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Macrame Wall Rug by Desso, the Netherlands, 1970's
Macrame Wall Rug by Desso, the Netherlands, 1970's

Macrame Wall Rug by Desso, the Netherlands, 1970's

By Desso

Located in Steenwijk, NL

This fantastic wall rug was made in the 1970's by Desso, a prominent manufacturer of fine carpets in the Netherlands. It is made of polyacryl and exists out of a high quality weaving...

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Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Acrylic

Pablo Picasso "La Serrure" (The Lock) Tapestry Rug - French Wool Wall Hanging
Pablo Picasso "La Serrure" (The Lock) Tapestry Rug - French Wool Wall Hanging

Pablo Picasso "La Serrure" (The Lock) Tapestry Rug - French Wool Wall Hanging

By Pablo Picasso

Located in New York, NY

Pablo Picasso, the Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, stage designer, poet, and playwright, is widely regarded as one of the most groundbreaking and influential figur...

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20th Century Spanish Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Echoes of the Nile: A Vintage Egyptian Tapestry of Pastoral Grace
Echoes of the Nile: A Vintage Egyptian Tapestry of Pastoral Grace

Echoes of the Nile: A Vintage Egyptian Tapestry of Pastoral Grace

By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop

Located in Dallas, TX

79103 Vintage Egyptian Kilim Tapestry Rug, 02'02 x 03'04. This exquisite handwoven wool Egyptian pictorial tapestry rug is a striking representation of traditional life and pastoral ...

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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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Wool

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Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"
Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"

Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"

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H 62.21 in W 40.16 in D 1.19 in

Hand-Loomed Rya Rug / Wall Tapestry "the Fairy Tale Forest"

By Aappo Härkönen

Located in Helsinki, FI

Satumetsä / The Fairy Tale Forest The Fairy Tale Forest was designed by Aappo Härkönen for the company Ryijypalvelu during the 1950s or 1960s. Aappo Härkönen was in fact a pseudonym...

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Vintage 1960s European Scandinavian Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

The Drummer Boy after Paul Klee, 100 Percent Wool Rug/Wall Hanging
The Drummer Boy after Paul Klee, 100 Percent Wool Rug/Wall Hanging

The Drummer Boy after Paul Klee, 100 Percent Wool Rug/Wall Hanging

By Ege Axminster A/S, (after) Paul Klee

Located in Tucson, AZ

100 percent wool rug/wall hanging after Paul Klee's oil painting "der Paukenspierler (The Little Drummer Boy)." Manufactured in 1971 by Axminster, West Germany for Montgomery Wards. ...

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Vintage 1970s German Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wool

Sandra Eames, "On the Prayer Rug, " Oil on Canvas, Vermont, 2008
Sandra Eames, "On the Prayer Rug, " Oil on Canvas, Vermont, 2008

Sandra Eames, "On the Prayer Rug, " Oil on Canvas, Vermont, 2008

Located in Quechee, VT

This wonderful oil painting portrait of a Jack Russell Terrier, entitled "On the Prayer Rug" is by Sandra Eames, 2008. Sandra Eames is a master of animal portraiture. Depicted here i...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Transitional Grass Cloth Patterned Slate Blue Area Rug with Modern Style
Transitional Grass Cloth Patterned Slate Blue Area Rug with Modern Style

Transitional Grass Cloth Patterned Slate Blue Area Rug with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

This grass cloth transitional rug is proof that art isn't just reserved for the walls.

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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

"Love" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company
"Love" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company

"Love" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company

By Paul Smith, The Rug Company

Located in Dallas, TX

Pink/multicolor wool needlepoint 'LOVE' wall art by Paul Smith for The Rug Company. In its Sixties Summer of Love theme, the design captures Smith's distinctively British identity an...

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Early 2000s English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Wood

"Love Too" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company
"Love Too" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company

"Love Too" Needlepoint Wall Art by Paul Smith for the Rug Company

By The Rug Company, Paul Smith

Located in Dallas, TX

Turquoise and multicolor wool needlepoint 'Love Too' wall art by Paul Smith for The Rug Company. In its Sixties Summer of Love theme, the design captures Smith's distinctively Britis...

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Early 2000s English Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool, Canvas, Wood

Abstract Geometric Wool Wall Tapestry or Rug in the Style of Kandinsky
Abstract Geometric Wool Wall Tapestry or Rug in the Style of Kandinsky

Abstract Geometric Wool Wall Tapestry or Rug in the Style of Kandinsky

By Wassily Kandinsky

Located in Miami, FL

Modern, geometric wool wall tapestry or rug hand embroidered using fine wool and inspired by the artist Kandinsky.

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Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Canvas

Fabulous Ege Art Rug Wall Hanging, in the style of Andy Warhol
Fabulous Ege Art Rug Wall Hanging, in the style of Andy Warhol

Fabulous Ege Art Rug Wall Hanging, in the style of Andy Warhol

By (after) Andy Warhol, Ege Art Line

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Ege Art rug designed in the style of Andy Warhol depicts his famous Marilyn Monroe imagery. Warhol is one of the most important and celebrated American artists of the 20th century. ...

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Antique Late 19th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Modernist Abstract Hand-Knotted Berber Rug or Wall Hanging
Modernist Abstract Hand-Knotted Berber Rug or Wall Hanging

Modernist Abstract Hand-Knotted Berber Rug or Wall Hanging

By Fernand Léger

Located in Holmfirth, GB

A unique piece in excellent condition. Use on the floor as a rug or as a wall hanging to create a modernist look.

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2010s Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Moroccan and North African Rugs

Materials

Wool

WP Katz Rug Mid Century Modern titled "The Wind Angel" 1970's
WP Katz Rug Mid Century Modern titled "The Wind Angel" 1970's

WP Katz Rug Mid Century Modern titled "The Wind Angel" 1970's

By William P. Katz

Located in New York, NY

A 1970s RugTsigned WP Katz titled 'The Wind Angel' 1970's

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

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