Late 20th Century Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Tapestry by Leo Reis, Sweden 1980s. Handwoven wool. Measurements: H: 195 cm/ 6' 4 3/4'' L: 176 cm/ 5' 9 1/4''

Very long Swedish rug depicting a small village in shades of blue, green, and brown An elegant and modern interpretation by a gifted unknown designer. Discover an exclusive masterpie...

One of a kind Persian Deco rug in various shades in brown Measures: 4'1” x 6'3”.    

One of a kind Turkish hand-knotted design rug. Very unusual in style and color. Hand-knotted with soft wool on wool warp and weft. Oushak Marby rug Turkey 9.6 x 8.0 ft / 294 x 243 cm...

Drawing inspiration from the ocean, this vintage hand-woven Swedish rug, called the Snäckorna pattern, has strands of sea shells repeatadly strewn over a surface of varying blues. A ...

A flat weave rug/carpet by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden. This hand woven carpet immediately draws the eye with its distinctive design and original pastel color palette. Every single elemen...

78732 Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Tapestry, 03'00 x 03'09. Swedish Scandinavian tapestries are intricate woven textile artworks originating from Sweden, renowned for their vibrant colors, intricate designs, and depictions of nature, mythology, and daily life. Traditionally crafted by skilled artisans, often women, using techniques like weaving and embroidery, these tapestries feature traditional Swedish motifs such as flowers and animals. While some are still made using traditional methods in rural workshops, modern textile artists...

Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet. Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors. Approx 1970. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 140 cm x 97 cm.

Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet. Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors. Approximately 1970. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 136 cm x 85 cm.

Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet. Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors. Approximately 1970. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 136 cm x 85 cm.

Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Modernist design. Blue and pink colors in a geometric pattern. Approximately 1970. In good condition. Could benef...

Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Modernist design. Green colors on a white background. Approximately 1970. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 136 cm x...

Swedish textile artist. Large handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Modernist design. Pink, red, and blue colors in a geometric pattern. From the 1970s. In excellent condition...

78735 Vintage Blue Swedish Pile Rug, 05'05 x 07'06. Scandinavian Modern meets bold cubism in this hand knotted wool vintage blue Swedish rug, creating...

Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens . Pop 60's , 70's..Amazing Modern Space Age Design, Nice original condition,,a good cleaning would bring back the pile,

This rölakan carpet / kelim rug ”Aniara” was designed by Anna Johanna Ångström during the 1960s. This excellent example with mainly different shades of blue and beige was woven in wo...

A rare, marvellous 100% wool carpet, from The 20th Century Masters Collection made in Denmark by Ege Art Line, based on designs by our most renowned artists. This design by Salvador ...

Rug “Dream vision” designed by Agda Österberg, Sweden. 1970s. Hand woven wool. Kelim technique. Measurements: L: 250 cm / 8' 2 1/2'' W: 165 cm / 5' 5''

Mid Century Scandinavian High Pile Brown Rya Rug This rug measures: 73 wide x 53 inches deep We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible. ...

Rya carpet, Sweden. Modernist design. From the 1970s. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 128 cm x 78 cm.

Rya carpet with long fringes, Sweden. Modernist design. From the 1970s. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 168 cm with fringes x 91 cm.

This very high pile, coarse weave carpet show a borderless, abstract pattern roughly resembling a floral design writ very large, in warm shades of tangerine, orange-red, red and dar...

The tradition of Bessarabian kilim weaving dates to the later period of Ottoman rule over the Eastern Balkans – broadly, the territory now covered by Bulgaria, Romania  and Moldova –...

Vibe out on this unused 1970s Ege Rya "Lava" rug (or wall hanging). Was found in a wrapped in a closet unused and was just professionally cleaned. Acrylic fibers, nice pile. Excellen...

Swedish Vintage Handwoven Flat-Weave Wool Rug "Rotundifolia" by Judith Johansson (1916-1993) Size: 77" × 103" (196 cm × 262 cm) Excellent vintage condition consistent with age. A beautiful flat-weave wool rug handmade in Sweden by renowned textile artist Judith Johansson. Signed with woven initials JJ at the corner of the rug. This rare rug celebrates the flower " Rotundifolia", a beautiful and very Swedish spring flower called Harebell. Its colors are blues, pinks, lilacs, beiges and light greens. 100% wool. Made in Sweden in 1978. A piece of Scandinavian modern design to bring an edgy yet subdued feeling to your space. Judith Johansson drew inspiration from nature and was commissioned by the Swedish Royal Family. She never made sketches or notes on-site but had a photographic memory, a strong sense of color, and paid careful attention to the symbolism in the sacred textiles...

Beautiful and rare EGE Art Line rug. Vincent Van Gogh Olive Trees. Design No. 80583, no. 77 1995. Made in Denmark. Currently set up as a tapestry but cou...

Late 20th century flat wave rug produced by Svangsta Mattvaveri AB, Sweden. Dimensions 6'7" x6'7". Very good condition.

Design Danish Rya rug from the 1970s, 90,5 x 67 inches ( this one is a big size). Made in Denmark. Missing label. Abstract autumn swirling design with tan, brown, and cream hues. G...

Antique Chinese Rugs, as opposed to most of the antique rug productions, were woven almost exclusively for internal consumption. Since they were mostly sheltered from European and We...

Rya Rug, Late 20th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'7" W x 6'7" L

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the same time period, depict weavers producing rugs and carpets of this kind. Since this is one of the oldest methods of rug production, it is considered to be primitive...

Soumak rugs (also spelled Sumak) – This construction technique produces a flat-weave rug that is thick, strong and exceptionally durable. Unlike kilims, Soumak rugs are not reversible because non-clipped yarns are left on the back. However, they are also stronger than kilims. Antique Soumak carpets are unique because the wefts are used to produce decorative patterns rather than as a structural element. Antique Soumak rugs are generally very finely woven and feature richly detailed motifs. Traditionally, these spectacular flat-weave carpets are decorated with ancient symbols, tiny birds and geometric animals. Many of these geometric patterns and tribal symbols are associated with the Shahsavan tribe. In the 17th century, these influential warriors served as the personal bodyguards to Shah Abbas according to historic legends. The Shahsavan, who used Soumak weaving techniques widely, inhabited modern-day Azerbaijan and parts of Northwest Persia near Ardabil. Because Soumak rugs were woven in various carpet producing regions, the designs they feature are exceptionally diverse. Although they are fairly rare compared to pile carpets and traditional kilims, antique Soumak rugs feature grand medallions, finely executed repeating patterns, Persian garden designs and tribal motifs that are surrounded by multiple sets of richly detailed borders. Antique Soumak rugs make outstanding floor coverings, but the technique was also used to construct bags, trappings, saddle covers, decorative bed spreads and functional household items. Like other regional handicrafts, antique Soumak rugs are highly decorative and diverse textile pieces that flatter modern furnishings and soften minimalist interiors very well. Soumak or Sumak is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile. Thicker than a kilim carpet, it is accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps in between passes of over-under wefting. When compressed vertically with a weaver’s comb, the resultant texture looks like cabling rising slightly from the surface of the rug. Soumak is named for the village of Shemaka in the Caucasus where this technique was widely practiced, but it certainly was not invented there. Soumak has been practiced extensively across the antique rug producing world, from Central Asia to Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey. Antique Soumak Weave Techniques: Soumak Weave – The art of fine rug weaving and making is ancient and complex. Over the centuries, a myriad of disparate cultures, from every corner of the globe, have developed methods of creating tight, long-lasting weaves, such as rugs, carpets, and kilims. As such, there is no singular, universal method for creating a fine weave; rather, there are several different, totally distinctive weaving techniques. These techniques and approaches have been developed over time and that are unique to the area, tribe and or people. One specific example of a type of weave that was developed and is still used to this day is the Soumak weave. The widespread adaptation of the Soumak weave by such a wide range of different rug-producing cultures is certainly a rather strong testament to the quality and “reproducibility” of the process — cornerstones of any long-lasted artistic technique. One of the most familiar types of antique weaving from the Caucasus region is the Soumak. These were produced in a wide array of designs, but generally they are typified by a crisp, precise drawing applied to highly abstract or stylized geometric patterns, using a rich and varied palette. In technical terms, Soumaks are flatwoven rugs. Their technique is related to that of kilims, but it is somewhat more complex, thicker in handle, and more durable as floor covering. As opposed to Kilim technique which consists of compacted weft facing simply running over and under the vertical wraps, Soumak weave runs the yarns around the warps in a serpentine pattern, over two, back one, over two back one, and so forth. The rows of this yarn facing or brocading are then separated by wefts like the rows of knots in pile carpets. The origin of this technique is hard to pinpoint, but it is attested literally from one end of the rug-producing world to the other. The term Soumak is apparently a corruption of the name Shemaka, a town in the Shirvan region of the Caucasus, where such rugs, it is often claimed, were made. However Soumaks were made in various areas of the Caucasus and the region north of Kuba seems to have been a major center of their production. Caucasian Soumaks have a very interesting design repertory, with a number of distinct types or groups. From the perspective of carpet history, the most interesting group is the one that utilizes field designs of large polygonal medallions, often in the shape of diamonds or stars. These tend to be modeled on early Turkish pile carpets, especially those of the so-called “small pattern Holbein” and “large pattern Holbein” types produced in Western Turkey during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A key feature of the Holbein rugs is the use of small squares with horn-like hooked pairs as fillers in the indentations along the edge of the main medallions. Caucasian Soumaks of this type reproduce even these details with remarkable consistency and fidelity. The various smaller motifs used as space fillers seem to come from the common tribal repertory behind most Caucasian and Turkish rugs. The borders of Caucasian Soumaks tend to be made up of small geometric medallions or stylized rosettes, although they can be surprising, as on the example shown here which is adapted from kilim designs. A second major group of Caucasian Soumaks have allover field designs made up of smaller medallions arranged closely in staggered repetition. Some of these which have multi-pointed star-like configuration (the so-called Crivelli-Star) also come from the repertory of early Turkish rugs. But the oval medallions with undulating edges are floral palmettes of classical Persian derivation. Despite the varied origins of the design elements, the Soumaks of this group still convey considerable stylistic homogeneity or integrity. The borders of this second group are much the same as those of the first, although the example shown here has a highly unusual border that derives once again from early Turkish rugs. A third group of Caucasian Soumaks stems from more local traditions. Known as “Dragon Soumaks...

Broste, Denmark is known as one of Scandinavia's leading interior brands importing luxury items from all over the world. Founded in 1955. This Polish flatweave rug or tapestry was im...

78471 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug by Nea Hallfast, 04'09 x 06'10. NH initials in lower corner for Nea Hallfast. KH initials in lower corner which repres...

78478 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Runner, 02'04 x 35'08.? Emanating Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this extra-long Swedish rollakan rug runner is a captiv...

78111 Vintage green Swedish pile rug, 02'06 x 04'11.

60s 70s runner rug Carpet Rug Space Age by Hojer Eksport Denmark Design Object: Carpet Manufacturer: Condition: Good - vintage Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Wid...

Mid-century Scandinavian Modern hand knotted wool area rug by Tabergs, Sweden circa 1970s. Reversible design. Gorgeous greens and light khaki browns (resembles a natural jute tone). This rug is NOS (New Old Stock). It has never been used, sold or even walked on. Purchased as inventory by a prominent rug dealer...

78470 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan Rug by Judith Johansson, 06'03 x 08'03. With its Scandinavian Modern style, incredible detail and texture, this handwoven wool vintage Swedish ro...

1960s-1970s runner rug carpet rug space age Denmark Danish Design Object: carpet Manufacturer: Condition: good - vintage Age: around 1960-...

78501 Vintage Swedish Tapestry by Ingrid Nilsson Olsson, 04'05 x 04'09.

78490 Vintage Swedish Kilim Rollakan rug, measures 06'01 x 08'04. With its Scandinavian Modern style, incredible detail and texture, this handwoven wool vintage Swedish rollakan rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The eye-catching geometric design and atmospheric colorway woven into this piece work together creating a truly unique look. An allover pattern made up of lozenges within lozenges, diamonds and rhombus shapes work in sequence cultivating a beautiful juxtaposition among the design. This rollakan rug is named Fonstret and was designed by Judith Johansson in 1988. Reminiscent of stained glass...

A very rare rug from the 20th century Masters Collection by the Scandinavian Company EGE. The Art Line Collection with motifs from Pablo Picasso was commissio...

Wonderful light beige flat-weave rug with colorful stylized flower pattern.

Vintage Shirvan rug 6'2'' x 9'5''. Look Turkish, but actually a masquerading vintage Caucasian with a red field with barbed sickle leaf corners ar...

A small Room size one-of-a-kind 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Kilim with an all-over geometric large-scale pattern Measures: 6' x 10'5''.

1995, Danish wool rug depicting "olive grove" by Vincent Van Gogh (1899). This rug was made by Ege Axminster A/S for their 20th century masters collection. The image of "olive grove" was licensed by Van Gogh International B.V. This rug is wonderfully executed and respects the genius of Van Gogh. The colors of this rug are strong and beautiful; browns, various shades of green, pinks, yellows, blues and lilacs are all utilized to wonderful effect. In addition to the work of Vincent Van Gogh, the Ege Art collection has included rugs depicting the art of such greats as Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Robert Jacobsen, Andy Warhol and Rene Magritte. iEde rugs are an iconic piece of art that is made for your floor. They can be used to define a space and create a vignette that is unique and emphasizes your artistic side. Owning this rug would be a fun and lasting way to enjoy one of the most brilliant artists of all time. About Ege Axminster: Weaving together timeless Danish design, long-lasting quality, natural comfort and progressive sustainable thinking, Ege Carpets craft wall-to-wall carpets, rugs, carpet tiles...

A vibrant 20th c., Rya style wool shag pile rug in fuchsia with stylized floral design, unmarked, The striking colorway of this rug exemplifies the exube...

Nine foot long 100% wool runner by Ege Axminster. This is part of the Ege Country series and titled Mountain Life. This whimsical rug depicts elements o...

Milford, Sweden, pure wool rug. Geometric fields in red, orange and white shades. 1970s. Measuring: 200 x 80 cm. In excellent condition. A label on the back.

A Room size one-of-a-kind 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Kilim with an all-over geometric large scale pattern Measures: 8'2'' x 12'7''.

Modern Abstract Ege Rya rug / wall hanging signed Marian Dully Rapp dated 1977, Stunning abstract design, Classic 70s palette, browns, orange's greys, tan...

A wonderful and hard to find vintage EGE Art Line Scandinavian (Denmark) Pablo Picasso rug based on his work "Woman With Guitar". This work was part of...

78167 Vintage Swedish Rya swirl rug with Abstract Expressionist Style 04'04 x 04'07. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with abstract...

78109 vintage Swedish Rya rug with stripes 04'07 x 06'09. This hand-knotted wool vintage Swedish rya rug features a variety of stripes composed of both wide and narrow bands spread a...

Amazing mid-century Danish modern Ege Rya wool area rug. Traditional modern Scandinavian motif in hues of red, green, yellow, white and black. Red tones are rich and lean towards crimson. The yellow tones are a vibrant harvest gold...

Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg for Kasthall - "Arcade" Swedish flat weave runner Excellent condition. Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg, was the Lead Designer of Kasthall. She has designed mo...