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Period: 1940s
12'x12' Blue Antique Persian Kerman Even Wear Hand Knotted All Wool Square Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Baby Blue, Antique Persian Kerman, Even Wear, Clean and Soft, Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, Hand Knotted, 100% Wool, Square, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No P...
Category
Persian Kirman Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Collectible Turkish Rug - Hereke with signature, 100% silk - No. 747
By Hereke
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Category
Turkish Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Antique Navajo Rug Yei Navajo Rare Human Geometric Handmade Wool Ivory, 1940
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige
Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7")
119cm x 170cm
Circa 1920
"The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug. All the figures are holding prayer sticks; there are feathers attached to the elbows of the figures in a vertical line. The colors of the rug are white, red, maroon, blue, tan, brown, grey, orange, rust and gold. The most common type of Navajo Yei rug are those with a white background color. Navajo Yei rugs were made at Lukachukai or in the Shiprock area or even Ganado. It is a fact that a Navajo Yei rug with many Yei figures and many colors will garner the highest value.
While Yei rugs are technically woven for the floor, they were often placed on couches, or hung on the wall like paintings, few actually touched the ground. The Yei figure is a frequently used pattern in Navajo rugs. Male Yei figures are generally pictured with round heads, and female Yei figures with square heads.
Modern Yei rugs are more often pictorial compositions, showing a row of front-facing stylized stick figures with a Rainbow Guardian which protects the figures on three sides, indicating the sand painting roots of this particular style. The Yei rug portrays ceremonies on a desire for healing, not only physical health, but also mental, spiritual, and even material well-being.
The "Holy People...
Category
Persian Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Djoharian Collection Antique Caucasian Kazak Cherlabend Design Rug from Karaja
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Djoharian Collection Antique Caucasian Kazak Cherlabend Design Rug from Karaja
Beautiful rug with traditional Caucasian design.
THIS BEAUTIFUL MEDIUM SIZE RUG WAS KNOTTED USING FINE...
Category
Azerbaijani Kazak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Karabakh Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and commanding piece of textile history, this early 20th-century Azerbaijani pictorial Karabakh rug is a masterwork of both symbolism and craftsmanship. At its heart, a striki...
Category
Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rare Room Size Black Ground Bessarabian Kilim with Botanical Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The kilims known as 'Bessarabian' were woven in the Russian regions of Ukraine and Moldovia. Intended to satisfy the demands of the Russian aristocracy at a time when continental int...
Category
Ukrainian Bessarabian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Beige Oushak Runner, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
The sandy beige field displays two rust-detailed cruciform "Armenian church" medallions. The rust main border remnants display an octagon and barred 'X' pattern. The condition is fai...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vtintage Turkish Konya Carpet, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
The light beige field of this carpet supports an allover pattern of linked rosettes in a lozenge pattern with stylized leaves and botehs. The brown border shows a stiff, split vine w...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique 1940s Persian Tabriz 10x13 Tan, Brown, & Ivory Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly Fine Rugs presents a 1940s Antique Persian Tabriz 10x13 Wool Handmade Rug. Tabriz is a northern city in modern-day Iran and has forever been famous ...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Swedish Rag Rug
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastically Swedish Rag Rug in beautiful color & pattern.
Handwoven in Boden Northern Sweden .
The rug is freshly washed.
Vintage & antique Swedish Rag Rugs from Sweden comes in ...
Category
Swedish Country Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
French Mid-Century Modern Red Wool Rug in the style of André Arbus
Located in Milan, IT
Carpets woven with open fields surrounded by a leafy frame are typical of the so-called French 'neoclassical' artists, of which André Arbus is a leading representative. These artists...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet ( 12' x 18'2" - 366 x 554 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Persian Tabriz Carpet ( 12' x 18'2" - 366 x 554 )
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage American Hooked Rug, 1940s, 1C21
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage American hooked rug in bright orange colour. Very beautiful piece of American art in original good condition.
-condition: original good,
-circa: 1940s,
-size: 2' x 3...
Category
American Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug Flatwoven Geometric Tree of Life Handwoven Rug Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Navajo rug flat woven rug tapestry beige
Measures: 4' x6' (3'11" x 5'7")
119cm x 170cm
Circa 1920
"The woolen rug has a white background color on which are three stylized figures on each side of a center cornstalk. All are surrounded on three sides by a "guardian "figure - one side is the head and the body - the other side are the legs. The rug is a Navajo Yei rug...
Category
Persian Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Leleu French Art Deco Rug in Gray with Geometric Pattern Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool in France, this vintage 6x8 French Art Deco rug is an extremely collectible piece from Leleu Decorateur—the work of an iconic family label known for their...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Navajo blanket with a bold all-over diamond pattern woven in crimson, white, gray, and black wool.
Category
North American Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Large Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
Category
Mauritanian Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu by Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
An alluring vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu rug that will light up your room through the captivating burst of colour. The vivacious m...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Herati Runner Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940
Colors: blue, blue-gray, rust, green, ivory
Pile: medium
Wear Notes: 4
Material: wool on cotton
Vintage and antique rugs are by nature, pre-loved and ...
Category
Persian Other Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Spanish Wool Rug, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wool rug by unknown manufacturer from Spain, circa 1940.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material:
Wool
Dimensio...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rich in culture is intricately handwoven with reed and leather. Tuareg mats are a must-have on your collections that the Berber symbols together with the zigzag and diamond patterns ...
Category
North African Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Turkish Tabriz 1940 Antique
Located in New York, NY
ref 82986
Category
Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand Woven Bessarabian Kelim with Floral Pattern, 1940
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful hand woven wool kelim rug . Woven in to the black wool background are stylised variations of plants in bright colours.Produced in Beserarabia, in south-eastern Europe on...
Category
Moldovan Folk Art Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Geometric Carpet by Antonin Kybal, 1948s
Located in Praha, CZ
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...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Mauritanian Sahara Tuareg Leather and Reed Large Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...
Category
Mauritanian Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Golden Lion Central Medallion Oushak
Located in New York, NY
ref 17029
Category
Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Early 20th Century Chinese Peking Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare and sweet early 20th century Chinese Peking runner with a field containing an all-over patter of petite flowers woven in pale pinks, greens, and indigos against a light indigo background. The border is unusual too, with a similar petite floral pattern with large Buddhist...
Category
Asian Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
6'10"x10'3" Red Vintage Persian Shiraz with Bird Figurines Hand Knotted Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Blush Red, Vintage Persian Shiraz with Small Bird Figurines, Excellent Condition, Clean, Evenly Worn, Hand Knotted, 100% Wool, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile
he...
Category
Persian Medieval Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5'10"x8'7" Red Vintage Persian Shiraz Animal Figurines Hand Knotted All Wool Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Blush Red, Vintage Persian Shiraz with Small Animal Figurines and Geometric Design, Good Condition, Clean, Evenly Worn, Pure Wool, Hand Knotted, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
...
Category
Persian Medieval Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Tulu is a luxurious wool shag that features layers of variegated tones of rose, ivory, cream, peach, and nude. It augments the stunning scenery and all will be loved by the next gene...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Wild Elegance: Boar Leather Rug, a Unique Statement Piece
Located in Barcelona, ES
Immerse your space in untamed luxury with this distinctive boar leather rug. Crafted from the rich hide of wild boar, this unique piece exudes a primal yet elegant charm. The rugged ...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather
Fine and Rare Art Moderne Carpet By Maison Jansen likely Made for the Windsors
Located in Richmond, VA
This rare and important Maison Jansen Art Moderne Carpet is being offered for the first time in nearly 2 decades. Last sold by the esteemed Beauvais ...
Category
French Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Uzbak Suzani Embroidery Textile 2'0" x 2'7''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Uzbak Suzani Embroidery Textile 2'0" x 2'7''.
Category
Uzbek Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Vintage Heriz Rug
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Hexagonal center medallion with long stemmed finials atop a covered field with unusual pomegranate blossoms stemming therefrom. Colors and shades include: Powder blue, dusty sky b...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Aubusson Wool Rug After Andre Arbus, 1940's
By André Arbus
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare French Aubusson carpet, monogrammed JF, executed in the style distinctive of André Arbus and characteristic of the so-called 'Neoclassique' style (please refer to J. Sira...
Category
French Baroque Revival Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Konya Hotamis Kilim Rug Wool Old Central Anatolian Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Hotamis, Konya region, with a rare and beautiful color composition.
This highly collectible antique kilim has wonderful special co...
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940
Colors: Blue, brown.
Pile: flatweave.
Material: hemp, wool.
Wear Notes: 1
Gorgeous flatweave rug in vibrant indigo, brown, caramel, and charcoal tones....
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Hemp
1940s Afghan Bokhara Rug
Located in New York, NY
Large Afghan Bokhara rug, hand-woven in the 1940s. It features the traditional guls arranged in a row on a rust-red field, surrounded by bands with ...
Category
Afghan Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Signed Vintage Leleu French Art Deco Circle Rug in White and Blue - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool in France circa 1940-1950, this 7x7 vintage French Art Deco rug is an extremely collectible mid-century circle rug from Leleu Decorateur—the work of an ic...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Isfahan Carpet with Silk Highlights ( 3'6" x 5'2" - 107 x 158 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Isfahan Carpet with Silk Highlights ( 3'6" x 5'2" - 107 x 158 )
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Preserving one's culture transferred to a rug is a story to tell. Natural schemes in diamond patterns, zigzag, and other ambiguous Berber symbols, are made out of reed and leather to...
Category
North African Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Unusual Art dECO / Modernist geometric abstract rug , carpet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Art dECO / Modernist geometric abstract rug , carpet.. Stunning colors.. Great use of space, pallet..
Category
Belgian Art Deco Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning and rare early 20th century Persian Kirman rug with the most elaborately woven pattern with myriad swirling trees and flowering vines culminating with two birds sitting on...
Category
Persian Kirman Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Indian Cotton Dhurrie Carpet ( 9'7" x 12'4" - 292 x 376 )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Indian Cotton Dhurrie Carpet ( 9'7" x 12'4" - 292 x 376 )
Category
Indian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström 'Salerno' Carpet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Salerno’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1948
Exceptional hand-woven, blue-toned carpet designed by the celebrated Swedish textile designer Barbro Nilsson in 1948. The Salerno rug was specially commissioned to honor a tragic incident. In 1947, a cargo plane crashed near Scala, a small town located north of the historic city of Salerno in Italy's Monti Latteri region. The aircraft carried twenty-five Swedish Air Force pilots, and despite the valiant efforts of Italian locals, only four of them managed to survive. The Swedish Government commissioned the MMF workshop to create a commemorative rug, which would be presented as a gift to the chapel of the hospital in Scala, where the survivors received medical care. This particular piece was woven from blue wool, accented by brown sections. Within the vertical pattern details of the rug, one can discern hints of brown, blue, and yellow. These elements symbolize small airplanes, while the triangular sections evoke Italy's mountains. The blue hues in the rug represent the sea. These motifs, coupled with the serene composition and subtle colors of the carpet, transform this national tragedy into something profoundly touching and beautiful.
As with all her designs, Nilsson wove her initials ‘B N’ and AB MMF (meaning AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström) at the edge of the carpet.
Barbro Nilsson (1889- 1983), née Lundberg, was a Swedish textile designer from Malmö, Sweden. In 1904 her family moved to Stockholm where her father, Carl T. Lundberg, was the manager of the department store ‘Nordiska Kompaniet’(NK). At the age of fourteen, Nilsson started her education in weaving and textile design at the Brunssons Vävskola that was founded by Johanna Brunsson in 1843. Nilsson continued her education at the ‘Tekniska Skolan’ (technical academy) in Stockholm where she enriched her skills in weaving even further. In 1928 she married to the sculptor Robert Nilsson...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Mid 20th Century Persian Silk & Wool Isfahan Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Persian Silk & Wool Isfahan Carpet
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
This phenomenal handwoven reed and leather Tuareg mat feature all the elegant thin outlined diamonds and zigzag patterns. This mat can give an accent to any contemporary and minimali...
Category
North African Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rich in culture is intricately handwoven with reed and leather. Tuareg mats are a must-have on your collections that the Berber symbols together with the diamond patterns are incredi...
Category
North African Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Rare Abstract Modernist Carpet by Antonin Kybal, 1948
Located in Praha, CZ
Very rare carpet designed by Antonin Kybal for ULUV and executed in 1948.
Made of wool and beef hair.
Very good original condition.
Professionally cleaned
Very little damage by m...
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Jean Picart Le Doux Pictorial Tapestry ‘Musique de Chambre Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x5 vintage Aubusson tapestry is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Jean Picart Le Doux, entitled “Musique de Chambr...
Category
French Aubusson Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Modernist Tribal Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woolen structures made by mankind, some of the earliest we know were found in the 'kurgans' of Central Asia, decorated by a variety of zoomorphic motifs typ...
Category
Turkish Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Azilal Tribe Berber Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Ivory pile with dark brown contour delineating the field, and motifs in black and vermillion with intermittent hits of forest green, ultramarine, seafoam blue, and fluorescent pink. ...
Category
Moroccan Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mint "Grön äng" carpet designed by Märta Måås-Fjetterström in 1928, Sweden.
Located in Ystad, SE
Rare "Grön äng/Green Meadow" carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, signed AB MMF,
Carpet is in mint condition and all tassels intact.
Pure wool rölakan flatweave...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz Emad 9x12 Mint Green & Pink Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly Fine Rugs presents a Persian Tabriz Emad circa 1930-40, handwoven in Iran at the Emad workshop in Tabriz, one of the most sought-after carpets and well-known workshops. They we...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Sparta Rug 1940
Located in New York, NY
ref 86893
Category
Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Jean Lurcat Pictorial Tapestry “The Bribeur” Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 2x3 vintage Aubusson tapestry is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Jean Lurcat, entitled “The Bribeur”, handwoven i...
Category
French Aubusson Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Decorative Oriental Kerman Rug in Square Size
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kerman oriental carpet, size 10'0" H x 10'0" W, circa 1940.
This vintage hand-knotted Persian rug features a striki...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Karastan Kirman Room Size Wool Rug, circa 1940s
By Karastan
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Persian Kirman style room size rug
By Karastan
USA, circa 1940s
Features a beautiful all-over patchwork pattern containing myriad flowers woven in myriad colors a...
Category
American Kirman Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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