wool, 178 x 128 cm

A Bokhara wool rug, the field of guls within double borders of…

Bokhara Wool Rug with Stylized Design

A Bokhara wool rug, the field of guls within double borders of stylized designs, the designs and borders in blue, pink, and cream on a Burgundy ground throughout, length 299 cm, width 203 cm

Antique Bokhara rug gul pattern in faded red tones, wool on…

Faded Red Bokhara Rug with Gul Pattern

Antique Bokhara rug gul pattern in faded red tones, wool on wool 106 x 76 cm

Turkish Bokhara design rug triple rows of gols on red ground,…

Red Bokhara Rug with Triple Rows of Gols

Turkish Bokhara design rug triple rows of gols on red ground, wool on wool 181 x 124 cm

A Pakistani Bokhara wool rug, late 20th century, the soft…

Emerald Bokhara Wool Rug with Traditional Medallion Design

A Pakistani Bokhara wool rug, late 20th century, the soft textured Bokhara wool rug in a traditional repeated medallion design, the field of mori guls on deep emerald ground throughout with highlights in mushroom and cream, within borders of stylized…

A Pakistan Royal Bokhara rug camel foot & butterfly design pure…

Pakistani Bokhara Rug with Camel Foot & Butterfly Design

A Pakistan Royal Bokhara rug camel foot & butterfly design pure wool on cotton, with certificate. 274 x 182 cm

Perisan Bokhara wool rug with red, black and cream tones, 100…

Red and Black Bokhara Wool Rug

Perisan Bokhara wool rug with red, black and cream tones, 100 cm x 69 cm

Finely knotted Bukhara carpet, decorated with traditional…

Geometric Bukhara Carpet, 295 x 200 cm

Finely knotted Bukhara carpet, decorated with traditional geometric pattern. 295 x 200 cm

A hand knotted Bokhara runner, the field decorated with…

Floral Bokhara Runner with Red, Orange and Black Borders

A hand knotted Bokhara runner, the field decorated with numerous floral medallions, multiple border guards, predominant colours, red, orange and black. 297 x 86 cm.

A hand knotted Bokhara runner, the field decorated with…

Ivory Bokhara Runner with Multiple Guls and Borders

A hand knotted Bokhara runner, the field decorated with numerous guls on an ivory ground, multiple border guards. 323 x 83 cm.

Bokhara rug, hand knotted wool, Hooked medallion field on a red…

Hand-Knotted Bokhara Rug with Red Medallion Field

Bokhara rug, hand knotted wool, Hooked medallion field on a red ground with repeating border to match, 300 x 206 cm

Two Persian rugs, 20th century, comprising a Persian silk on…

Persian and Bokhara Rugs

Two Persian rugs, 20th century, comprising a Persian silk on cotton medallion rug in burgundy, brown and cream tones and a Bokhara wool rug with a repeat pattern of animals in a central field with successive borders in brown and cream tones. Length 252 cm…

An Afghan Bokhara tribal wool carpet, 20th century woven on a…

Bokhara Elephant's Foot Wool Carpet

An Afghan Bokhara tribal wool carpet, 20th century woven on a woolen warp, the carpet with a traditional allover 'Elephant's foot' motif in rich claret and navy colours with a multi-banded geometric borders. Length 305 cm, width 205 cm

A knotted, Pakistan production runner with a 'Bokhara' Turkoman…

A knotted, Pakistan production runner with a 'Bokhara' Turkoman design, with guls upon a red field enclosed by a similarly patterned main border, cotton warp and weft, wool pile, of contemporary production, 516 x 80 cm