Doris Leslie Blau Antique Tabriz Allover Floral Light Beige Rug - c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Framed by a series of ornate borders filled with floral meanders and rosettes, the rug's structure maintains clarity while allowing the intricate motifs to breathe.
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Antique Amritsar Rug in Beige-Brown Tones with Floral Medallion - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
On the Design: Admirers of the craft will note an inspiration from Persian rugs of Heriz Serapi provenance in this rug’s large-scale rosette medallion and geometric floral patterns.
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Vintage Art Nouveau Amsterdam School Rug (c. 1915) Attributed To K.P.C. De Bazel
Located in New York, NY
These striking medallions are crafted with precision and balance, each forming a mandala-like rosette, giving the rug a contemplative and architectural depth - typical of de Bazel's ...
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Caucasian Rug with Signature, ca. 1940
Located in Ferrara, IT
Diagonal stripes formed by hooked half lozanges that point decisively outwards from the central rosettes, give the rug the energy of a statement. Rosettes and quadripartite rhombuses...
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Antique Anatolian Kirsehir Village Prayer Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
A good large size Turkish rug from the town of Oushak, the rug has the traditional 'lotto' design on a cream coloured ground, the blue border is covered with a floral rosette design....
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Antique Turkish Silk Kaiseri Rug, circa 1900s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Above and below the panel are supplementary straw and ecru panels with turtle patterns or rows of diamond rosettes. The rug has a straw border with palmettes and rosettes in the Ghio...
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Vintage Hand-Knotted Anatolian Wool Rug with Geometric Medallion in Terracotta
Located in Norwalk, CT
Hand-knotted from soft, durable natural wool, the piece displays a rich, sophisticated color palette of deep terracotta red, warm golden-yellow, charcoal, and a soft slate-grey borde...
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Doris Leslie Blau Antique Indian Amritsar Rug
Located in New York, NY
The harmonious color gradation lends the piece a timeworn patina, highlighting the craftsmanship and age of the rug while preserving its dignified elegance. Framed by a wide and orn...
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Antique Turkish Kaiseri Prayer Rug circa 1880's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Above and below the panel are supplementary straw and ecru panels with turtle patterns or rows of diamond rosettes. The rug has a straw border with palmettes and rosettes in the Ghio...
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Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Turkish Sivas Rug
Located in New York, NY
The border design frames the central composition with an elegant arrangement of stylized blossoms and geometric rosettes, enhancing the rug’s symmetry and visual rhythm.
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$3,600 / item
Antique Handmade Rug, 3'3:X 5'
Located in Evanston, IL
The midnight navy border provides powerful contrast and frames the field beautifully with finely articulated floral rosettes and palmettes, enhancing the rug’s overall architectural ...
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Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
The understated border, composed of meandering tendrils and small rosettes, reinforces the rug’s balanced symmetry while maintaining its minimalist charm.
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Antique Caucasian Karabagh Region Prayer Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
A superb example of a Caucasian prayer rug with very unusual bold design. The rug has a large central medallion in soft madder red surrounded by an indigo blue field containing boteh...
Galerie Shabab Collection Early 20th Century Turkish Sivas Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
Framed by multiple borders, including a wide outer band of rosettes and palmettes, the rug displays a delicate interplay of floral motifs and arabesque ornamentation.
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Antique Caucasian Rug with Repeat Small Boteh Design, Circa 1890
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Caucasian rug of small size with repeat boteh design Circa 1890 An attractive small rug with a medium blue field filled with rows of small boteh The inner border has an ivor...
Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak Long Rug or Runner, circa 1880
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The rug is framed by a classic but simple floral rosette border.
$13,720Sale Price|30% Off
Apadana's Modern Khotan Style Blue Oversized Wool Rug With Geometric Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is an oversized contemporary Khotan wool rug from India. The design showcases a light blue base with intricate brown and cream-colored patterns, including an eye-catching interc...
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$608Sale Price|20% Off
4'x6' Cream Color Hand Knotted Washed Out Khotan Pure Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Cream Color, Hand Knotted, Washed Out Khotan, Block Rosette Design, Pure Wool, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: Traditional Primary col...
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$3,466Sale Price|20% Off
10'x14'2" Scarlet Red Antiqued Oushak Reimagined Pure Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Scarlet Red, Antiqued Oushak Reimagined, Sheared Low, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted, Repetitive Star and Rosette Design, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 I...
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$28,000Sale Price|30% Off
Modern Oversized Khotan Style Wool Rug Handmade In Blue With Geometric Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is an oversized contemporary Khotan wool rug from India. The design showcases a light blue base with intricate brown and cream-colored patterns, including an eye-catching interc...
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Antique Caucasian Seichur Rug with Star and Lattice Design, circa 1880
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The stars are of differing colours and designs. The rug has a beautiful border in typical Seichur colouring with a floral rosette design.
$3,075Sale Price|25% Off
8'10"x11'10" White Shiraz Reimagined Wool Flower Motif Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Shiraz Reimagined Unique Flower Rosettes Border Design, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-ol...
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$1,331Sale Price|20% Off
6'4"x9'4" Red Caucasian Design Wool Afghan Super Kazak Hand Knotted Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Afghan Super Kazak with Shirvan Repetitive Geometrical Rosette Design Pure Wool Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and mo...
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Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak Long Rug with Diagonal Stripe Design, circa 1890
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
The rug is framed by a classic but simple floral rosette border.
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug With Faded Camel Field and Powder Blue 7'0" x 10'10
Located in Atlanta, GA
The layered border structure mirrors the palette with alternating bands of camel, slate blue, and pale gold, all filled with scrolling rosettes and classical motifs. The rug's worn p...
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Mid-Century Modern Style Vintage Turkish Oushak Area Rug, 05'08 x 08'09
Located in Dallas, TX
The intricate medallion rests on a sea of deep abrashed crimson surrounded by coffee-colored spandrels filled with confetti sprinkles. The vintage Oushak rug is bordered with a triba...
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$1,066Sale Price|50% Off
7.4x11 Ft Vintage Floral Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak Rug in Soft, Muted Colors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
The rug features two floral medallions at both ends of the field that is filled with symmetrically placed floral vines centered around large rosettes.
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Antique Distressed Khotan Runner Pomegranates & Vinery in Green - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Framed by a series of culturally rich borders, including T-meander and rosette motifs, the rug perfectly balances Chinese geometric precision with the rhythmic floral traditions of C...
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$5,670Sale Price|30% Off
Hand-Knotted Modern Serapi Style Rug Blue & Terracotta Geometric Wool 8x11
Located in Norwalk, CT
Border: A cream-toned border with floral rosettes frames the rug for a clean finish. This rug measures 8'1" x 10'7".
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Antique Samarkand Handmade Wool Rug In Blue With Allover Motif
Located in Norwalk, CT
This is a stunning antique Samarkand tone-on-tone hand-knotted wool rug featuring a navy blue field. It showcases beige and rust accents throughout a beautiful interconnected pomegra...
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Antique Small Mahal Rug with a Large Scale All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
This antique Mahal showcases a large scale rendition of the scrolling palmettes and rosettes pattern typical of Ziegler rugs. European demand for Ziegler type rugs prompted other wor...
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$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Persian Style Area Rug with Traditional Vase Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic Persian vases holding bouquets of delicate blossoms anchor both ends of the rug. Rosettes and sunflowers alternate with lotus on the main border flanked with guard bands comp...
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$8,400Sale Price|30% Off
Handmade Modern Khotan Style Wool Rug with Allover Geometric Motif in Beige
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful modern Khotan tone-on-tone hand knotted wool rug with a beige color field. This piece has blue and brown accents all over a gorgeous interconnected medallion rosette design...
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Antique Amsterdam School Rug (c. 1915) Attributed to K.P.C. de Bazel
Located in New York, NY
These striking medallions are crafted with precision and balance, each forming a mandala-like rosette, giving the rug a contemplative and architectural depth — typical of de Bazel’s ...
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Antique Cotton Indian Dhurrie
Located in New York, NY
Good condition. Rug Size 4x6'9
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The Whispered Anatolia: A Modern Oushak Masterpiece of Elegant Tribal Nobility
Located in Dallas, TX
Nearby, dogs serve as ancient emblems of trust, protection, and steadfast defense, reinforcing the rug’s protective symbolism. Rosettes and esoteric tribal glyphs punctuate the groun...
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Vintage Turkish Carpet, Timeless Appeal Meets Stylish Durability
Located in Dallas, TX
The leafy rosette meander border of the rug adds depth and complexity to the overall design.
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Vintage Turkish Carpet, Timeless Appeal Meets Stylish Durability
Located in Dallas, TX
These floral accents provide a sense of balance and elegance, adding a layer of sophistication to the rug’s overall design. The leafy rosette border frames the rug beautifully, lendi...
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Doris Leslie Blau Meshad Antique Floral Soft Beige Carpet by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
A finely articulated border frames the field, featuring a sequence of stylized cartouches and rosettes, enhancing the rug's symmetry and timeless beauty.
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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.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
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.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
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.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.
In the late 1890s, the firm of Alexander Morton & Co. set out to introduce a new category of crafts to the British Isles: hand-knotted rugs.
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