1940s Rugs and Carpets
1940s Persian Rugs
1940s Turkish Rugs
1940s More Carpets
1940s Moroccan and North African Rugs
1940s Caucasian Rugs
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Period: 1940s
Semi Antique Carpet Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary vintage rug hand-crafted out of wood in good condition this piece features vivid colors and a beautiful pattern design perfect addition for a living room space decor...
Category
Kazak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5x11.5 ft Mid-Century Oushak Wool Runner. One of a Kind Oriental Rug for Hallway
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage Turkish runner rug, hand-knotted with wool pile on wool foundation. It features linked rectilinear medallions decorated with floral head motifs against a field in dark cora...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Tribal Antique Bright Blue Persian Mahal Rug, Allover Field
Located in New York, NY
The clear light blue ground shows large, round palmettes, rosettes and a wide range of smaller elements, accented in sand and light brown. Palmette border. Distressed condition with"...
Category
Persian Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Navajo Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Native North American Navajo Rug with a bold geometric diamond pattern woven in crimson and white wool against a gray background, and with a fantastic b...
Category
American Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Light Purple and Pink Overdyed Sparta Rug, Shabby Chic
Located in New York, NY
This light purple and pink Turkish overdye Sparta carpet has a pattern defined by the wear beyond the all-over general distress. Vertical and horizontal off white strips cross near t...
Category
Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Unusual Quilt or Throw Rug
Located in NYC, NY
An unusual quilt with sections that look like children's drawings.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Antique Chinese Peking Fette Oval Carpet
Located in New York, NY
The pale mauve open field with a subtle carved pattern is defined by dense, polychrome doubled floral sprays and spiral scrolls at each end, all within a varying black outer border. ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Pink Distressed Overdyed Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vintage 1945 Persian overdyed rug. This piece has a field that was dyed bright pink, and has a visible border details and a medallion in the centre. Measures 9.01 x 12.06.
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Pink Distressed Overdyed Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vintage 1945 Persian overdyed rug. This piece has a field that was dyed dark pink/plum, and has a visible border details and a medallion in the center. Measures 9.04x12.07.
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage 1940s Persian Qashqai Animal Rug, Lion, 3x5
Located in New York, NY
This 1940 Persian Qashqai carpet consists of a handspun wool warp, weft and pile and natural vegetable dyes. Although the color palette of rich red and natural beige is minimal compa...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Navajo Rug
Located in New York, NY
The black border of this figural Yei rug frames the grey field with three standing dancers and a fourth stretched and bent around three sides. Yei rugs are copies after intentionally...
Category
American Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Circa 1940s Wool Navajo Rug with Aniline Dyes
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage circa 1940s Navajo rug, handwoven from native hand-spun wool in natural fleece colors of brown/black, ivory and aniline dyed red. Hooked geometric elements are bordered by a ...
Category
American Native American Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tapestry Rug Runner Bold Design in Brown & Gold Signed 1940s
Located in National City, CA
For your consideration: Vintage Persian rug runner in wool and polyester.
Presents with stunning colors and bold pattern.
Signed circa 1940.
Original unrestored vintage condition....
Category
Unknown Islamic Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Polyester
Antique Tribal Blue Mahal Rug, Red Borders
Located in New York, NY
This west Persian village carpet shows a a spacious version of the Harshang allover palmette and rosette pattern on a clear light blue ground. Rust palmette border. General , fair co...
Category
Persian Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade American Hooked Rug
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful old hooked rug in blues and greens and shades of pink.
Category
American Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Vintage Black Patchwork Hand Knotted Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage distressed patchwork rug, circa 1940. These are vintage, hand-knotted Kilim pieces of varying ages, stitched together and cut low with a brown ribbed fabric back, done circa ...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940 11'9" x 20'0.
Located in Secaucus, NJ
The soft ivory ground and no formal borders are very typical of Kerman rugs from this period. The soft blues and pale rose used for the floral motifs is also common in this style of ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Tribal Red Navy Blue Geometric Kazak Rug, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
This lovely antique Caucasian Kazak carpet measures 4.8 x 9.5 ft and is from the 1950s.
Category
Caucasian Kazak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kazak Wool Textile Rug
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary vintage throw rug hand-crafted out of wool this piece features a traditional design and is in a good condition has normal wear from use and age and some loss to the ...
Category
Unknown Kazak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Isfahan
Located in Chevy Chase, MD
Vintage Persian Isfahan
Category
Asian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Persian Hand Knotted Medallion Floral Red Kashan Rug, circa 1940
Located in San Diego, CA
This handmade rug originally from Kashan which are one of the traditional classifications of Persian rugs. This piece has Manchester wool pile with cotton foundation. The design is m...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Shabby Chic Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Light Red and Rust All-Over Field
Located in New York, NY
This rather distressed Anatolian town carpet shows a light red and rust field with an all-over Persian Shah 'Abbas palmette design, with a dark border of palmettes and forked acanthu...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Pictorial Persian Isfahan Carpet ( 3' 8" x 5' 5" - 112 x 166 cm
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Pictorial Persian Isfahan Carpet ( 3' 8" x 5' 5" - 112 x 166 cm)
Signed by Haghighi
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Abstract Modernist Tribal Sofreh Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Sofreh flat-weaves are among the most prized possessions among the material culture of near eastern tribal people. These are employed as presentation textiles for food offerings when...
Category
Turkish Minimalist Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Kilim, N.W. Persian Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Kilim - N.W. Persian rug, size 7'7" x 9'9".
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Persian Isfahan Carpet ( 3' 7" x 5' 7" - 109 x 170 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century Persian Isfahan Carpet ( 3' 7" x 5' 7" - 109 x 170 cm )
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Persian Pictorial Tabriz Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940
Colors: beige, light blue, steel gray, light brown, taupe
Pile: low
Wear Notes: 0-1
Material: wool on cotton
Vintage Persian Tabriz with a tree of life and anim...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Barbro Nilsson "Randig Med Tvist" Carpet
Located in Pawtucket, RI
A graphic and beautifully colored handwoven wool Randig Med Tvist flat-weave carpet by Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson for Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom AB of Sweden. Woven signature...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Indian Amritsar Rug Distressed and Over-Dyed in Shades of Gray-Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury vintage Indian overdyed Amritsar rug in shades of gray, rug has-6277, country of origin / type: Indian / Amritsar, circa 1940
This midcentury, vintage Amritsar carpet wit...
Category
Indian Agra Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Navajo style Yei 4' 7” x 7' 7”
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Yei rug depicts 10 costumed dancers in left profile and two additional end performers, on an unusual red ground. The figures are framed by black barbed zig zags above an...
Category
American Navajo Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Pao-Tao Rug
Located in St. Albans, GB
A lovely vintage Pao-Tao rug, handwoven near Beijing in China circa 1940. The design features a girl carrying a basket of flowers beneath a tree on a deep indigo field.
Size: 1.30m ...
Category
Chinese Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug, Anonymous, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug, anonymous, Sweden, 1940s. Pile technique.
Measures: L 204 cm/ 6' 8 1/2"
W 130 cm/ 4'3”.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Very Fine Persian Isfahan Rug with Intricate Florals in Persian Blue & Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding Persian Isfahan carpet is primarily characterized by its classical composition. This beautiful carpet represents the highest levels of mastery achieved by Persian we...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Neutral Vintage Persian Heriz Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940
Colors: sandy beige, cream, light brown
Pile: low
Wear Notes: 2
Material: wool on cotton
Beautiful neutral Heriz woven in the 1940's. Safe for high traffic areas...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Mid-Century Modern Rug Signed Leleu
By Paule Leleu
Located in Milan, IT
Paule Leleu (1906-1987) was one of the most celebrated carpet designers of 20th century France. Daughter of Jules Leleu, a prolific furniture designer and interior decorator of the A...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Early 20th Century Antique Tabriz Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Persian Tabriz rug of with a large central floral medallions woven in crimson, pink, indigo, and gold wool amidst a field of scrolling leafy vines on a...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Distressed Meshed Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
Roundel center medallion with outwardly bursting floral cross sections and scalloped trefoil contour atop a covered field of intricate scrolling leaves, vinery, and splayed floral cr...
Category
Persian Other Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1940s Vintage Hand Knotted Persian Kashan Full Pile All-Over D Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a genuine hand knotted oriental rug. It is not hand tufted or machine made rug. Our entire inventory is made of either hand knotted or handwoven rugs.
Bring life to your hom...
Category
Persian Kashan Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Oushak Rug with Pink Purple and Ivory Field, Pastel Colors, Shabby Chic
Located in New York, NY
The cream-beige sub-field is centred by a pointed light brown quadrilobe medallion and set off by palest blue stepped corners. Basically a subdued tone-on-tone scatter.
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Isfahan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Isfahan rug. Size: 4'8" x 7'3".
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kirman Rug, circa 1940
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A delightful Kerman rug woven with exquisite detail, the red ground filled with weaving floral designs surrounding a central ivory and soft blue medallion bounded by a soft green mai...
Category
Persian Kirman Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug from Mehraban
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A breathtaking Vintage Moroccan Beni M’Guild Tribe rug that features the vibrant tones of azure blue and sand. Embodying these gorgeous symbolic lozenge panels with Berber elements r...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Minimalist Modernist Design Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very charming example of Indian Modernism during the late colonial period. One can see a close similarity in style with Minimalist attitudes of the French 'neo-classiques' such as ...
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Antique Turkish Runner, Multicolored Wool Rug Handmade in Milas
Located in Hampshire, GB
Subtle muted colors have been used in the construction of this high-quality, long antique runner. Cream and peach tones have been used as background colors for this Oriental rug, dec...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug from Mehraban
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
This Vintage Moroccan Beni M’Guild Tribe rug features gray X motifs forming gracefully as it is overlaid in the abrashed amber field. The X motifs forming lozenge trellis create a br...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Isfahan Rug 3' 7" x 5' 8"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Isfahan rug, size: 3' 7'' x 5' 8''.
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Foo Dog Pictorial Chinese 20th Century Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Compelling Chinese rug with a motif full of happy foo dogs, circa 1940. The field is a peach tone, with navy and light blue accents
Measures: 5'3" x 8'2".
Category
Chinese Folk Art Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage African Tuareg Mat
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Embellish your room with history and sophistication with our Tuareg mat. It highlights the linear patterns and ambiguous Berber symbols on its core which are open to interpretation. ...
Category
North African Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940.
Category
Persian Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Beni M'Guild Tribe Rug by Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A burst of stunning vibrant colour palette in this Vintage Moroccan Beni M’Guild Tribe rug that has an embossed ornate elements featuring the ombre effect radiating throughout this w...
Category
Moroccan Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century German Tetex Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century German Tetex rug woven with a traditional Persian pattern containing myriad scrolling vines and flowers all woven in indigo, green, gold, and white a...
Category
German Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Moroccan Rug in Autumn Colors, Red, Pumpkin, Orange and Light Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Moroccan Rug in Autumn Colors, Red, Pumpkin, Orange and Light Green
This colorful Moroccan rug boasts a grid of geometric designs and a multitude of Fall like colors Red, Pum...
Category
Moroccan Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Distressed Shiraz Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
All over covered field in a Herati motif. Colors and shades include: Antique ivory, sea foam green, oxidized copper green, coffee brown, chocolate brown, and more. Condition notes: E...
Category
Persian Other Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Worn and Faded Out Vintage Persian Esfahan Organic Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous hand-knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
Persian Medieval Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Finely Woven Antique Persian Tabriz Rug, Ivory Allover Field & Pink Accents
Located in New York, NY
This ivory ground well-woven urban carpet shows a four echelon vertical repeat to oval and petal palmettes, tilted palmettes and slender wiry vinery. There is no exact design center ...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug “Seashells” Designed by Barbro Nilsson for MMF, Sweden, 1943
Located in Stockholm, SE
Handwoven wool.
Tapestry technique.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Kilim Rug Traditional Floral Carpet Livingroom Moldavian Area Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This luxurious antique floral rug is a Moldavian Kilim woven by hand in the 1940s. Elegantly woven roses flow through this design woven in a symmetrical way to create a beautiful, ey...
Category
Moldovan Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
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