"Strutar, Gul", Barbro Nilsson, AB MMF, Swedish Flat-Weave, 1943
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave Sweden, circa 1943. Handwoven wool. Initialed: AB MMF, BN (Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Wool
Antique Tekke Turkmen Main Carpet with 4 Rows of 10 Guls
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
An excellent Tekke Turkmen main carpet of small room size. The clear madder red field has well drawn large round Tekke guls. The border is of the sunburst and octogen design. Note th...
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Tribal-Style Runner in Beige with Blue and Red Medallions
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand knotted in wool, this particular design draws inspiration from antique tribal rugs with gul-style medallions and traditional geometric patterns.
Wool
Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with Kepse Gul Design, Circa 1870/80
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Yomut Turkmen main carpet with the ‘Kepse’ gul design Circa 1870/80 The carpet has a rich mahogany brown ground colour with the large Kepse guls in diagonal line of differin...
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Antique Yomut Turkmen Main Carpet with 'Kepse' Gul Design, circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The carpet has a rich brown ground colour with some very nice blues and yellows. Note the original hanging cords that are attached at the top end of the carpet, it is rare to find th...
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century East Turkestan Saph Khotan Runner
Located in New York, NY
The Karakalpaks weave “gul” rugs, somewhat in the Turkmen style, but heavier in handle.
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade East Turkestan Pomegranate Khotan Runner
Located in New York, NY
The Karakalpaks weave “gul” rugs, somewhat in the Turkmen style, but heavier in handle.
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug, Traditional Design, Very Hard Wearing Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with two rows of three large guls, the rug has a medium red colour with the designs being in dark blue/black Circa 1940 A very good hard...
Wool
Antique Turkish Rug 6.1x4.2
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 9.10x7.1
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Turkish Rug 10.0x6.6
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Persian Tekke Wool Rug C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
The design includes repeating octagonal guls, a hallmark of Tekke rugs, surrounded by a detailed border.
Wool
Nice antique Turkmen Bokhara rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
The iconic Guls, characteristic of Boukhara rugs, grace the rich red backdrop, while the borders elegantly feature the distinctive stylized geometric motifs synonymous with Turkmen a...
Wool
Antique Silk Turkish Rug 5.5x3.8
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
Nice antique Turkmen Bokhara rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
The iconic Guls, characteristic of Boukhara rugs, grace the rich brown backdrop, while the borders elegantly feature the distinctive stylized geometric motifs synonymous with Turkmen...
Wool
Antique South Caucasian Moghan Kazak Long Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique South Caucasian Moghan Kazak long rug with Memling guls within octagons. A superb Moghan Kazak long rug with two vertical rows of 'Memling guls' within multi coloured octago...
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Antique Turkish Rug 8.10 X 5.7
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Caucasian Karabagh Kazak Rug, circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique South Caucasian Karabagh Kazak rug with Memling gul design. The rug has five elongated Memling style guls on a soft madder red ground, there are various Caucasian design elem...
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design, the rug has a single row of 3 large Afghan guls.
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design, the rug has a single row of 3 large Afghan guls.
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with three large guls, the rug is of a pleasing red colour with dark indigo blue, the overall palette is very soft and warm.
Wool
Antique Yomud Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
This rug has an overall pattern of Dyrnak gul medallions.
Wool
Antique Tekke Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion, which is usually octagonal in shape, and includes smaller geometric elements inside.
Wool
Antique Tekke Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion, which is usually octagonal in shape, and includes smaller geometric elements inside.
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Turkmen Style
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional Turkmen style design with large dyrnak guls.
Old Afghan Rug of Traditional Tekke Turkmen Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The rug is of the classic Tekke Turkmen gul design with three rows of five Tekke guls.
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design, Very Strong Rug, Circa 1940
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with large guls, the rug is of a warm red colour with dark indigo blue The rug has very glossy wool as can be seen in the images Circa 19...
Wool
19th Century Caucasian Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Iconic design traditions featured in regional area rugs include Memling guls, geometric people and animals, symbolic motifs, dramatic medallions, crenelated fence borders, angular cl...
Wool
Antique Salor Bokhara Turkoman Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion, which is usually octagonal in shape, and includes smaller geometric elements inside.
Wool
$14,800
Antique Turkish Silk Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool, Cotton
Early 18th Century Turkish Rug 10'7'' X 8'10''
Located in Los Angeles, US
The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked their way into the iconic paintings of the European maste...
Wool
Antique Ersari Turkoman Rug 3'0" x 4'9"
Located in Evanston, IL
The piece has a particularly appealing early tribal look, and the unusual alternating motif arrangement gives it more interest than the standard repetitive-gul Turkoman rugs seen on ...
Wool
Antique Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Ersari Turkmen Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The rug has 2 rows of 4 very large Ersari Turkmen guls, the rug has a warm madder red ground, The border is of a traditional Afghan Turkmen design.
Wool
19th Century Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomeg...
Wool
Vintage Yellow Orange Afghan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A mid-20th century Turkmen Afghan rug with beautiful Gul design and a yellow near to orange field color, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
Wool
Antique Tekke Turkmen Prayer Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The field has a repeat design of chuval guls. The rug has detailed multiple borders and an elem panel at the base with a traditional shrub design.
Wool
10x14 Rustic Nina Gray Classic Geometric Modern Nan Handknotted Wool Carpet Rug
Located in New York, NY
This refined shade is highly sought after in contemporary design palettes, offering a calming anchor among gray color rugs. The repeating gul motif—a traditional design element—is re...
Wool
6x9 Rustic Nina Gray Classic Geometric Modern Nan Handknotted Wool Carpet Rug
Located in New York, NY
This refined shade is highly sought after in contemporary design palettes, offering a calming anchor among gray color rugs. The repeating gul motif—a traditional design element—is re...
Wool
Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Ersari Kizil Ayak Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional Ersari Kizil Ayak design with two rows of eight large guls, the rug is of a pleasing deep red colour with dark indigo blue and ivory.
Wool
Antique Salar Khani Baluch Rug, Circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Salar Khani Baluch rug with turreted gul design Circa 1900 A very nice small Baluch rug, with a design of two rows of six large turreted guls similar in design to those foun...
$1,582Sale Price|25% Off
4'2"x9'9" Cloud Gray Hand Knotted Afghan Ersari Wide Runner Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Pure Wool Hand Knotted, Afghan Ersari with Geometric Gul Motifs Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old wea...
Wool
$5,700Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Turkmen Ersari Rug, Handwoven Wool, Geometric Design, 1890s
Located in Barrington, IL
Dimensions: 9’ 3” x 10’ 2” Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s Place of Origin: Turkmenistan, Central Asia Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural organic...
Wool
$9,675Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Turkmen Tekke Gallery Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, 1920s
Located in Barrington, IL
The rug's design features a series of these iconic Turkmen Gul medallions, rendered in a striking brick red hue.
Wool
1900s Antique Animal Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomegr...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Tekke Turkmen Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The rug has a traditional Tekke gul design with 3 rows of 11 guls.
Wool
$1,112Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Turkmen Design and Edwardian Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
In this particular Sivas rug, offset columns of hooked octagonal guls and floral star-like guls densely fill the field.
Wool
Antique Tekke Turkmen Rug of Good Size
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
This is an good example of a Tekke rug with Salor turreted guls, this rug has three rows of eight guls with a very well drawn Salor minor gul.
$3,675Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Turkmen Tekke Area Rug, Wool Pile, Geometric Medallion, 1900s
Located in Barrington, IL
Beautiful early 20th century Turkmen Tekke area rug in an all over geometric pattern. This captivating rug features a sophisticated allover geometric medallion pattern, famously kno...
Wool
$9,675Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Turkmen Tekke Tribal Gallery Rug, Hand-Knotted Wool, 1920s
Located in Barrington, IL
The rug's design features a series of these iconic Turkmen Gul medallions, rendered in a striking brick red hue.
Wool
$7,350Sale Price|25% Off
Antique Turkmen Tekke Rug, Wool Pile, Allover Geometric Design, Late 1800s
Located in Barrington, IL
This outstanding room-size antique Turkmen Tekke rug, dating from the late 1800s, features a finely detailed allover pattern of traditional “Tekke Gul” medallions.
Wool
19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomeg...
Wool, Cotton
19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomeg...
Wool, Cotton
19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomeg...
Wool, Cotton
1900s Authentic Tribal Floral Khotan Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomeg...
Wool, Cotton
Antique Samarkand Rug with Botanical Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
Eastern designs like one, two and three-medallion motifs were used frequently in Khotan carpet designs. Rugs featuring repeating gul motifs, all-over arabesques, and branching pomegr...
Wool, Cotton
$3,516Sale Price|20% Off
Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Rustic Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
72623, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery rug with rustic Art Deco style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak gallery rug features three gul amulets in a ...
Wool
Antique Turkmen Esari Rug with Ivory Field and Repeating Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Turkmen Esari rug featuring a refined ivory and light sand field organized in vertical rows of repeating oval guls.
Wool
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
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Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
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Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
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