Clars Auctions is one of the Bay Area’s leading rug auction houses, offering expert appraisal, auction valuations, consignment, and buying services for antique rugs, fine carpets, and decorative textiles. With decades of experience handling estate collections and individual pieces across California and beyond, our team brings knowledge and market insight to every lot we offer.
From rare Persian carpet auctions featuring Tabriz and Kashan masterworks to tribal kilims, European tapestries, and American hooked rugs, Clars presents a carefully curated selection. Whether you are looking to consign a single heirloom piece or an entire collection, or to acquire something extraordinary for your home or portfolio, our textile specialists are here to guide you.
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What We Offer in Our Rug, Carpet & Textile Auctions
Our rug and carpet auctions draw from a rich inventory sourced through Bay Area estates, private collections, and institutional consignors. We handle a wide spectrum of antique and vintage textiles, with particular depth in the following categories:
- Persian Carpets: Our antique carpet auctions regularly feature fine examples from the major weaving centers of Iran, including Tabriz, Isfahan, Kashan, Kerman, Heriz, and Sultanabad.
- Tribal & Nomadic Rugs: Weavings from the Qashqai, Kurdish, Turkmen, Baluch, and Caucasian traditions carry a direct, expressive quality distinct from formal court production. Their geometric patterning, wool pile, and regional character make them among the most collectible textile categories at auction.
- European Tapestries & Carpets: Flemish millefleur tapestries, Aubusson panels, Savonnerie carpets, and Spanish textiles from the 17th through early 20th century appear regularly in our furniture & decorative arts sales. These pieces are often consigned from California estates assembled during the great collecting eras of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Antique American & Hooked Rugs: Hand-hooked and braided rugs from New England and the Mid-Atlantic states represent an important American folk art tradition. Their colorful pictorial and geometric compositions make them a natural complement to American furniture collections.
- Central Asian & Silk Textiles: Ikat robes, embroidered suzanis, and silk prayer rugs from Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and neighboring regions reflect the extraordinary textile traditions of the Silk Road. These weavings are increasingly sought by both design-focused collectors and dedicated textile enthusiasts.
- Asian Textiles: Complementing our dedicated Asian Art department, Clars also handles Chinese embroideries, Japanese obi, Indian shawls, and other significant Asian weavings when they appear in estate collections. These lots are placed in the most appropriate sale context to reach the right collector audience.
- Decorative Tapestries & Wall Hangings: Pictorial tapestries, needlework panels, and ecclesiastical textiles from European workshops round out our antique textile auctions, appealing to collectors of decorative arts, interior designers, and institutions alike.
All lots are carefully researched, condition-reported, and cataloged prior to sale. Our specialists assess age, origin, weave structure, dye quality, pile condition, and provenance to provide buyers with the information they need to bid with confidence.
Consign Your Rugs, Carpets & Textiles
Bay Area estates are a significant source of fine antique rugs and carpets. Generations of California collectors assembled important holdings in antique carpets, European tapestries, and tribal textiles, and Clars is one of the most trusted regional rug auction houses for bringing these pieces to market.
Whether you have inherited a Persian carpet, are dispersing a decorator’s collection, or are a dealer looking for the right auction platform for exceptional inventory, our team offers a straightforward and rewarding consignment experience.
What We Accept
At our Oakland auction house, we welcome consignments of antique and vintage rugs, carpets, and textiles of demonstrable quality and collector interest, including:
- Antique Persian carpets (pre-1940 preferred)
- Tribal and nomadic weavings from the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Caucasus
- European tapestries, Aubusson carpets, and Savonnerie rugs
- American hooked, braided, and needlework rugs
- Silk Ikat textiles and Uzbek embroideries
- Asian embroideries, robes, and decorative panels
- Significant decorative tapestries and wall hangings
- Single pieces and full estate collections
Learn about our consignment process and request a FREE valuation below:
