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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Creator: Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Creator: Barbro Lundberg Nilsson
Creator: Ege Rya
Rug “Seashells” Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF, Sweden, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug ‘Seashells’ designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF,
Sweden, 1943.
Handwoven wool.
Tapestry technique.
Dimensions:
L: 270 cm/ 8' 10 1/2''
W: 196 cm/ 6' 5''
Barbro Nilsson introduc...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish carpet, initialed ‘AB MMF’ (Marta Maas-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early Marta Maas-Fjetterström Pile Carpet "Blå Rektangeln" MMF 1927
Located in Houston, TX
Marta Maas-Fjetterström.
"Blå Rektangeln (Blue Rectangular)" pile carpet,
Sweden, 1928.
Handwoven wool.
Measures: Length circa 335 cm, width circa 205 cm.
Mar...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Sweden, circa 1941
'Porcelain Carpet' (Porslinmattan)
Initialed 'MMF' (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Swedish flat-weave t...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a polychrome field of lapis, ivory, chardonnay, and artichoke graphic geometric star-motif, in a checkered polychrome border with similar whims...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Pile Rug by Märta Måås-fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Pile Rug by Märta Måås-Fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson
Initialed: AB MMF BN (Märta Måås-Fjetterström , Barbro Nilsson)
Handwoven.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Marta Maas-fjetterström Ab Swedish Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Swedish flat-weave has an overall field of blue, grey and beige striae with alternating rows of waving diagonal lozenges, in an unusual playful striped bor...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Rug by Märta Måås-fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile rug by Märta Måås-Fjetterström,
Sweden, circa 1935
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström )
Handwoven.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson "Randig Med Tvist" Carpet
Located in Pawtucket, RI
A graphic and beautifully colored handwoven wool Randig Med Tvist flat-weave carpet by Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson "Falurutan" Carpet for MMF
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Hand-woven wool "Falurutan" carpet designed by important Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB, Sweden. Woven signature t...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Flat-Weave Rug/Runner by AB Märta Måås-fjetterström and Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave rug/runner
Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström Barbro Nilsson)
Handwoven.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Signed Mid-20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a blood orange field with alternating complementary stripes of polychrome serrated square icons, in a similar orange border. Signed by the orig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Geometric Rya Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fine geometric pile carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström, circa 1960s, "Gul Primavera," signed MMF AB.
Category
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Mid-20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug Signed by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a checkered overall field of tonal taupe diagonal rows separated by tribal stripes. Signed by the original artist and workshop.
About the Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Swedish rug has a shaded chocolate brown field of stylized rosette pendants and bold stalks issuing further floral motif, in a shaded coral-red meandering ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Flat Weave Rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
'Rosengång' Swedish flat-weave rug by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Sweden, circa 1943
Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson)
Handwoven.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet.
Sweden ca. 1942
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström).
Handwoven
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Deco Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This traditional handwoven Swedish deco rug has a flat-weave polychrome checkered field interrupted by delicate geometric stripes, in a similar whimsical geometric lateral border. Th...
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Marta Maas-Fjetterström Medium Rug #3
Located in London, GB
Rya rug by Barbro Nillson and Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Sweden, 1950s.
83 white diamonds, of four different types and color, are arranged above and below five zig zag stripes and alo...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Swedish pile carpet, initialed AB MMF, BN (Barbro Nilsson, AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström Swedish Deco Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage hand-woven Swedish Deco rug has a polychrome field of concentric whimsical complementary geometric panels separated by buoyant geometric stripes. Signed by the original ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet
Initialed: MMF (Ma¨rta Ma°a°s-Fjetterstro¨m)
Sweden ca. 1941.
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Marta Maas-fjetterström Ab Swedish Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a tonal blue field with overall design of linked shaded color bands forming whimsical concentric paneled matrix. This is an exceptional example...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet, "FALURUTAN, MÖRK"
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat weave, initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson)
Provenance: Zoégas Kaffe, Nestlé Sverige AB
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish Art Deco carpet. Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Scandinavian Modern Rya Pile Rug by Barbro Nilsson, Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern "Tigerfällen" rug by artist Barbro Nilsson was designed 1943 for MMF atelier in Båstad. In the supreme court of Stockholm there is ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet. "Bright rug".
Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Barbro Nilsson "Linienät" Swedish Wall Hanging, 1966
Located in New York, NY
Swedish wall hanging by Barbro Nilsson "Linienät."
Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet.
Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Sweden ca. 1945
8'1" x 5'10" (246 x 178 c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug Signed by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage hand-woven Swedish rug has a tonal overall field of camel, beige, sage and gray interwoven serrated geometric motif, overlaid by polychrome scattered tribal lozenges row...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Barbro Nilsson
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet, initialed "AB MMF BN" AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
"Spattan Brun".
Initialed: AB MMF BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet.
Sweden ca. 1942
Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
10'6" x 8'0" (320 x 244 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
"Il Greco."
Sweden ca. 1941
Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström).
10'11" x 7'11" (333 x 241 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet.
Sweden ca. 1940
handwoven
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström.
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Rug Signed by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage hand-woven Swedish deco rug has a shaded aquamarine field with overall design of overlapping diagonal and curved delicate stripes, enclosed by central complementary poly...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by Barbro Nilsson, 1964
Located in New York, NY
"Paula, Gul."
Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Sweden, ca. 1964
Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström, Swedish Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a sandy saffron field with overall design of overlapping diagonal and curved delicate stripes, enclosed by central polychrome striped column an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Initialed:AB MMF BN
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave, initialed: "AB MMF MR" (AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström,
Marianne Richeter).
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Märta Måås-Fjetterström Swedish Deco Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage handwoven Swedish Deco rug, titled Tigerfällen, has a raspberry red field with broad tribal X-motif pattern formed by varying bold to dotted stripes, in a thin raspberry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th century Swedish pile carpet
Sweden ca. 1940
Signed "AB MMF" (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Handwoven
8'8" x 5'4" (264 x 163 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Marta Maas-Fjetterström 'White Pointed Arch', Sweden, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile and Flat-Weave Carpet
Initialed: AB MMF MH (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marin Hemmingsson).
Sweden, circa 1943.
100% wool on linen foundation.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mid-20th Century Swedish Flat Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Initialed: MMF (Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Late 20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
"Ostia Grön"
Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Flat-Weave Rug by Marta Maas-Fjetterström
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vintage Swedish flat-weave, "VITA Rutmattan" rug, designed by Marta Maas-Fjetterström (1873-1941). Dimensions: 210 x 138 cm. (84" x 54.3").
Marked AB MMF.
Designed in 1933. Woven a...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Swedish Flat-Weave Carpet by AB MMF
Located in New York, NY
20th century Swedish flat-weave carpet. Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
MMF Rug 'Bruna Heden' (Brown Heath) Rölakan Flatweave Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in London, GB
A spectacular vintage example of Marta Måås-Fjetterström's Bruna Heden (Brown Heath) design. The textile is a rölakan flatweave (same pattern on both sides...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Marta Maas-Fjetterström AB Swedish Deco Rug by Barbro Nilsson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage hand-woven Swedish deco rug has a playful pastel field with overall design of overlapping diagonal and curved delicate stripes, enclosed by central polychrome striped co...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet
Sweden ca. 1947
handwoven
Initialed: AB MMF BN (Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström ).
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Barbo Nilsson, AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström Carpet "Blaarp" MMF 1962
Located in Houston, TX
"Blaarp" MMF Rolakan, large example, 239" x 84".
Sweden, circa 1962
Barbro Nilsson, AB Marta Maas-Fjetterström
BN AB MMF
Blue, white
Measure: 607 x 213 cm.
Handwoven wool in blue...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Danish Modern Hand-Knotted Orange Rug by Rya
By Ege Rya
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Danish Modern Hand-Knotted Orange Rug by Rya
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
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.
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