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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Style: Industrial
Style: Aubusson
Bobyrug’s pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating floral design from the N...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating floral design from the N...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Zabihi Collection Dramatic Room Size Square Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug
Located in New York, NY
early 20th Century bold and colorful Persian bakhtiari square rug
Details
rug no. j3160
size 10' 9" x 12' 7" (328 x 384 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Industrial Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating floral design from the N...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
6x9.8 Ft Classic Aubusson Inspired Handmade Turkish Wool Area Rug in Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.7x10.2 Ft French Aubusson Area Rug in Dark Blue, Handmade Turkish Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6.2x10 Ft French Aubusson Inspired Modern Indigo Blue Rug, Handknotted in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large kilim KAREBAGH
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 374 - On a brown background a beautiful floral design, with different shades of red, pink and green. The first were the kilims that Russian nobles had weavers from the Caucasus...
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5.2x8.3 Ft Pink Aubusson Inspired Rug for Modern Interiors, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.7x9.2 Ft Aubusson Inspired Pink Rug for Modern Interiors, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.8x9.6 Ft Classic Aubusson Inspired Handmade Turkish Rug in Soft Yellow & Brown
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6x8.6 Ft Hot Pink Aubusson Inspired Rug for Modern Interiors, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
7x9.5 Ft Decorative Hand-Knotted Area Rug. Vintage European Design Wool Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.2x8.4 Ft French Aubusson Inspired Orange Area Rug, Handknotted in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6x9.8 Ft French Aubusson Rug in Orange, Handmade Turkish Carpet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Old KARABAGH Kilim
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 331 - This was the typical design pattern that copied the roses of the Aubusson carpets: burgundy red background with stylized rose buds, but in an unusual grid of light green le...
Category
1930s Caucasian Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Runner in Green, Beige-Brown Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim pays tribute to the celebrated French Aubusson rug in this runner addition to its coveted European Collection. Hand knotted in best quality sari silk, this 18th century i...
Category
2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Runner in Green, Beige-Brown Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim pays tribute to the celebrated French Aubusson rug in this runner addition to its coveted European Collection. Hand knotted in best quality sari silk, this 18th century i...
Category
2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
6x10 Ft Aubusson Inspired Orange Rug for Modern Interiors, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Old Kilim KAREBAGH with Flowers
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 373 - On a blacl background a beautiful elegant floral design like Aubusson, with different shades of green and pink.
It even looks good ON a study-table.
Now with an excellent ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Caucasian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Rug in Green and Brown Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim presents an 8x10 rug inspired by 18th century Aubusson rugs in the new additions to their European Collection.
Hand-knotted in wool and silk, its design is an all-over ...
Category
2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
6.2x9.3 Ft French Aubusson Inspired Modern Orange Area Rug, Handmade in Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Massive Antique French Palace Size Aubusson Rug 19'9x49'
Located in New York, NY
Massive antique French Palace size Aubusson rug, 19'9 x 49'. Now this is a special rug! Clearly it was a special commission when new. The room for...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Navy Carpet Aubusson Rug Area Handwoven Wool Needlepoint Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on a navy blue background with accents of cream green and ivory. Both the colour and desig...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Traditional Green Baige Rug Carpet Aubusson Style Area Rug Wool Handwoven Runner
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colou...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Blush Pink Carpet Aubusson Rug Vase Floral Area Rug Handwoven Home Needlepoint
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on an ivory background, cream green, and Rust red Blush Pink border. This elegant piece's ...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Aubusson Rug from XIX Century Napoleon 3 - n° 1151
Located in Paris, FR
Aubusson rug from XIX Century napoleon 3 with fresh colors.
Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how,
we are pleased to present to you works of art in...
Category
1850s French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
French Style Aubusson, Floral Design in Soft Pastel Colours, About 10 Years Old
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
A small size Aubusson in the 19th century French style.
About 10 years old.
This small Aubusson is in the style of 19th century France, the ivory grou...
Category
20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Aubusson Design Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Aubusson design rug in blue, brown, green, and pink by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 12'0" × 21'0" (365 × 640 cm).
Contemporary rugs prove time and time again that they have ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Carpet Aubusson Style Area Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful asymmetrical floral design woven on a red background with cream-green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour and d...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Fine Pale Soft Pink, Rose, Taupe Handmade Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Palace size French Aubusson Carpet. Aubusson is a town on the Ceruse River in central France. It has been famed for its carpets as well as tapestries since the 15th century. Antique ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Carpet Floral Aubusson Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful asymmetrical floral design woven on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colo...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Handwoven Modern Aubsson Carpet of Savonnerie Design
Located in London, GB
The town of Aubusson has long since been famous for the high quality of its textiles, its reputation stretching back as far as the 14th Century, as a centre of Medieval tapestry weaving. In the 17th Century, its workshops were given ‘Royal Appointment’ status, commissioned to produce elaborate carpets for the French Court, well-known for their tight weaves and lustrous wool.
This piece is a contemporary recreation of these Aubusson pieces, hand-woven according to the same techniques, with designs characteristic of earlier 18th Century Savonnerie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Style Flatweave in Brown with Medallion & Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 6x9 kilim is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th-century Aubusson flatweaves.
On the Design:
This rug enjoys...
Category
2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s 18th Century Aubusson Style in Brown and White Floral Patterns
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 3x10 Kilim runner is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th century Aubusson flatweaves.
On the Design:
Inspire...
Category
2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Aubusson Style Flatweave in Red with Medallions and Floral Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 9x12 kilim is a new unveiling Rug & Kilim’s European Collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by 18th-century Aubusson flatweaves.
On the Design:
This rug enjoy...
Category
2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Pillow with Baroque Style, Tête de Femme Aphrodite
Located in Dallas, TX
78616 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 01'06 x 01'00.
Reflecting elements of both Baroque and Renaissance, this handwoven antique French Aubusson pillow is a captivating vision of wov...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Blue Aubusson Rug Runner Beige Handwoven Carpet Floral Livingroom Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic blue runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design on an ivory blue background with cream, green, and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colou...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Blush Pink Mat Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Mid-20th century Turkish Rug
Measures: 1'11'' x 3'5".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Industrial Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Rug 8'6 x 13'8
Located in New York, NY
An antique circa 1850 French Aubusson rug 8'6x13'8. The central ivory medallion with wonderfully detailed floral emblems sits on a green field enclosed by a wonderful encroaching bor...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Transylvanian mid century Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless beauty of this mid-20th-century Kilim rug, meticulously handwoven in wool on cotton. Adorned with stylized floral patterns and delightful colors, the light purp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romanian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Sivas Accent Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th-century Turkish Sivas accent size Carpet.
Measures: 4'2'' x 6'3''.
Category
20th Century Turkish Industrial Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Beige Aubusson Runner Rug Floral Livingroom Rugs Magnificent Home Decor Carpet
Located in Hampshire, GB
This magnificent floral runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design on an ivory-pink - Beige background with cream-green a...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
A Pair of Aubusson Runner Rug Handwoven Carpet Floral Stair Runner Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This magnificent pair of stair runner rugs has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design on an ivory blue background with cream-green and ivory accents. This elegant ...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Antique French Aubusson Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson botanic handmade wool rug.
Size: 5'7" × 9'5" (170 × 287 cm)
A late 19th century antique rug, the shaded cocoa brown field with an all-over pattern of enlarged...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rust Aubusson Rug Runner Floral Livingroom Rugs Magnificent Home Decor Carpet
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design on an ivory rust background with pink, cream-green, and ivory accents and two beautiful desi...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Traditional Beige Carpet Repeat bunch of Flowers Rug Needlepoint Livingroom Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic large needlepoint rug has been handwoven with a beautiful repeat bunch of floral designs woven on an ivory blue background with cr...
Category
1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Square Aubusson Rug Brown Blue Handwoven Carpet Floral Livingroom Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area square rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design on a brown-blue background with cream, green, and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour and design make it the perfect accent rug.
This rug style is best known as Aubusson and is recognized today as one of the most influential designs of European Rugs and Tapestries. Weavers replicate the same traditional techniques in the antique pieces in Aubusson, central France. Aubusson's designs frequently refer to Art Nouveau and Renaissance styles and can be paired with other decorative arts from 1890 to 1910 and the modern styles of the 21st century.
Style this beautiful wool needlepoint as a wall hanging or as a floor rug in your bedroom, kitchen, dining room, living room or entranceway. Suitable for any room in your home and easy to style with modern and Classic interiors.
Traditional carpet Aubusson style area rug handwoven wool needlepoint
Square Aubusson Rug...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Rococo Aubusson Rug Beige Pink Handwoven Carpet Wool Livingroom Rug Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven by Aubusson with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on a beige-pink background with accents of coffee, burgundy, and ivory. This e...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Traditional Aubusson Rug Pink Beige Handwoven Floral Carpet Wool Livingroom Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical pink floral design on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour...
Category
1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
French Tapestry Carpet Wall Decoration Aubusson Rug Handwoven Wool Pictorial Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
A fabulous 20th-century handwoven tapestry in excellent condition. The scene of kids playing among nature in green, navy, beige, and pink accents. A similar technique is used for making the tapestry, as in Aubusson and Needlepoint in the flat weave role. These decorative area rugs are sporadic luxury rugs for sale in any rug store. They can exist as designer rugs or interior design elements in antique rug galleries...
Category
1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Aubusson Rug Runner Ivory Carpet Floral Livingroom Rugs for Sale Home Decor
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area blue runner rug has been handwoven with a beautiful all-over floral design woven on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory a...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
Antique French Aubusson Pillow with Venus and Adonis
Located in Dallas, TX
78619 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 01'02 x 01'0. Boasting Baroque elements with elaborate detail and texture, this handwoven antique French Aubusson pillow is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The mythological design and soft earthy colors woven into this piece work together creating a look of pure elegance. The antique tapestry cushion...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Velvet, Wool, Silk
Mehraban Chinese Aubusson Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
31411
Size
7' 10" X 10' 1"
Design
Aubusson
Collection
Flat Weaves
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave
Origin
China
Age
New
Category
2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Carpet Square Aubusson Rug Brown Area Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic square area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on a pink background with brown, green, and ivory accents. This elegant piece's col...
Category
1990s French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Cotton
French Antique Aubusson Rug, with Medallion and Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 12x14 French Antique Aubusson rug features a play of medallion and all over style with floral patterns particularly acanthus motifs, the curvaceous garlands i...
Category
1780s French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Exceptional Rug Handmade Aubusson Rug French Carpet Vintage Rust Beige Wool Rugs
Located in Hampshire, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical floral design woven on an ivory rust background with Beige, red, cream green and ivory accents. This elegant p...
Category
1980s Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Luxury European Hand-Knotted Fairfax Sterling & Cream 12x15 Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Originating from the skilled craftsmanship of China, this piece is a prime example of piled carpet artistry, seamlessly blending traditional French and European design. The ground co...
Category
2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
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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