Central Asian Rugs

Beautiful Red Geometric Mid Century Modern Inspired Swedish Design Kilim Rug, Country of Origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern

Beautifully Rustic Contemporary Flatwoven Room Size Geometric Swedish Mid Century Modern Design Kilim Rug, Country of Origin: Central Asia, Circa Date: Modern Rug

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

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A vintage Chinese square rug in predominant shades of midnight blue. The wool is very soft and all the colors are natural. Measures: 5'7” x 6'2”.

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

This spectacular reproduction of a small antique Tibetan mat was made with 100% vegetable dyes made using authentic Tibetan weaving techniques. 100...

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

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...

This is an attractive addition to our group of bitonal, cream and burnt carrot modern creations, here with vertical ecru lines and coloured sections ranging from small squares to fu...

Midcentury Samarkand navy blue and beige handmade wool carpet. Size: 4'0" × 6'2" (121 × 187 cm) This beautiful vintage rug is a Classic example of the exceptional artistry from Samar...

Trending Moss Green Swedish Mid-Century Modern Style Flatwoven Area Rug, Country of origin: Central Asia, Circa date: Modern Rugs

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2x5 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 3x7 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

An 8x12 ode to venerated Khotan rug styles in blue and orange, joining the Modern Classics Collection by Rug & Kilim. Hand-knotted in wool, marrying graceful geometric medallion and ...

Connoting Spanish sensibilities, this 10 x 14 all silk drawing from Rug & Kilim’s European collection features a lavish “Granada” design with an all over floral pattern in forest gre...

From our Modern Collection, this 9x11 “Clouds” Design in beige/brown, has an element of Art Deco inspiration to it, and a brilliant look of dimensionality in the detail of floral med...

Hand knotted in a blend of wool and silk, this 6 x 9 Art Deco rug joins the European Collection by Rug & Kilim—drawing inspiration from an Austrian Art Deco rug style from the Secess...

Hand knotted 12x15 wool rug.

Hand knotted in all-natural silk and wool, this 8x10 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately dubbed “Bilbao” for the Spanish rug...

Hand-knotted in wool and silk in a thick, durable pile that represents one of our most luxurious custom-capable constructions, this 10x14 modern Spanish European style “Cordoba” rug ...

Vintage Brown Turkmen Rug Runner 3' X 8'7. Vintage Turkmen hand knotted Rug Runner with the traditional browns, cinnamon and ivory colors.

Exemplifying Cubist & Austrian Deco sensibilities, this 8x9 drawing from Rug & Kilim’s New & Modern collection employs geometry at its finest with a detailed fret pattern in luscious...

A 6x9 ode to Ersari rug inspirations in red and green, from Rug & Kilim’s Modern Classics Collection. This hand-knotted wool rug is a new piece from designer Teddy Sumner, exemplifyi...

Made with hand knotted wool, this contemporary rug hails from the select late 20th century works of Teddy Sumner joining Rug & Kilim’s New & Modern rug collection, with this particul...

Exemplifying cubism and Art Deco sensibilities, this 8x10 rug from Rug & Kilim’s New & Modern collection features a geometric pattern in panel style flourishing in luscious brown & c...

Hand-knotted in a unique blend of all natural silk and wool, this 9 x 12 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately named for the i...

A spacious 6 x 9 ode to Austrian Art Deco rug styles entering Rug & Kilim’s European Collection. The lush blend of wool and silk lends a smooth luster blending naturally with subtle ...

Hand knotted in a yarn mixing blending wool and silk this collectible by Rug & Kilim draws inspiration from the deco sensibilities sprouting from cubism. A scintillating rendition of...

Made in unique blend of hand-knotted wool and silk, this 6x10 modern rug is a unique addition to the Modern Classics rug collection by Rug & Kilim, with this particular geometric rug...

Hand knotted in wool and all-natural silk, this 8 x 10 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately named for the inspiration hailing...

An 8x10 ode to classic Spanish rug styles from Rug & Kilim’s European Collection, affectionately dubbed “Cartagena''. Hand knotted in a proprietary wool and silk blend, enjoying beig...

Hand-knotted in a unique blend of all natural silk and wool, this 8 x 10 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately named for the i...

Mid-20th century Khotan 'Samarkand' handmade wool rug in purple, red and yellow. Size: 4'11" × 9'2" (149 × 279 cm) A second quarter of the 20th century Samarkand rug, the purple fiel...

Hand knotted in wool and luminous silk, this 8 x 10 addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim depicts a masterful play of color and pattern affectionately dubbed “Berlin...

Traditional Inspired Fragment Rug in Brown and Gray by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 5'5" × 12'0" (165 × 365 cm).

Contemporary Samarkand Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 9'3" × 12'10" (281 × 391 cm) Color: Beige, Blue Construction: Knotted Material: Wool Style: Oriental

Originating from Nepal, this new Arabesque rug features a lustrous, fine weave of wool and silk complementing the all over field design. Hand knotted, the dominant, brass gold colour...

Rug & Kilim’s Youngste design originates from Nepal, hand knotted in high-quality wool with a paneled all-over field design. The particularly luminous, borderless lengths of deep gre...

A 9x11 rug inspired from antique Spanish Art Deco rug styles, from Rug & Kilim’s European Collection. Hand-knotted in wool with a play of geometry and floral patterns in the most int...

Hand knotted in silk, this 6x9 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately dubbed “Toledo” for its inspiration hailing from a distin...

Handwoven in wool, circa 1950-1960, this 2×4 vintage Afghan tribal kilim, is a collectible tribal piece that may have been used as table covers in nomadic daily life, much similar to...

And knotted in one of the most respected looms in Nepal, this 4 x 6 rug joins the European Collection by Rug & Kilim—this design affectionately entitled “Cordoba” named for the titul...

An ode to venerated Arabesque rug patterns in green and beige gold, from Rug & Kilim’s European Collection. This transitional 6x9 is hand-knotted in a unique blend of quality wool an...

Inspired by Spanish colonial design, Rug & Kilim presents this 9 x11 piece from its European collection featuring the celebrated “Cortez” design of classic, regal sensibilities preva...

This 8x10 rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim's European Collection, inspired by antique interpretations of Oriental dragon rugs. Its hand-knotted wool and silk blend plays bronze...

Inspired by Spanish design, Rug & Kilim presents this 10x14 piece from its European collection featuring floral patterns in repetition for a gorgeous sense of movement. The pattern ...

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Originating from Nepal, this modern rug is hand knotted with both high quality wool and lustrous bamboo silk. The all-over field design portrays an uncommonly seamless geometric-flor...

Hand-knotted in fine wool & silk, an 8 x 10 Classic sketch from Rug & Kilim’s European selections featuring floral carnation patterns in cobalt blue, muted black & golden on a comfor...