20th Century Wool Rug, American Saroug, Leaves and Branches Intertwined

Classic Kirman city design. - Characterized by the use of flowers, leaves and branches intertwined throughout the central field. - This type of decoration was made for the European...

Classic design from the city of Kirman. - Characterized by the use of flowers, leaves and branches intertwined throughout the central field. - This type of decoration was elaborate...

Handmade wool rug. Classic Design Garrus from city Tabriz. - Measures: 2.75 x 3.75 m. - Highlight the design of Garrus in the central field combined with curvilinear designs typica...

Samarkand rug, Kothan design with influences of Chinese rugs and of de ancient silk road, circa 1900. - We highlight the quality of the conservation of colors. - Colors in caramel to...

Antique Classic rug, circa 1900. Measures: 1.40 x 1.65 m. - Handmade wool rug. - Of ethnic origin, this type of rugs were not made for later sale but for private use, hence the decor...

Rug of foundation of guild elaborated towards 1950, phase that corresponds with the first time. - Measures: 3.12 x 1.37 m. - This piece is characterized by the fineness of its prepa...

Large Gray Floral American Hooked Rug, 20th Century Additional information: Dimensions: 9'6" W x 14'9" L Origin: North America Period: 20th Century (2nd Quarter) Rug ID: 16940

A vintage American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8" North American rugs & carpets: North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs. The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870s-80s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs, and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown, and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blues, and greens. Navajo pictorials include American flags, trains, and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves, and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably. The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two-piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...

A vintage American Rag rug in throw/scatter size handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 5".

Beautiful vintage oversize distressed rug, hand knotted wool with a, overdyed gray field. This oversize piece measures: 11'5" x 17'4".

A vintage American large square American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century.

This Uzbek 'Julkhyr' rug is very long, measuring 320cm in length. It was hand-knotted from 3 larger panels of very thick wool that were stitched together. A key feature of this rug a...