Nonplusultra

Nonplusultra is a private gallery dealing in high quality antique carpets, textiles and tribal art. With more than 20 years of field experience, Luca Sguaitzer buy and sell older, authentic objects of art with the emphasis on Berber carpets and flatveawes from Morocco, traditional and ceremonial textiles from Tunisia and Central Asia, tribal art from Africa and Oceania. Besides organizing monographic exhibitions at his gallery and web site, Nonplusultra is a regular exhibitors at the most important Italian and international fairs.

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    Tekche (fragment ?)cod. 0664. Silk lacing and chain stitch hand-embroidery on black velvet. Kirghiz people. Central Asia.. Early 20th. century. Very good ... read more
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    Suzani cod. 0264. Silk embroidery on cotton. First half 20th. century. Perfect condition. Dimension cm. 204 x 270 (80" x 106"). Sewn ... read more
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    Aymara “Awayo” woman's shawl mantle cod. 0844, Sica Sica Region, Dept. of La Paz, Late 19th c. Bolivia. Natural dyes, alpaca. . ... read more
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    Aymara woman’s wedding overskirt “Aksu” cod. 0845. Natural dyes camelid yarns. Bolivar area. Colombia.19th. century or orlier. Size cm. 142 ... read more
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    Coptic textile roundel fragment cod. 0843. Slit tapestry and plain weave. Linen, wool, traditional dyes. Circa 4th./5th. century a.d. Dimension cm. ... read more
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    Bag cuval cod. 0703. Bergama area ? Western Anatolia. First half 19th. century. Dimension cm. 70 x 230 (28" x 90"). Condition ... read more
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    Ceremonial blanket's "Arkilla jeengo " fragment cod. 0346. Wool cotton and natural dyes. Fulani people. Mali. Second quarter 20th. century. Very good ... read more
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    Child's "Chirpen" cod. 0537. Silver threads on velvet. Ottoman Empire. Early 20th. century. Good condition. Small size. a similar one also on ... read more
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    4 Precolumbian banded fragment textiles cod. 0850. Wool, natural dyes. Chankay culture. Perù. Circa 1000 - 1400 a.d. Very good condition. Dimension ... read more
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    Kungrad teckhe cod. 0079. Early 20th. century. Dimension cm. 70 x 65 (28" x 26"). Very good condition. Lined with a cotton ... read more
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    Ikat fragment cod. 0179. Silk. Uzbekistan. Dimension cm. 44 x 38 717" x 15"). Lined with a white cotton textile. Early 20th.
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    Turban cod. 0519. Silk and cotton. Rajastan - India. Early 20th. century. Cm. 17 x 1600. (7" x 52'6"). Very good condition.
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    Embroidery fragment cod. 0581. Silk on silk. 19th. century. Albania. Very good condition. Dimension cm. 17 x 44 (7" x 17"). Backed ... read more
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    Woman's mantle "Backhnug" cod. 0404. Wool cotton tie-dye. Berber people. Matmata area. Tunisia. Early 20th. century. Good condition with one old patch. ... read more
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    Decorative embroidery "Ilgich" cod. 0046. Silk embroidery on cotton and wool. Kungrad people. Central Asia. Late 19th. century. Very good condition. Cm. ... read more
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    Pair of textiles cod. 0673. Silk metal threads. Aleppo – Siria. Late 19th. century. Measurement cm. 70 x 296 each ( 27.5 ... read more
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    Kasuri futon cover cod. 0724. Cotton. Early 20th. century. Dimension cm. 130 x 150 (51" x 59"). Very good condition.
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    Rda men's ceremonial wrap (fragment?) cod. 0485.Silk. Arab or Jewish people. Mahadia area. Tunisia. Early 20th. century. Very good condition. Cm. 40 ... read more
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    Woman's shawl Ajar cod. 0554. Wool, cotton, traditional dyes. Gafsa area. Tunisia. Early 20th. century. Very good condition with some very small ... read more
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    Shaman' s painting cod. 0437. Pigments on rice paper. Yao people. Guanxi or Hunnan area. China. Late 19th. century. Very good condition. ... read more
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    Precolumbian textile fragment cod. 0448. Camelid fiber traditional pigments. Chankay colture. Perù. South America. Circa 1000 - 1460 a.d. Good condition with ... read more
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    a pair of wooden loom sticks cod. 0733. Chancay culture. Perù. Ca. 1000 to 1470 a.d. Well-preserved for their material and ... read more
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    Tigma monastery runner "Nambu" fragment cod. 0722. Tied-dyed wool plain weave. Tibet. Circa 1850 or earlier. Good condition with some holes, ... read more
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    Headscarf Adrar cod. 0735. Wool traditional dyes (henna). Feija territory. Morocco. 20th. century. Dimension cm. 101 x 83 (40" x 33").
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    Cross stitch embroidered robe trim cod. 0667. Silk, cotton, traditional dyes backed with ikat. Central Asia. Late 19th. century. Cm. 113 x ... read more
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    Tunisian silk sash cod. 0547. Early 20th. century. Mahdia area. Dimension cm. 40 x 320 (16" x 126"). Perfect condition.
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    Batik fragment cod. 0539.Cotton, traditional dyes. Miao people. Guizhou province. South China. Late 19th. century. Very good condition. Cm. 75 x 150 ... read more
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    Tapa barkcloth “Masi” cod. 0686.Polynesia. Tree bark beaten. Circa mid. xx° century. Cm. 68 x 240. Very good condition. The piece has ... read more
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    Embroidery cod. 0024.Silk embroidery on cotton. Turkmen people. Turkmenistan. Late 19th. century. Very good condition. Cm. 9 x 42 (4" x 1'4"). ... read more
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    Chirpy collar fragment cod. 0030. Silk embroidery on cotton. Karakapalpakistan. Late 19th. century. Dimension cm. 115 x 10 (45" x 3.5").Very good
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    Chirpy collar cod. 0020. Silk embroidery. Turkmen people. Central Asia. Early 20th. century. Size cm. 96 x 09 (38 x 3.5 inches). ... read more
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    Woman’s yellow Chyrpy fragment cod. 0679. Silk embroidery on silk. Turkmen people. Central Asia. Early 19th. century. Cm. 42 x 81 (16.5 ... read more
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    Saddle cover ? Curtain ? cod. 0457. Wool traditional dyes. Berber people. Tunisia or Algeria. Early 20th. century. Very good condition. Cm. ... read more
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    Purse cod.0027. Wool and cotton. Yomud people. Central Asia. Late 19th. century. Good condition. Cm. 9 x 13 (3.5 x 5 inches).
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    Ewe woman’ s cloth cod. 0744. Imported industrial cotton. Ghana. Late 19th. century.Excellent condition. Measurement:197cm x 146cm (77 x 57 inches). Minimal ... read more
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    Kilim fragment cod. 0666. Central Anatolia. Early 19th. century or before. Cm. 97 x 145 (38 x 57 inches). Mounted on linen.
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    Very unusual Ewe woman’s cloth cod. 0743. Handspun cotton. Ghana. Circa 1900. Some neat old patches and faint marks, overall good condition. ... read more
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    Women's shawl "Ajar" cod. 0553 silk embroidery on wool and silk, traditional dyes. Jebeniana area. Tunisia. Early 20th. century. Perfect condition. Cm. ... read more
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    Women’ s cape Handira cod. 0731. Wool natural dyes. High Atlas mountains – Morocco – Agoudal village – Hait Hdiddou people. ... read more
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    Kilim cod. 0582. Wool. Mazandaran area.Northwestern Iran. Late 19th. century.Perfect condition. Cm. 145 x 202 (57 x 79.5 inches). ... read more
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    Cross stitch embroidered belt or robe trim cod. 0668. Silk, cotton, traditional dyes backed with ikat. Central Asia.19th. century. Cm. 108 x ... read more
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    Women's shawl "ajar" cod. 0403. Wool, cotton natural dyes. Berber people. Matmata area. Tunisia. Early/mid. 20th. century. Size cm. 143 x 128 ... read more
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    Suzani cod. 0252 cm. 200 x 220 (79 x 87 inches). Early /mid. 20th. century. Relined with plain cotton.
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    Kilim cod. 0423. North Afghanistan Sar i Pul area. Very good condition. Dimension cm. 140 x 270 (55 x 106 inches)
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    Woman’s apron fragment cod. 0597. Wool and cotton. Bulgaria. 1st. half 20th. century. Good condition. Cm. 52 x 116 (20 x 46
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    Tapa barkcloth cod. 0561. Collected in West New Britain but migrated from Collingwood Bay. Oro province. png. Very good condition (probably half ... read more
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    Mirror cover cod. 0047. Early 20th. century. Silk embroidery on cotton. Kungrad people. Central Asia. Size cm. 64 x 80 (25 x ... read more
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    Felt “ Shyrdak”cod. 0474. Wool. kirghizistan. Early / mid. 20th. century. Condition issue. Some minor tears and holes. Cm. 137 x 322 ... read more
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