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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Zabihi Collection Square Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug
Located in New York, NY
a late 19th century Worn Persian Bakshaish Square Carpet
Details
rug no. j3973
size 7' 1" x 8' (216 x 244 cm)
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection 19th Century Ivory Antique French Aubusson Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Authentic stand-alone pillow made from a 19th century French Aubusson rug
Measures: 18" x 18",
Category
Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mid 19th Century N.W. Persian Silk Heriz Carpet ( 4'3'' x 5'10'' - 130 x 178 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century N.W. Persian Silk Heriz Carpet with Tree of Life Design
4'3'' x 5'10'' - 130 x 178
Category
Mid-19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$89,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Pretty antique Moroccan tribal Rabat rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century Moroccan rug from Rabat, with beautiful geometrical and tribal design and nice natural colours, with orange, red, navy blue, sky blue, green, yellow and w...
Category
Late 19th Century Moroccan Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$858 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Lavar Oriental Carpet, Mansion Size, with Allover Floral Design
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Lavar oriental carpet, size: 33'1 x 17'10, circa 1880. This handwoven oversized master work has an incredibly fine weave, and is characterized by a repeating diamo...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$200,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 9' x 13' - 275 x 395 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 9' x 13' - 275 x 395 cm )
Category
1840s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$16,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Caucasus Soumak Kilim Sumac Rug, Caucasian Sumak Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Antique Soumak ( Sumak, Sumac ) Kilim from the Caucasus region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
Of the four countries that make up the Caucasus, Azerbaijan produces the most kilims, and the land has a long history of weaving. The nomadic tribes wove kilims and carpets as well as a wide range of storage bags and sacks, such as saffrash, khurgin and chula, and donkey and horse trappings. Smaller bags for salt, utensils, and other items are also common. Not only are the Azerbaijani weavers prolific, but they also employ many techniques at the loom. These include slitweave- known locally by the word Kilim, warp-faced patterning (jajim), supplementary weft (zili), weft wrapping (popularly known as soumak), and extra weft wrapping (verneh). Furthermore, flatweaves are defined by regional names such as palas and shadda, so it is possible to ascribe a variety of weaving names to particular provenances as follows: soumaks are made in Kuba, palas, and kilims in Hajikabul, zili in Khizy, verneh and zili in Kazakh, shadda, verneh and zili in Barda, jajim in Agjabedi, and palas and kilims in Jabrail.
Soumak weave is a technique in which weft threads are added to a plain weave fabric, and one or two warp threads are wound from the front to the back. The resulting Kilim is denser and firmer, giving it a unique feel and look. This technique is commonly used in the Caucasus region.
Soumak kilims have a very beautiful contrast between orange that shines like the sun, deep purple-tinged indigo, and astringent dark red. You can also see the unevenly dyed abrage in this Soumak, which is like a magic carpet with an oriental atmosphere. Features of the Caucasian Kilim, such as the unique cosmic geometric floral pattern, are also found in this Soumak which has a bright look, but it also has a faded and textured feel, so it can be used in a good old atmosphere.
The woven fabric is particularly solid, so it is recommended for use in a solid living room or under a dining table without moving or twisting. A nice Kilim under a long wooden dining table.
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kilim Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Hand-Knotted Antique Red Floral Oversized Wool Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1870, Persian Ziegler Sultanabad rug has a soft teal-green field with a vase at both ends issuing a variety of flowerheads and surrounded by a counterposed design...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Floral Lavar Rug, circa 1880s-1900s
Located in New York, NY
The carpets produced in Lavar are often included in the general category of Kerman rugs (as Lavar is a small village located 80 miles north of Kerman), yet the reputation of this sma...
Category
1880s Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-18th Century English George III Axminster Carpet (13'8" x 15'8" - 417 x 478)
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th Century English Axminster Carpet - George III Period
13'8" x 15'8" - 417 x 478
Category
1750s English George III Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$82,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili Carpet in Room Size with Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili oriental carpet, circa 1890, room sized.
An antique Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili oriental carpet, circa 1890. Size: 13'4" x 9'2". This large siz...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$115,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Oriental Carpet, Mansion Size, with Jewel Tones
Located in New York, NY
An antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad oriental carpet, circa 1890, size: 27'4 H x 19'1 W. This Classic hand knotted wool carpet features an ivory central medallion on a coral red pri...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$160,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand-Knotted Antique Mohtashem Persian Rug in Beige-Brown, Red Medallion Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890,1900, one of the finest antique Mohtashem Kashan rugs ever to join our Antique & Vintage Persian rug lines. A collectible, ve...
Category
1890s Persian Kashan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10' x 12'3" - 305 x 373 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10' x 12'3" - 305 x 373 )
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Abalone
$30,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Gold Square Heriz Rug, c. 1880s 7.4 x 8.6 ft.
Located in New York, NY
Heriz rugs are one of the most famous rugs from Iran, because of their very unique and distinguishable style. Heriz is a city located in northwestern Iran, near the city of Tabriz, w...
Category
1880s Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Antique Chinese Silk and Metal Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 19th century Chinese embroidery with nice design and beautiful colors, entirely hand embroidered with silk and metal on ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$1,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Antique Tibetan Khadin Rug - Phoenix and Floral Indigo Wool Hand Knotted
Located in New York, NY
Antique indigo blue Tibetan Khaden rug with orange phoenix and floral ornamentation. The design and iconography is very unusual - unique as far as we know. All the colors are natural...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Caucasian Kuba Small Antique Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Antique Caucasian Kuba Prayer Rug
Measures: 3'9'' x 4'10''.
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Rustic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Embroidery (2'6" x 4'4" - 76 x 132)
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Silk & Metallic Thread Dragon Embroidery
2'6" x 4'4" - 76 x 132
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$8,437 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia.
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Silk Tabriz Prayer Rug, Northwest Persia. A high quality pictorial and directional design. This rug is a unique interpretation of the tr...
Category
1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$16,000 Sale Price
38% Off
Handmade Carpet Rare Antique Rugs, English Axminster Art Deco Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique English Axminster handmade carpet is very famous as English designer rug in excellent condition, circa 1880s.
This red rug is kind of traditional patterned rugs has a most elegant design with attractive color combinations. And is a very good idea as a large living room rugs or dining room rugs. These large area rugs have very highly recommended by the interior designer as a luxury rug. And getting more attention in the Oriental rug store by clients.
Handmade carpet rare antique rugs...
Category
1880s English Art Deco Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
$38,568 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Worn Antique Ziegler Mahal Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th Century room size persian ziegler mahal distressed rug
rug no. 9677
size 10' x 14'
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 7' x 14' - 213 X 427 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 7' x 14' - 213 X 427 )
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$25,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili Oriental Carpet, in Large Size, with Medallion
By Haji Khalili
Located in New York, NY
An amazing antique Tabriz Hadji Jalili carpet, circa 1890, size: 18'0 x 12'7. This exemplary carpet features an eye-catching central medallion in the main field, with elegant corner ...
Category
1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$114,995 Sale Price
42% Off
Antique Oversize Persian Red Farahan Sarouk Rug, circa 1880-1900
Located in New York, NY
Pristine oversize Museum quality antique Farahan Sarouk dating from the 1880s-1900s measuring 16.10 x 26 ft.
Persian Farahan Sarouk rugs were woven in the village of Sarouk but thes...
Category
1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10'8" x 13'3" - 325 x 404 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10'8" x 13'3" - 325 x 404 )
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 11'6" x 16' - 350 x 487 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 11'6" x 16' - 350 x 487 )
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$38,625 Sale Price
25% Off
Beautiful and Fine Antique Chinese Textile 3'2" x 3'7"
Located in New York, NY
Finely Woven Antique Chinese Textile, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Antique French Aubusson Rug, circa 1890, 8' x 9'
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson rug, circa 1890. Aubusson carpets are pile less and tapestry woven from that town to the southwest of Paris, by a group of independent weavers working under Royal or State protection. The designs are strictly classical, neoclassical or Victorian. They are virtually never “oriental”. The pattern wefts are wool with silk and/or metal thread for details in the more finely woven examples. Sizes tend toward the squarish and pieces 30’ by 30’ are not unknown. The 18th-19th century French clients included the nobility and haute bourgeoisie. Aubusson carpets were also exported to England and are often to be found in country houses. Light colors are the most popular and dark toned pieces are very rare. Besides traditional Louis furniture...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare and Early Khotan Rug with Two Niches
Located in Milan, IT
I don’t know of any other East Turkestan rug with only two niches, displayed here in a sort of yin yang. The outstanding palette, consisting of three shades of red, blue and green, i...
Category
Early 19th Century East Turkestani Khotan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Wool & Silk Carpet ( 8'4" x 9'6"-254 x 290 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Wool & Silk Carpet
8'4" x 9'6" - 254 x 290
Category
1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$73,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Swans Ducks 18th Century Aubusson French Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 9 feet 4 inches, width 7 feet 11 inches.
Swans and ducks swimming in a lake...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 3' x 5' - 4"2 x 162 cm )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Ningxia Rug ( 3' x 5' - 4"2 x 162 cm )
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,500 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century George III Period Axminster Carpet ( 11'8" x 18'6" - 356 x 564 )
Located in New York, NY
18th Century George III Period Axminster Carpet ( 11'8" x 18'6" - 356 x 564 )
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$195,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Pretty antique Antique French Needlepoint Panel Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century needlepoint tapestry with nice design of the forest with vegetation and beautiful light colors with the hues of yellow, green, brown and white, entirely h...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$2,154 Sale Price
20% Off
Handwoven 19th Century Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Handwoven in Western Persia during the second half of the 19th century. A village workshop weaving in the large scale palmette style.
Construction: All wool pile on a cotton foundat...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Oushak Rug in Orange with Pink Floral Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890-1900, this antique 11x12 Oushak rug is a rare turn-of-the-century piece from the latest curations.
On the Design:
Connoisseurs will appreciate that ...
Category
1890s Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Axminster Rug in Red with Floral Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1860-1870, this 14x17 antique Axminster rug from England is a rare piece of pre-Arts & Crafts sensibilities.
On the design:
Inspired by Sultanabad rugs...
Category
1860s English Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$65,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 5' x 9'2" - 152 x 279 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 5' x 9'2" - 152 x 279 )
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$15,750 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Uzbek Bukhara Suzani Textile, Embroidered Wall Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
78197 Rare 19th Century Antique Uzbek Bukhara Suzani Tapestry, 03'07 x 05'00. Behold the Mid-19th Century Antique Uzbek Bukhara Suzani Tapestry, a rare and resplendent treasure that ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Pretty antique Hungarian embroidery tissue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique hungarian embroidered tissue fragment , with beautiful designs of flowers and with nice natural colours, entirely hand embroide...
Category
Early 19th Century Hungarian Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$858 Sale Price
20% Off
Oversize Antique Persian Floral Red Sarouk Rug c. 1880-1900 (12.6 x 22.9 ft)
Located in New York, NY
Mohajeran Persian carpets are prized for their clarity of design. They characteristically use allover patterns with a subtle central axis, and consist of a series of finely drawn blo...
Category
1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kermanshah Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Tan, ivory and blush colorations with passages of pale indigo and, articulated throughout with deep blue and black outline. Curvilinear elements include a grand central medallion wit...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Tapestry in Beige and Blue Pictorial rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique 10x10 pictorial tapestry from France, handwoven in wool circa 1650-1660. This flat weave is a new addition to the most collectible European curations by Rug & Kilim.
Fur...
Category
1650s French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10'8" x 16' - 325 x 488 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10'8" x 16' - 325 x 488 )
Navy background allover pattern.
Category
1890s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$33,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tibetan Orange Dragon Pillar Rug or Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
A rare antique orange Chinese Tibetan dragon rug likely from a Tibetan monastery. The ornamentation along the top imitates a curtain or a skirt, which indicates it was a pillar rug, ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Tibetan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 9'4" x 12'4" - 285 x 375 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 9'4" x 12'4" - 285 x 375 )
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$16,875 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century N. Indian Agra Carpet ( 4' x 8'5" - 122 x 264 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century N. Indian Agra Carpet ( 4' x 8'5" - 122 x 264 )
This 1890 carpet from north India is patterned with stars inside thinly outlined cartouches on a deep Bordeaux ground. Th...
Category
1890s Indian Agra Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
$6,600 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 11'10" x 12'6" - 360 x 380 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Peking Dragon Carpet ( 11'10" x 12'6" - 360 x 380 )
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$33,750 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Lavar Kirman Prayer Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 19th century Persian Lavar Kirman prayer rug with a beautiful pattern of multiple flowering trees and branches woven in traditional ...
Category
1880s Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 11'6" x 13'8" - 351 x 417 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 11'6" x 13'8" - 351 x 417 )
Category
1890s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$52,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand-Knotted Antique Persian Mohtashem Rug, Blue Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890,1900, one of the finest antique Mohtashem Kashan rugs our principal has seen join our Antique & Vintage Persian rugs. A collectible, versatile 9 x 11 ...
Category
1890s Persian Kashan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 8'10" x 9'4" - 269 x 284 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 8'10" x 9'4" - 269 x 284 )
Category
1890s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili Rug ( 2' x 2'10" - 61 x 86 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili Rug ( 2' x 2'10" - 61 x 86 )
Category
1890s Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,410 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Persian Bakshaish Rug, 13' x 17'6
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Bakshaish rug, 13' x 17'6. This is a truly unique, extremely imaginative NW Persian rustic carpet with a sky/land/water iconography. The two species of birds, larger ...
Category
19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Ersari Turkmen Ensi, Door Hanging, Circa 1880
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Ersari Turkmen ensi of traditional design with excellent colour
Circa 1880
Ensi were door hangings used to cover the entrance to a yurt
This example is woven with a traditi...
Category
19th Century Turkmen Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Century N. Chinese Mongolian Carpet ( 10'4" x 13'4" - 315 x 405 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid-19th Century N. Chinese Mongolian Carpet ( 10'4" x 13'4" - 315 x 405 )
Category
1850s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$32,250 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Needlepoint Pictorial Tapestry in Blue, Cream Tones - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool and originating from Brussels, Belgium, this 9x15 Flemish Verdure tapestry from the mid 19th Century is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—featuring a...
Category
1680s French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$31,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 17th Century Persian Kerman Carpet. 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique 17th century Kerman vase carpet, country of origin: Persia, circa 17th century. Size: 11 ft 5 in x 20 ft 2 in (3.48 m x 6.15 m).
Category
17th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Antique Persian Khamseh Rug 4.10' x 9.5', 1870s - 2B77
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A truly remarkable and rare find, this antique Persian Khamseh rug from the 1870s stands out with its intricate design and excellent original condition. This piece is a testament to ...
Category
1870s French Antique 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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We’re Going Gaga for the New Sasha Bikoff Rugs
The New York interior designer found inspiration in disco culture and astrology for her debut home collection.
Paradise Is Found Underfoot in These Majestic Persian Textiles
Persian garden carpets, with their timeless beauty and unmatched craftsmanship, have an enduring appeal.
12 Mesmerizing Moroccan-Style Interiors
With their rich layers, intricate patterns and elaborate lighting, rooms with a Moroccan influence are easy to spot.