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Milton Cater Oriental Carpets

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About us

We are a full service rug firm.
Reliable worldwide service.
33 years trading underwritten by source research.
Founder, Oriental Rug Society of Queensland. Member The Oriental Rug Society of NSW Inc.

" I slowly but surely became cognizant that here was an under-appreciated art form existing alongside, but very different from the imperial western view of Fine Art. I discovered the art of women, of village, tribe and family and this textile art spoke directly to me. I was astounded by the power of this discovery and found my life's passion".

  Milton Cater, himself, is a product of a 1950's jazz/modern artistic Gold Coast, Australian household and first became aware of the beauty of old carpets as a young man touring Europe in 1972. Where, luckily, a Copenhagen specialist dealer taught him the basics. He found he was moved more by the anonymous carpets in Chateau and Schloss than by the signed paintings in Tuilleries and Tate. Milton later was to return to Australia via Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan buying and learning more in the baazars. His friends and family quickly bought these first rare old, and cheap! oriental carpets as there was not a single specialist dealer locally at the time. (subsequent trips involved researching the "tribes" of south and N.W. Iran, Kurdistan and W. Afghanistan)
     From these innocent beginnings through the first edition of Hali, (The International Magazine of Carpet and Textile Art) the Lefevre sales, O.R.R Antiques Fairs etc... Through the profound growth in recognition of the aesthetics of antique textile arts in general, to today's  savvy international network clientele committed to research, study and commerce.
Through the poetry of Ali Shariati (and many friends) Milton became politicised and was one of the few westeners allowed into Iran during the "hostage crisis", was in Herat during the early insurgency, and deplores the continuing loss of the last vestiges of traditional knowledge of that great Central Asian pastoral culture. 

cold work?

No. Recycled Russian mink helps. 

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* On the net  

* On the beach - Milton Cater Oriental Carpets, 11 Byron St., Bangalow 2479 Click to see photos of the Bangalow Gallery -- Open 10am to 5pm at our gallery in the beautiful hills of Bangalow (one of the few intact villages on the East Coast of Australia). We are just 10 minutes from alternative surf-town Byron Bay, Australia's most easterly point. Phone 02 6687 2424

                     Honest old rug, a bit thin on top, but with years of wear left.
This is a family business with Anne, Alexander Akbar, Nicholas Jamil, and Maxwell Sulaman all involved.

Playing dress-ups with a 1960's fine Esfahan

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Testimonial-Repairs "Thankyou for a wonderful job. Certainly all my work will be going your way from now on." Anne Carter, Director, Flinders Gallery (Fine Art, Antique Prints & Oriental Rugs)

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