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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
16th Century English Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a fine example of a 16th century English tapestry in great condition.
Category
16th Century English Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
$349,999
Pakistani Bukhara Carpet in Orange and Green from the 1970s
Located in Milano, MI
Pakistani Bukhara carpet from the 1970s, in orange and emerald green colors.
Ø cm 280 h cm 190
Bukhara-type rugs are named after the city of the ...
Category
1970s Pakistani Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,719 Sale Price
29% Off
Early-18th Century Antique Prayer Turkish Rug 4'6'' X 3'3''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Early-18th Century Antique Prayer Turkish Rug 4'6'' X 3'3'', From 1800s, wool on wool foundation super vintage and unique.
Category
Early 18th Century Turkish Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Turkish Hereke Silk Prayer Rug 3.2' x 4.8', 1970s - 1D127
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This stunning vintage Hereke rug is a premium hand-knotted piece crafted from 100% pure silk, exemplifying exquisite artistry and luxurious design. Signed by the artist, it reflects ...
Category
1970s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Antique Qashqai Tribal with Central Medallion Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Qashqai rugs are a testament to the rich cultural heritage and unifying spirit of a proud tribal confederation. These pastoral nomads, who trace their lineage to the Turkmen and ...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Tabriz Rug 1970s, 1D36
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Introducing a stunning vintage Persian Tabriz rug from the 1970s! This exquisite rug features a round shape with a diameter of 6.5 feet (200cm), making it a perfect centerpiece for a...
Category
1970s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$6,399 Sale Price
20% Off
French Regence Period Aubusson Tapestry with Landscape Scene, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and very large Aubusson tapestry, featuring a central Landscape scene elaborately depicting with exotic birds in the foreground, and a country home. The border with intertwine...
Category
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Wool Kilim Rug – 1970s, White and Black Tones, Modern Geometric Design
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This striking vintage Kilim rug, handwoven around the 1970s, features a bold and timeless design in classic white and black tones. With its modern geometric patterns, this rug is an ...
Category
1970s Persian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$23,228 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting several villagers on either side of a large tree in the right foreground, watching the cargo being unloaded from a large vessel docked by the verdant river bank at left. Enclosed by a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay.
Measures: 10’1” H x 7’0” W
This tapestry was probably woven after a design by the French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), renowned for his Marines, or maybe by his student Charles Grenier de Lacroix also known as Lacroix de Marseille...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$20,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Handmade Vintage Moroccan Berber Rug, 1970s, 1C1004
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Moroccan Berber woolen rug in white and brown colors. The rug is from the end of 20th century in original good condition.
-condition: original good,
-circa: 19...
Category
1970s Moroccan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$377 Sale Price
75% Off
3x4.7 Ft Vintage Turkish Colorful Kilim. Bed, Floor, Sofa Cover or Wall Hanging
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This lively handwoven rug was produced by Kurdish villagers in Central Turkey for daily use in third quarter of the 20th century. These splendid vintage weavings were used in various ways such as wall-hangings, bedding covers...
Category
1970s Turkish Kilim Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$411 Sale Price
40% Off
Signed Rashid Farrokhi Vintage Kerman Persian Runner Rug Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x21 vintage Persian runner rug of Kerman provenance is a signed collectible among the rare works of acclaimed master weaver Rashid Farrokhi.
On the Design:
Admirers of the...
Category
1650s Persian Kilim Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Style Isfahan Rug 3.4' x 5.7', 1970s - 1D137
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This exquisite Persian Isfahan rug showcases the epitome of traditional craftsmanship. Hand-knotted with exceptional precision, it features fine kork wool on a silk foundation, resul...
Category
1970s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Handmade Vintage Gabbeh Style Rug, 1970s, 1c1037
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Gabbeh rug in deep red color and geometric design. The rug is from the end of 20th century in original good condition.
-con...
Category
1970s Asian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$999 Sale Price
75% Off
Mid-18th W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-18th W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet
Main Hall Carpet
11’9” x 12’
Mid 18th Century
Structural Analysis:
Warp:cotton,off-white,natural,Z-4-S,somewhat irregular;
Weft:cotton,off-white,Z-4-S,winder plied, quite irregular;2 shots alternating;
wefts thick and soft;
Pile:wool,Z-4;
Knot: PL/0 degrees warp depression/horiz. 6 x vertical 5 = 30 knots per square
inch; knots somewhat irregular, some quite thin;
[check for T knots along edges]
Sides: two cords each of two body warps, inner directly weft-attached; figure
eight sparsely weft yarn wrapped;
Weft/knot ratio: 60/40 wefts predominant.
Remarks:
This is another variant on the popular Mandarin nine lion dog carpet...
Category
1750s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Isfahan Rug With Silk 3.5' x 5.7' 1970s - 1D173
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant Persian Isfahan rug, hand-knotted in the 1970s, features a luxurious blend of high-quality kork wool and a silk foundation. Renowned for its intricate designs and fine c...
Category
1970s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mid 18th Century French Beauvais Tapestry ( 6' 4" x 9' - 193 x 274 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Rug #: 20319
Tapestry, Gobelins Factory, France
9’0” x 6’4” (2.77 m x 1.92 m)
Circa mid-18th century
“The Air” or “Aurora & Cephalus”, from a set of The Four Elements
From a design of Francois Boucher
Structure:
Slit tapestry weave.
Warp: linen, natural, beige, Z-2-S, 25/in
Weft: silk, Z-2, 90 wefts/in², or
Wool, Z-2-S, plain tan edge and various small details
No marks of origin
Subject:
This panel is the first of a series of four depicting classical allegories of The
Elements (Air, Earth, Water, Fire). Francois Boucher created the original
paintings around 1770 and the first edition of the set was woven between 1772
and 1776. “Air” was the first woven and was 3.0m x 1.85m, a taller and narrower
format than our example.
The figures are: male, Cephalus, dressed as a hunter; female, Aurora; and Cupid (Eros), all within a tall, airy pavilion supported by four thin colonettes and
topped by a garlanded baldachin. The figures rest on a garden seat and there are trees and flowers in the background. A dog chases some birds in the foreground.
In the other tapestries in the series, there are similar male/female pairings
(Vertumnus and Pomona for Earth, Neptune and Amymone for Water, and
Venus and Vulcan for fire).
Remarks:
1. The series was copied several times between 1894 and 1897 from the original cartoons...
Category
1750s French Louis XVI Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s nice vintage Turkish Anatolian Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Turkish Anatolian Kilim with beautiful tribal and geometrical design and nice colours with a purple field color and a grey and black médaillons and in the borders, e...
Category
1970s Turkish Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique 18th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry, with the Greek Deity Apollo
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century Flemish mythological tapestry, size 11'0 H x 12'6 W. This period European tapestry depicts the Greek God Apollo, who is the deity of the arts, poetry, crops, ...
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$25,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Superfine Oversize Silver Blue Pink Raspberry Palace Size Persian Kerman Rug
Located in New York, NY
An incredible palace size earlier 20th century Kermanshah rug in predominant blues, gray and raspberry. Woven with the finest of Manchester wool.
Measures: 11'8'' x 21'8''
Kirm...
Category
16th Century Persian Romantic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1970s Vintage Bordered Kilim Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the same time period, depict weavers producing rugs and carpets of this kind.
Since this is one of the oldest methods of rug production, it is considered to be primitive...
Category
1970s Tribal Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Pile French Aubusson Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Pile Aubusson rug
France, circa 1746-1762
Provenance: William & Babe Paley.
handwoven
Category
Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$350,000
18th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the 18th century, envisioning a wooded landscape in which several youngsters play leapfrog. Enclosed within a scrolling border of fruiting and ...
Category
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$10,995 Sale Price
38% Off
3.3x5.3 Ft Funky One of a Kind Vintage Tulu Rug. 100% Wool. Soft, Cozy, Comfy
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted Tulu (high piled) rug from Konya in Central Turkey. The rug is made of lamb’s wool therefore it is very soft and comfortable.
Size: 3.3 x 5.3 Ft.
These small ...
Category
1970s Turkish Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$419 Sale Price
39% Off
Flemish Armorial Tapestry, Late 16th Century, Renaissance
Located in Vienna, AT
A Flemish armorial tapestry.
Late 16th century, possibly Spanish
Woven in wools, depicting the arms of the Abbasid dynasty, combined with those of ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
exceptional 1970s vintage RUG carpet psychedelic pop design
Located in Mannheim, DE
A very beautiful and decorative hand-knotted 1970s rug. Fantastic and typical 1970s combination of colors: different shades of orange and green combined with dark blue. Made of wool....
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry with a Boat Unloading Cargo
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting several villagers on either side of a large tree in the right foreground, watching the cargo being unloaded from a large vessel docked by the verdant river bank at left, with the turbulent sea at center, and other ships docked by the riverside cityscape in the left distance. Enclosed by a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay. Measures: 10’1” H x 13’9” W
This tapestry was probably woven after a design by the French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), renowned for his Marines, or maybe by his student Charles Grenier de Lacroix also known as Lacroix de Marseille...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$49,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-18th Century English Axminster Carpet ( 12' x 14' - 366 x 427 )
Located in New York, NY
The unusual camel field of this period Axminster carpet appears behind the in and out palmette, leaf and vine pattern adapted from virtually contemporary Indian Mughal carpets. The p...
Category
1750s English Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Small Midcentury Design Carpet in Ege Rya Style, Denmark, 1970
By Ege Rya
Located in Praha, CZ
- Denmark, around 1970
- good original condition
- profesionally cleansed.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large Mid Century Modern / Op Art Round Rya Rug by Reichel, West Germany 1970s
By Reichel
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a very rare round Mid Century Modern Rya Rug manufactured by Reichel. It is made on 100% wool and features swi...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Amazing Early 16th Century Peruvian Textile 1'2" x 1'4"
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Early 16th Century Peruvian Textile, Circa date: Late 16th Century
Category
16th Century Peruvian Other Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1970s English Art Moderne Tufted Carpet by Ron Nixon (9'3" x 11'9" - 282 x 358)
Located in New York, NY
Wool pile on a cotton canvas ground, jute lining.
This borderless English carpet is stamped on the jute verso lining “Designed and made by Ron Nixon”. The ab...
Category
1970s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century French Aubusson Louis XVI Period Carpet (15'8" x 16'10"-478 x 513)
Located in New York, NY
18th Century French Aubusson Louis XVI Period Carpet
15'8" x 16'10"-478 x 513
Louis XV owned this rug. Well, not really, but it certainly was made ...
Category
1770s French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Afghan Vintage Ersari Rug, 1970s, 1C900
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Afghan Ersari runner in red color. The rug has been made in wool in the end of 20th century. It is in original good condition.
-condition: original good,
-circ...
Category
1970s Afghan Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,119 Sale Price
65% Off
18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 11'3" x 12'4" - 343 x 376 )
Located in New York, NY
18th Century W. Chinese Ningxia Carpet ( 11'3" x 12'4" - 343 x 376 )
Category
1780s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage European Kilim Flatwoven Rug Signed Handmade Tapestry Art Nouveau Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French tapestry handmade tapestry JC Bisery signed
"This is a beautiful Vintage European Tapestry, artist signed. This magnificent Flat woven rug has great character, art...
Category
1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Wool Rug, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Vintage wool rug, circa 1970-1980.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Habibian Nain Rug
Located in San Diego, CA
This handmade rug is an extremely fine and precise piece with high quality, made in the workshops in Nain city in Iran. This piece has wool and silk pile with cotton foundation. Nain...
Category
1970s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
$16,000 Sale Price
31% Off
17th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry, with Trees, Bushes and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, depicting verdant hills with two large blossoming trees in the foreground, a stream and a large domicile in the middle gro...
Category
17th Century European Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$7,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Gray Open-Field and Florals - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this is a vintage 3x5 rug from Rug & Kilim’s coveted Antique & Vintage collection inspired by classic Chinese Art Deco rugs of the 1920s.
On the Design:
This...
Category
1970s Indian Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish tapestry panel from the 17th century, featuring a design of scrolling flowerheads and rosettes, with ribbon-ties and French fleur-de-lys motifs in the upper corners, and po...
Category
17th Century European Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Scandinavian textile designer. Rya carpet in pure wool. Polar bear fur look.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian textile designer.
Rya carpet in pure wool.
Polar bear fur look.
1970s.
Perfect condition. Would benefit from a clean.
Dimensions: 185 cm x ...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Art Deco Chinese Rug, 1970s, 1C1030
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Art Deco Chinese rug i, sea green color. The rug is from the end of 20th century in original good condition.
-condition: original good,
-circa: 1970s,
-size...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$373 Sale Price
70% Off
Late 18th Century Flemish Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish rustic tapestry from the late 18th century, featuring a “Vegetable Market” scene in the manner of David Teniers II, with vendors selling various vegetables in the foregroun...
Category
Late 18th Century European Rustic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$54,995 Sale Price
38% Off
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 5' 9” x 5' 4”.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern (Pop art) Rya wool rug - Sweden 1970s
Located in Firenze, FI
This rug is a magnificent example of 1970s pop art. Made of pure wool, with dimensions 195 cm. x 138 cm. It was made by the company SVÄNGSTA SLOTTSMATTA in Sweden with the high quali...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Geometric Overall Beige Oushak Handmade Oushak
Located in New York, NY
Amazing vintage Turkish oushak amazing rug beige
9 x 12 9' x11'2"
274cm X 340cm
"This Oushak was acquired from a New Jersey Estate. This is a stunning vintage Angora Turkish Oushak rug from...
Category
1970s Turkish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rothschild Antique Chinese Ningxia Square Rug with Florals
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from 18th century China, this 13x13 antique rug is extremely special for its beauty and its outstanding large size among works curated from this ...
Category
1750s Chinese Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century Antique Aksaray Prayer Rug
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
18th Century Antique Aksaray Prayer Rug
This antique Aksaray carpet is a rare and valuable work from the 18th century. This carpet, which draws attention with its traditional Anatol...
Category
18th Century Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1970s Algerian Handmade Berber Rug Throw Wool Vintage Boho 210x188cm Pink beige
Located in London, GB
A vintage "Amazigh" Berber wool rug featuring a beige base color adorned with multicolored stripes arranged in distinct groups. The stripe groups follow a consistent pattern, with a ...
Category
1970s Algerian Bohemian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Scandinavian textile designer. Rya carpet in pure cotton. Green tones. 1970s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Scandinavian textile designer.
Rya carpet in pure cotton.
Green tones.
1970s.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 204 cm x 170 cm.
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
1970s Robert Kidd Colorful Handwoven Wool Rug Wall Hanging 5.5' x 6.5'
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A Robert Kidd handwoven area rug/wall hanging. This is a stunning pop of 1970s color. This beautiful textile features an abstract pattern of colors washing throughout the rug. Each o...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century French Pastoral Landscape Tapestry, with a Couple and Their Flock
Located in New York, NY
A French pastoral landscape tapestry from the 18th century, depicting a placid country scene with a young couple conversing and tending to their flock of sheep amidst the beauty and ...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$19,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage 1970s rya rug in wool, Denmark
By Ege Denmark
Located in Firenze, FI
This vintage rug is made using the Rya weaving technique in Denmark, by the company Ege carpets, completely from pure wool. The modern design represents a set of overlapping circles ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oushak Large Oushak Rug Antique Turkish Oushak Geometric Overall
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak rug Oversized Rug Incredible Handmade
13' x 23'
397cm x 701cm
"Magnificent oversized antique Oushak with in an incredible colorway and easy design. This p...
Category
1970s Turkish Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Hamadan Style Mat, 1970s, 1C966
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Middle Eastern rug in traditional medallion design. The rug has been made in wool in the end of 20th century. It is in original go...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$229 Sale Price
70% Off
Pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style « ferryman »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the exquisite charm of this mid 20th-century French tapestry, meticulously woven on Jacquard looms in French workshops. Crafted from a blend of cotton and wool it captures a...
Category
1970s French Aubusson Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Artdeco Runner
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Art Deco Runner Rug
Discover a one-of-a-kind vintage Turkish Art Deco runner rug, hand-knotted with exquisite craftsmanship and approximately 50 years old. This mini...
Category
1970s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,750
Vintage Shiraz Rug 1'8'' x 3'10''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Shiraz rug measures: 1'8'' x 3'10''.
Category
1970s Persian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Rooster Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish mat size rug depicting a rooster on an ivory field.
Measures: 1'6" x 1'11''.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
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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