Early 20th Century Central Asian Rugs

Handmade Antique Afghan Baluch Rug: Design and Aesthetics: Originating from the 1920s, this rug carries a rich history and timeless appeal. Measuring 118cm x 149cm (approximately 3....

nr. 235 - Private collection ---- An ancient carpet from the nomads of Kurdestan: I love it. I find it to have an unparalleled sober elegance. It's in my private collection and it's ...

An antique East Turkestan Khotan accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 9" x 8' 11"

Exceptional Antique Art Deco rug Extraordinaire Fine Mandarin Walter Nichols Purple 9' x 11'6" 275cm x 351cm Circa 1920 "This is an Amazing One of a kind Antique Art Deco Walter...

An accent size early 20th century Persian Veramin rug in predominantly blue Measures: 4'6" x 6'5".

This Turkmenistan Yomud tribe ceremonial horse blanket is crafted from brown felt wool and dates to the early 20th Century. It features a mix embroidered tribal patterns and motifs a...

Vintage Samarkand 'Khotan' Brown, Green Handmade Wool Rug. Size: 6'1" × 11'6" (185 × 350 cm) An early 20th century Khotan Samarkand rug, the abrashed brownish purple field with an ov...

This rare 2x2 antique Ningxia rug—hand-knotted in wool and originating from China circa 1920-1930—is from our very special curation of collectible antique pieces, wherein each piece ...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from China circa 1900, this 5x7 antique Peking rug is a particularly special piece, both for its open field and for its subtle execution of picto...

Hand-knotted in wool and hailing from China circa 1900-1910, this 7x10 antique Peking rug is an exceptional find among works of this provenance known today. On the Design: Keen e...

1900's Afghan Prayer rug. great condition. Beautiful and vibrant color and design. Red navy beige and brown.

Hand-knotted in silk circa 1920-1930, this 5x10 antique Khotan rug is a rare and exceptional find like few of its kind. On the Design: Admirers of the craft may appreciate how sp...

An accent size early 20th century Persian Malayer rug in light blues and peach tones Measures: 4'6 x 6'15".

This is a hand knotted Antique Afghan Ersari, crafted sometime prior to the early 20th century. It was made of 100% wool in Afghanistan. This traditional rug features a repeating bot...

This one-of-a-kind ANTIQUE AFGHANI 3' X 5' rug was hand-woven of 100% wool in Afghanistan over 100 years ago. It has a double border in beige and floral motifs in the field, in red a...

Vintage Samarkand (Khotan) green handmade wool carpet. Size: 4'9" × 10'0" (144 × 304 cm) An antique early 20th century Samarkand carpet, the yellow field with vines and geometric flo...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Russia circa 1920-1930, this collectible 4x5 antique rug is a very rare Caucasian rug of the titular Seychour (sometimes spelled Zeikhour) p...

High-quality Vintage Bessarabian abstract handmade wool rug. Size: 9'3" × 9'10" (281 × 299 cm) A Bessarabian rug, the taupe field with stars and an enlarged diamond framing a central...

Vintage Samarkand 'Khotan' brown, blue handmade wool rug. Size: 4'7" × 9'7" (139 × 292 cm) The city of Samarkand is well known for being the Islamic centre for scholarly study where ...

Early 20th century Samarkand (Khotan) carpet. Size: 6'0" × 9'0" (182 × 274 cm) A Samarkand (Khotan) rug, with a central medallion of overblown roses and cabbage leaves, the spandrels...

Measures: 5'4 x 10'8 Antique Khotan Rug by Keivan Woven Arts with Repeating Medallion Design. rug EMB-9709, country of origin / type: Turkistan / tribal, circa 1900/early 20th centu...

It does not come with an insert but a bag made to the size to accommodate insert materials. Linen in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Clean only.

78010 Antique Afghan Bashir Rug, 05'07 x 12'06. Embark on a journey where tribal mystique seamlessly intertwines with the relaxed refined ambiance of a rustic lodge in this meticulou...

Tekke carpets are instantly recognizable for their distinctive stamped elephant foot patterns, even more so the early pieces, well known for their bold, visually arresting drawings. ...

Persian Malayer Accent Rug in earth tones from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century size 4'2" x 6'6"

Handmade antique Afghan Baluch rug in tribal design. The rug is from the beginning of 20th century in original condition, it has some low pile. -condition: original, some low pile...

This rare 10x15 antique Peking rug—hand-knotted in wool and originating from China circa 1920-1930—is from our very special curation of collectible antique pieces, wherein each piece...

This rare 10x17 antique Ningxia rug—hand-knotted in wool and originating from China circa 1920-1930—is from our very special curation of collectible antique pieces, wherein each piec...

A Magnificent Rare And Collectible Antique Chinese Silk Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Antique China Rug, Circa Date: 1900

Vintage Turkmen Tekke area rug in an allover small medallion pattern from the early 1900s. The rug has a beautiful and graceful brick-red background color. The medallions are in br...

Vintage Turkmen Tekke area rug in an allover small medallion pattern from the late 1800s. The rug has a beautiful and graceful red background color. The medallions are in crimson, ...

Early 20th century Turkmen Yomut tribal rug from Central Asia in a geometric stripe pattern in dark red with accent colors in French blue, rust, brown, and ivory. It is a very rare...

An antique Mongolian room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a contemporary Art Deco style geometric pattern in neutral colors. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 1" The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs (sleeping rugs) with simple chessboard allovers. Only a few large antique Tibetan carpets...

Authentic 19th Century Yarkand handmade wool rug Size: 11'1" × 17'4" (337 × 528 cm) A primarily dark green antique rug with an all-over design of geometrized botanical motifs within ...

A highly decorative afghan Ersari square size rug with a tribal all-over design from the 1st quarter of the 20th Century Measures: 5'1'' x 6'3''.

nr. 608 - Old, elegant and sober runner from Orient. Minute design repeated across the entire field, with warm but calm colors. Shows off its beauty when put in full light: I assu...

For millennia, Central Asian nomads relied on age-old designs. Felt, prized for its insulation and portability, featured prominently in their lives until its decline a few decades ag...

For millennia, Central Asian nomads relied on age-old designs. Felt, prized for its insulation and portability, featured prominently in their lives until its decline a few decades ag...

Long And Narrow Pomegranate Design Antique Khotan Rug , Country of Origin: East Turkestan, Circa Date: Early 20th Century

Rare Walter Nichols Antique Art Deco 1920 Rug Chinese Art Nouveau 6x9 183x 269cm 1960 5'10" x 8'10" (6' x 9') 178cm x 122cm "This is a very beautiful antique geometric Ar...

Beautiful early 20th century Turkmen rug with nice geometrical and traditional design of Bokhara rugs and nice natural colours, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation ✨...

Pretty early 20th century Turkmen Baluch rug with nice tribal design with stylized flowers and nice natural colours with a yellow field, purple, navy blue, and red and white. Wears a...

Rug Number 30202 Size 6' 2" X 11' 6" Design Khotan Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Central Asia Age Antique/Vintage

Early 20th century colorful antique Khotan gallery rug. The field is a bone color, denim blue, rust accents are dominant. Measures: 5'8" x 12'11".

Samarkand carpet from the ancient silk route. - This type of pieces are characterized by the decorative richness of their designs due to the diversity of people who traveled along t...

Beautiful Small Size Vintage European Art Deco Rug, Country of Origin: Europe, Circa: First Quarter of the 20th century (around 1920)

Pretty antique tribal Turkmen rug with nice unusual design with at the top, the design of two constructions and geometrical tribal designs at other parts, and with beautiful natural ...

20th Century Turkestan Wool Rug, Tekke, "Guls" Classical Design, circa 1920 - It belongs to the manufacture called "Tekke". - Classic design of "Guls" in burgundy wine tones so chara...

Antique Gharabagh/Kazak Runner Rug - 9'-1" x 2'-6"

Wool rug of the ancient silk road. - Kothan design with influences of the Chinese rugs in regard to the Ionic capitals that appear in the work of the valance and Buddhist influence w...

Rare Antique Art Deco Rug Antique Chinese Rug Art Nouveau Rare Handmade 9' x 11'6" 275cm x 351cm Circa 1920 "This is a magnificent unique antique Art Deco rug. It has a fine qu...

Handmade Antique Afghan Baluch Collectible Rug from the 1920s: Dimensions: This rectangular rug measures approximately 2.3 feet (72 cm) in width and 5 feet (155 cm) in height. Its c...

nr. 202- 209- 210 - 487. Set of four oriental kilim strips with beautiful colors: yellow, blue, green, black and red. They can be joined together and obtain a kilim cm. 280 x 215 a...

Handmade Antique Uzbek Suzani Collectible Bag from the 1920s: Design and Craftsmanship: The bag is a vibrant showcase of Suzani embroide...

Pretty distressed antique Baluch rug with nice geometrical and tribal design, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool on wool foundation ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury an...

Only 1 piece left. The pillow cases were made from an early 20th century Afghan Waziri, silk and cotton shawl. The red parts are in silk. They do not come with inserts but it come w...

Vintage Samarkand (Khotan) Handmade Wool Carpet Size: 2'7" × 4'10" (78 × 147 cm) An early 20th century Samarkand (Khotan) rug, the beige field with a floral motifs and pair of vases ...

Vintage Turkmen Tekke area rug in an allover small medallion pattern from the early 1900s. The rug has a beautiful and graceful brick-red background color. The medallions are in br...