Composition North and South American Rugs

A gorgeous Royal Ashan Oriental style wool area rug USA, mid-20th century Beautiful floral design, with predominant colors in red, blue, and gold. Measures: 55" x 77" Goo...

Panton for Edward Fields custom Op-Art rug. [Signed Edward Fields Panton 23135] on Verso.

Edward Fields all wool designer rug with floral green, pink and off white pattern. USA, circa 1960. Signed Edward Fields. Measures approximately 9 feet x 9 feet. Exact Dimensions: 109" W x 111” L Condition: Good to fair. Vintage/Pre-owned. Notable overall wear. May be viewed in our Hudson NY...

Edward Field Rug Abstract Design dated 1985 49" x 49", 100% virgin wool face. Pattern # 01958. Minor soil spots, overall very nice, can be cleaned. Has been rolled up in storage for...

Bring a touch of 1970s flair into your home or office with our striking Modern-style Area Rug, a creation of the legendary designer Edward Fields. This exquisite piece is handcrafted from the finest 100% virgin wool, ensuring both quality and longevity. Featuring an abstract design with geometric shapes and color bands, the rug is a canvas of muted orange and brown hues, beautifully contrasted with bold accents of yellow and purple. This blend of colors creates a visual feast, making it a standout piece in any room. Each corner of the rug is adorned with Edward Fields' signature, a mark of authenticity and distinction. Additionally, the unique number 05311 on the backside further confirms its genuineness. Despite minor signs of fading, the rug maintains excellent condition, reflecting its durability and the quality of its craftsmanship. Measuring 20 feet by 12 feet, this Edward Fields area rug...

Colorful wool rug with two different pile heights and borders in the style of Edward fields rugs, signed by artist. Measures: 9’ x 12’.

Edward Fields rug or tapestry, c.1970s, USA. This hand knotted wool rug features varying pile heights that add depth and texture to the piece. Its color ranges in tones of brown, car...

Edward Fields abstract rug. Cream colored base with multiple greens of camouflage like squiggles.

Edward Fields has been creating bespoke luxury floor coverings in New York since 1930. His carpets are known for their unparalleled design, quality and craftsmanship. Among it's many prestigious commissions there is a carpet installed in the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House, under specifications of First Lady's Jacqueline Kennedy's interior designer. Marion V. Dorn (1899-1964) was originally trained as a painter and this led her to develop her skills as a textile designer. During her formative years she worked in Paris and New York, and it was at the 1925 'Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes' in Paris that she first encountered the modernist rug designs of Ivan da Silva Bruhns and Maurice Dufrene. By 1930 she began her association with the Wilton Royal Carpet...

A large sized wool rug with contrasting boarder tones in black , yellow with butterscotch as the main color . Retains the backing edge trim with the manufactures imprint , Edward Fie...

A vintage American Braid round/circular accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 1" x 7' 1".

A vintage American Braided oval room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 5" x 12' 3" 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 1860’s 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 1870’s-80’s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870’s 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 1890’s. 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, blue 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...