Mid-20th Century More Carpets

79026 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'04 x 07'08. This exquisite handwoven wool vintage Swedish Scandinavian rollakan rug, bearing the initials "IS" in the lower corn...

Turkish runner with a beige field, accents in browns and pink. Measures: 3'6" x 9'5".

20907, vintage Berber Moroccan rug with Warm, rustic Mid-Century Modern style. This hand knotted wool vintage Berber Moroccan rug emanates function and versatility while staying true...

78264 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'02 x 09'02. This handwoven wool vintage Swedish rollakan rug captures the serene simplicity of Scan...

20647 Vintage Red Talsint Moroccan Rug, 06'00 x 14'05. Marvel at the enchanting artistry of this hand-knotted wool vintage Talsint Moroccan rug, originating from the Figuig region in...

72891 Vintage Persian Silk Qum Rug, 13'07 X 20'01. Emanating French Romanticism with incredible detail and texture, this vintage Persian silk Qum rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The visual complexity and dreamy colorway woven into this piece work together emulating true decadence. A concentric round medallion takes center stage. An allover floral pattern composed of blooming palmettes, leafy tendrils, and arabesque vines intwined with peony, carnation, and lotus flowers rhythmically dance in a frenzied garden of silky beige. Elaborate spandrels boasting Baroque elements radiate from the corners. An elegant millefleur border enclosed with a series of ornamental floral meander guard borders create a refreshing finish to a formal composition. With its highly decorative aesthetic and regal charm, this palatial Persian rug can add an air of formality. Perfect for a large entertaining space, hotel lobby, lounge area, state room, great room, drawing room, country club, academic library, golf locker room, trophy room, private Chambers, great room, wine cellar, executive suite, conservatory, royal suite, billiards room, owners retreat, dining room, living room, or formal sitting room. ​Well-suited for a variety of interior styles: Rococo, French Provincial, Rocaille, Louis XV, Louis XIV, Parisian, Baroque, Empire, Romantic, Georgian, Neoclassical, Southern Living, Renaissance, Victorian, Regency, European, Old World, English Country, Tudor, Manor House and Traditional. Whether in a formal setting with elaborate furnishings or in an Ottoman style interior, this oversized silk Persian rug will bring vibrant life where it is displayed. Rendered in variegated shades of beige, pink coral, rose, salmon, ink blue, black, red, tan, light green, baby blue, sage, and brown with other accent colors. Abrash. Hand-knotted silk. Made in Iran. Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 14 x 20 Rug...

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Vintage Zoroastrian Karman, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving crafts...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Central Anatolian rug 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 wi...

mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian Rug dated 1939 Details rug no. j3736 size 2' 8" x 4' 2" (81 x 127 cm)

21493 Vintage Berber Beni Ourain Moroccan rug with Mid-Century Modern Style 06'02 x 09'07. With its simplicity, plush pile and Mid-Century Modern style, this hand knotted wool vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug...

78528 Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, 10'03 x 13'05. Displaying an impressive array of floral elements with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted vintage Persian Kerman rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The timeless design and sophisticated colors woven into this piece work together creating a truly Classic look. The abrashed open navy blue field features a traditional Kerman medallion...

a 20th-century Neutral Color Square Persian Kilim Details rug no. j4353 size 11' 7" x 12' 1" (353 x 368 cm)

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

A vintage Italian Art Deco rug from the mid-20th century. A true oddity. Brown and black leather squares alternate in a chessboard (checkerboard) ...

52132 Vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Rug, 09'09 x 14'00. Steeped in the rich traditions of Anatolian weaving, this handwoven vintage Turkish patchwork Kilim rug is a striking testam...

1940s Turkish Anatolian small size tribal rug Size: 2'8'' x 5'2''.

79042 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'04 x 07'08. In the rarified world of heritage textiles, few creations embody poetic elegance and narrative depth like Ani...

53854 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Blanket Kilim Rug, 04'00 x 05'02. Woven in the soft hush of Anatolia’s high plains, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug reflects the earthy wisd...

Rare wool carpet designed by the icon of Czech textil designer Antonin Kybal. One of the largest versions of this type. Carpet has heavy traces of liquid and few damage places all vi...

78268 Vintage Finnish Porin Tienoot Ryijy Rug, 04'08 x 06'05. Porin Tienoot Ryijy rugs, originating from the town of Pori, Finland, are a specific type of Finnish Ryijy rugs known fo...

78252 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'08. Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) emerges as a pivotal figure in midcentury Swedish carpet design, earning renown for her p...

61165 Vintage Persian Checkered Gabbeh Rug, 06'05 x 08'05. A mesmerizing fusion of tradition and modern artistry, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Gabbeh rug is a masterful composition of color, texture, and symbolism. Its captivating checkerboard design is more than a visual delight—it is a reflection of centuries-old nomadic weaving traditions, where each square holds meaning, and every hue tells a story. The richly abrashed field, infused with warm and cool tones, forms a rhythmic mosaic of alternating blocks, evoking the timeless beauty of handcrafted textiles passed down through generations. Deeply rooted in Persian tribal culture, the signature checkerboard pattern is a stylized representation of the barley motif, a powerful symbol of fertility, abundance, and prosperity. This design, often seen in Gabbeh rugs, reflects the connection between the weaver and nature, as well as the belief in the cyclical renewal of life. Framed by an exclusive border adorned with smaller geometric forms, the Gabbeh rug achieves a harmonious balance, reinforcing the sense of structure within its free-spirited composition. Echoing the bold experimentation of Cubism and the avant-garde principles of the Bauhaus movement, this exquisite work of art feels remarkably modern despite its traditional roots. The graphic color-blocking and play of contrasting shades draw inspiration from pioneering artists such as Karl Benjamin...

20659 Vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug, Berber Moroccan rug 04'02 x 08'04. This hand-knotted wool vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan rug features a lozenge trellis pattern on a neutral bac...

51581 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 07'02 x 10'06. Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rugs derive their name from the illustrious Turkish singer Zeki Müren and hail from the...

An intermediate size vintage Turkish Kilim with a colorful striped design throughout.

74415 Distressed Vintage Persian Mahal Rug, 10'08 X 14'01. Persian Mahal rugs, originating from the Mahallat region in central Northwestern Iran, are characterized by their bold geom...

52765 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 04'01 x 06'02. Steeped in Anatolian tradition, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug tells a story of artistry, symbolism, and the endur...

20793 Vintage Persian Baluch Rug, 07'03 x 10'05. Persian Baluch rugs are handwoven textiles originating from the Baluchistan region, crafted by the Baloch people. Characterized by tr...

A vintage Persian Heriz square room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 12' 0" x 12' 7" Persian rugs & carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large cou...

78510 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug, 03'11 x 05'09. Birgitta Salenius is a notable Swedish textile designer who worked with Nordiska Ryor NIAB, a prominent Swedish rug manufacturer. She is...

78766 Vintage Persian Tabriz Hunting Rug, 06'10 x 10'03. Persian Tabriz pictorial rugs with hunting scenes are exquisite works of art originating from T...

78833 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 07'08. Anna Johanna Angstrom (1894-1983) is a key figure in Swedish textile design, exemplifying the essence of earl...

61211 Signed Vintage Persian Kerman Rug, 11'06 x 16'02. This exquisite hand-knotted wool signed vintage Persian Kerman rug, crafted by the renowned workshop of master weaver Rashid F...

s 1940s Turkish Scatter Size Prayer Rug Details rug no. r5920 size 3' x 4' (91 x 122 cm)

A vintage Chinese Art Deco throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design of a dragon in black, blue, red, goldenrod, and light blue-grey over a cream-white borderless field. Measures: 1' 3" x 1' 6" The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs...

78065, vintage Persian Heriz rug with Mid-Century Modern style 12'09 x 19'05. Warm and inviting with Mid-Century Modern style, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Heriz rug featur...

53946 Vintage Greek Natural Flokati Rug, 05'10 x 06'10. Greek Flokati rugs are traditional handwoven wool rugs made in the region of Epirus, Greece, known ...

61015 Distressed Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug 09'11 x 12'09. With its effortless beauty and lovingly time-worn composition, this hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Persian Tabriz rug...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with an offset horizontally striped pattern in shades of brown, cream, and black. Measures: 6' 2...

A vintage Turkish rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on cotton foundation. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professionally).

Mid-20th Century Small Turkish Kilim runner in the style of midcentury modern. 3'4'' x 6'2''.

Article: High pile Rya rug Decade: 1960s. Producer: Ege Rya de luxe Taepper, Denmark. Material: 100% cotton. This rug is a great example of 1960s pop art inte...

75650 Vintage Persian Kashan Palace Size Rug with Italian Rococo Style. This vintage Persian Kashan rug features a round floral 16-point medallion with elaborate corner spandrels and...

A vintage Turkish Oushak carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 7' 3" x 8' 8"

79029 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'05 x 09'03. This enchanting handwoven wool vintage Swedish Scandinavian rollakan rug, designed by Anna Johanna Angstrom, ...

76318 Vintage Persian Mahal Rug with English Traditional Style 09'01 x 12'02. With its timeless design and architectural elements of naturalistic forms, this hand knotted wool vintag...

20059 Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug, 04'08 x 08'04. Step into the dynamic fusion of Bauhaus style and nomadic charm embodied in this hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan rug. A harmoniou...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 3" x 6' 11".

20402 Vintage Rehamna Moroccan Rug, 05'02 x 07'07. Discover the allure of this hand-knotted wool vintage Moroccan rug, hailing from Rehamna in the central plains east of Marrakech,...

76476 Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, 08’00 x 11’00. Warm opulence meets traditional sensibility in this vintage Persian Tabriz rug. The meticulous botanical details and earth-tone colo...

51798 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 05'04 x 11'04. This vintage Turkish Oushak rug, meticulously hand-knotted from wool, is a splendid array of vivid colors and traditional motifs, emb...

Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug Rare Geometric Design Brown/Yellow Tone on Tone 8'9" x 11'8" 9' x 12' 267cm x 356cm Circa 1950 "This is a magnificent Vintage Tabriz rug from the ...

75979 vintage Persian Mahal rug with Rustic English Country style. Boasting a floral bounty in a range of warm hues, this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Mahal rug is a delightful ...

75612 Vintage Persian Tabriz Rug, 10'00 x 13'03. A marvel of woven poetry, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Tabriz rug is a luminous testament to the majesty of Persian textile...

52459, vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Shaker style and neutral colors. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a subtle all-over lattice pattern spread across a w...

76352, vintage Persian Tabriz gallery rug with hunting scene and traditional medival style 11'03 x 16'01. This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Tabriz gallery rug features an incons...

large room size Ersari Afghan Rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century rug no. j3341 size 10'7" x 14'11" (246 x 351 cm)

Mid 20th century hand woven Persian Bashir rug. The circa 1950 Persian Bashir Zili Sultan Rug is hand woven with silk warp. It is very finely and distin...

A vintage Persian tribal Bakhtiari accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial design. Measures: 4' 0" x 5' 9".