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Period: 1940s
Vintage Red Overdyed Wool Rug, Shabby Chic
Located in New York, NY
This red Turkish overdye carpet has a pattern defined by the wear beyond the all-over general distress. Vertical and horizontal off white strips cross near the center. Shabby chic co...
Category
Turkish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Multicolored Vintage Long Turkish Oushak Runner with Cross Shapes Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Multicolored pastel vintage Turkish Oushak runner with cross shapes design, rug en-142351, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This vintage Turkish Oushak runner (...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Earth-Toned Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Stacked Medallion Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Light camel, brown, and taupe Oushak runner from Turkey with tribal geometric design, Keivan Woven Arts rug #TRA-180401, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940.
Measures: 2'8 x 12'10.
This long and narrow vintage Turkish gallery rug...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Sub-Geometric Tribal Medallions in Brown, Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage Oushak runner features a unique blend of cheerful colors and an intricately beautiful design. The Sub-geometric tribal medallions are complemented by other Sub-geometric...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Gallery Runner with Soft Sage Green, Rosewood Pink, Soft Taupe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 5'4 x 17'7.
Turkish Oushak Gallery Runner with Soft Sage Green, Rosewood Pink, Soft Taupe. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-176012, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, ci...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Eliko Rugs by David Ariel Antique Kerman Rug, Allover Field, Teal Accents
Located in New York, NY
The cream field shows an unusual allover pattern of offset rows of floral wreaths enclosing palmettes;. Fractional motif rows at top and bottoms of field. Cranberry cartouches with i...
Category
Persian Kirman Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oushak Rug from Mid-20th Century Turkey with Blue Tribal Design 10 x 12'4
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 10' x 12'4.
Vintage Turkish Oushak in cream and blue. Keivan Woven Arts / rug en-165875, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This tribal design Oushak c...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$12,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Indian Amritsar Rug in Gray Tones and Brown Highlights by Keivan Woven A
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Indian Amritsar Rug in Gray Tones and Brown Highlights by Keivan Woven Arts
Keivan Woven Arts- Midcentury vintage Indian distressed Amritsar rug in shades of gray, keivan ...
Category
Indian Agra Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Vining Florals in Light Blue, Light Brown & Tan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Turkish Oushak rug with vining florals in light blue, light brown and tan rug tu-mtu-3749, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This beautiful vintage rug...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Olive Green and Red Oushak Vintage Turkish Rug with Tribal Medallion Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 3'7 x 6'1.
Olive green and red Oushak vintage Turkish rug with tribal medallion design, rug en-141924, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This vintage T...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Long Oushak Runner with Subdued Design and Neutral Color Palette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Multi-medallion vintage runner with Medallion design, rug tu-TRS-165971, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This subdued Oushak runner...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Long Vintage Sivas Runner in Elegant Purple and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
Long Vintage Sivas Runner in Elegant Purple and Brown
Bold in design and delicate in colors, this very unique long Turkish Sivas runner rests on a light purple background with three ...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Chinese Decorative Oriental Rug in Gallery Size
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Chinese Rug, gallery size, circa 1940
A one-of-a-kind antique Chinese Mandarin oriental carpet, hand-knotted with medium thickness wo...
Category
Chinese Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,916 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Faded Taupe, Soft Sage, and Muted Ivory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 5'11 x 9'8
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Faded Taupe, Soft Sage, and Muted Ivory. Keivan Woven Arts / rug TU-UGU-29, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 194...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Dark and Light Blue in Medallion Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique vintage Oushak from Turkey displays cream/ivory background with variety of blue colors on a medallion design. rug en-165880, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, ci...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Red, Gray, Blue-Gray, Taupe and Ivory 4'2 x 4'10
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4'2 x 4'10.
Vintage Turkish Oushak rug in red, blue-gray, onyx, taupe and ivory. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-322, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This vintage Turkish Oushak carpet (circa mid-20th century) features an all-over pattern of small vase with flower...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kerman Oriental Rug, Room Size, with a Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Persian Kerman oriental carpet, size 11'8" H x 9'0" W, circa 1940.
This vintage hand-knotted Persian rug features a striking rose central field, with a central medallion ...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,556 Sale Price
20% Off
"Strutar, Gul", Barbro Nilsson, AB MMF, Swedish Flat-Weave, 1943
Located in New York, NY
Swedish flat-weave
Sweden, circa 1943.
Handwoven wool.
Initialed: AB MMF, BN (Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).
Category
Swedish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Ghiordes Oriental Carpet, in Small Size w/ Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Ghiordes Decorative Rug, Small size, with Medium blue Field
A gorgeous vintage Turkish Ghiordes carpet, circa 1940, size 7'1” x 5'0”. This lovely carpet features a ...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,116 Sale Price
20% Off
Earth Tone Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Tribal Geometric Designs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Medallion geometric tribal design Oushak rug vintage from Turkey, rug tu-ugu-95066, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This striking Turkish Oushak rug bears a ri...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Charming Vintage Oushak Rug in Brown Border, Taupe, Blush and Gray/Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 7'5 x 11'4.
This rug showcases a large central medallion surrounded by a gentle pink color. A cream medallion is filled with floral designs of pale blue, light green, and ...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$7,900 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Persian Tabriz Oriental Carpet in Room Size with Central Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Perisan Tabriz Oriental Carpet, circa 1940, Room Sized
A vintage Persian Tabriz oriental carpet, circa 1940. Size: 12'9" x 9'7". This large sized antique decorative rug was...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$15,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Mehraban Vintage Persian Silk Qum
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
31946
Size
4' 8" x 7' 1"
Design
Qum
Collection
Fine Persian
Material
Silk
Texture
Pile Weave
Origin
Iran
Age
Antique/Vintage
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Sunset-Colored Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Striped Design and Geometrics
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stripe design Turkish vintage Kilim rug with geometric motifs in sunset color palette, rug en-140546, country of origin / type: turkey / Kilim, circa 1950.
Featuring geometric tri...
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1940s Rustic Turkish Broken Stripe Flatweave Rug, Neutral Tones
Located in New York, NY
This all wool rustic piece has been created from two edge joined assembled wool panels with jogged stripe designs in shades of brown, beige, straw and taupe. The composite sections w...
Category
Turkish Rustic Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Unique Turkish Oushak Rug with Muted Colors in Taupe, Gray, Ice Blue and L.Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unique Turkish Oushak rug with muted colors in taupe, gray, ice blue and L.green, rug tu-erd-04, country of origin / type: Turkey / 1940, circa 1940
This stunning Turkish Oushak dis...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Sapphire Blue and Ivory With Floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 8' x 10'7.
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Sapphire Blue and Ivory With Floral.
Keivan Woven Arts / rug en-176498, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
V...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$9,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Red and Green Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Tribal Dual Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful vintage Oushak runner from 1940s Turkey features a classic Oushak design, which is enhanced by its lustrous wool. The dark red ground is home to two vertical medallion...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Blue and Tan Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Geometric Dual Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue and tan vintage Turkish Oushak rug with geometric dual medallions, rug tu-mtu-136618, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This vintage Turkish Oushak carpet (...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand Dual Medallion Oushak Vintage Runner from Turkey in Red and Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Turkish runner features a dual central medallion design as well as patterns of smaller geometric and tribal elements. Colors include various shades of red, royal blue, ivory, an...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Tribal Persian Gabbeh Rug, Cream Field with Brown Diamonds
Located in New York, NY
The ecru field shows a single pole medallion of three abashed hooked diamonds, linked into a pole medallion with subsidiary cross motives. Straw main border of rosettes, inner geomet...
Category
Persian Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Medallion Design Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Nude, Taupe, and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking vintage Turkish Oushak rug bears a brown-colored body that is highlighted by a dazzling medallion design drawn in various tones. A large-scale medallion stretches acros...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Chinese Blue Peking Area Rug - Circa 1940
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This elegant Peking Rug, dating to circa 1940, showcases the classic craftsmanship and refined aesthetics of Chinese textile art. Measuring 275cm x 185cm, the rug’s striking palette...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940
'Jallot' design
Category
Turkish Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$69,934
823 - Small Aubusson Rug
Located in Paris, FR
823 - small aubusson rug.
Category
French Aubusson Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Oushak Wide Runner, Shiny Red All-Over Diamond Field, Lightly Distressed
Located in New York, NY
An east Anatolian long rug with two columns of six attached, hooked ivory diamonds forming pole medallions on the red field, with rosette groups and...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Brown & Gold Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in New York, NY
The light brownish field of this West Anatolian town carpet shows a widely stepped and pendanted brown medallion, with similar semi-geometric corners. Doubled main border of floral s...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Persian Qum Carpet with Red, Light Blue, Light Green, Navy and Brown
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4'7 x 7'0
Fine Persian Qum Carpet with Red, Light Blue, Light Green, Navy and Brown. Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/F-0701, country of origin / type: Iran / Qum, circa 1940.
This...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Sumak Rug 3'0" x 5'0"
Located in New York, NY
Sumak Rug 3'0" x 5'0". A technique rather than a specific type, in which warps are wrapped by colored wefts to create a pattern. Caucasian, Turkish, Persian and other types. Produce...
Category
Persian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
682 - Magnificent Kilim Embroidered with Wool and Silk from the Caucasus
Located in Paris, FR
682 - very beautiful Kilim of wool and Caucasian silk early 20th century with a tribal and geometric design and beautiful colors, with white, purple, green, pink entirely hand-embroi...
Category
Caucasian Kilim Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Soft Tones and Neutral Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury stylized medallion vintage Turkish Oushak rug in shades of Taupe, brown, cream, salmon, cream rug en-112656, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940
This Tu...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Periwinkle Blue and Tan Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Layered Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Periwinkle blue and tan vintage Turkish Oushak rug with layered medallion, rug tu-ugu-95167, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940s
This vintage Turkish Oushak carpe...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Purple and Teal Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Floral Layered Medallion Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage Turkish Oushak rug features an intricately beautiful design with a floral aesthetic. The central medallion is surrounded by multi-layers in the central field. The variou...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Soft Apricot, Ivory, and Brown with Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4'7 x 7'10.
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Soft Apricot, Ivory, and Brown with Medallions. Keivan Woven Arts / rug TU-TRS-95019, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, ...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Runner with Faded Taupe Field and Pale Gold, Sky Blue, and Ivory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 3'5 x 9'7.
Turkish Oushak Runner with Faded Taupe Field and Pale Gold, Sky Blue, and Ivory. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-140350, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, c...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,900 Sale Price
25% Off
All-Over Floral Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner in Ivory with Salmon and Taupe
Located in Atlanta, GA
This unique vintage Turkish Oushak runner features an all-over design of subdued cream blossom motifs set atop a central tan field. Hints of faint red, taupe and gray can be seen thr...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,900 Sale Price
35% Off
All-Over Entwined Blossoms Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Brown, Taupe, Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set on an airy cream-colored background with an all-over pattern, this beautiful mid-century Turkish Oushak rug (circa 1940) features repeating brown, taupe, and cream blossom motifs...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,200 Sale Price
35% Off
Muted Vintage Turkish Rug in Cream, Gray, Camel and Light Brown Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Classical designs and muted colors are hallmarks of Turkish carpets. In this vintage Oushak from 1940's Turkey, a distinctive medallion pattern is framed by ornate designs. This rug ...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Green, Blue and Red Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Three Geometric Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
Green, blue and red vintage Turkish Oushak rug with three geometric medallions, rug en-183, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940.
This vintage Turkish Oushak gall...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner in Taupe, Brown, Peach, Light Green
Located in Atlanta, GA
Gallery Size Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner With Medallions in Taupe, Brown, Peach, Light Green . Keivan Woven Arts/ rug/ En-92478, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage North West Persian Runner 3'4'' x 10'1''
Located in New York, NY
Vintage North West Persian Runner 3'4'' x 10'1''.
Category
Asian Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1940s Distressed Blue Overdyed Rug, Citron Accents
Located in New York, NY
This modern and vintage rug is a light blue overdyed piece that lets the allover leaf and palmette pattern organized around a central concave acanthus octogramme show through. Borde...
Category
Pakistani Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Large-Size Turkish Serapi Hand-Knotted Rug in Mint Condition
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Large size Turkish Serapi hand-knotted rug in near-mint condition
This is antique Turkish SERAPI from a local estate in excellent condition, with 100% wool pile and cotton foundatio...
Category
Turkish Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Narrow Vintage Persian Karaje Runner, Ivory Field, Mauve Borders
Located in New York, NY
The cream ivory field displays a line of nine characteristic octogrammes and hooked hexagons in alternation, with secondary semi-geometric leaves and flowers. Remaining border with r...
Category
Persian Heriz Serapi Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Rug in Neutral Tones in Taupe and Brown Highlights
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Turkish Rug in Neutral Tones in Taupe and Brown Highlights. This wonderful Turkish rug features a geometric medallion flanked by four beautiful cornices in four corners. The...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Carpet, Brown Field, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
This moderately woven Turkish urban carpet shows extra zig-zag patterned panels at the field ends. The neutral open field displays an ecru stepped floral medallion with trefoil penda...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, Straw and Brown Field
Located in New York, NY
Four botehs float in each brownish red corner while the sandy-straw open field is centered by a dark brown octogramme medallion with double boteh pendants. Red-brown star and palmett...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Tabriz Rug in Brown, with Open Field, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in luxurious wool, this 9x12 antique Persian Tabriz rug features a rich design combination of floral patterns, medallions and open field style, which is almost unusual f...
Category
Persian Tabriz Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Coral & Salmon Field, Brown Borders
Located in New York, NY
Abrashed coral to rose curvilinear corners position the abrashed salmon field with a red acanthus edged medallion. Border of floating rosettes and trumpet leaf bunches. Coarse weave,...
Category
Turkish Oushak Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Red Turkish Kars Carpet, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
This boldly geometric long carpet features a red field with dark blue hexagonal subfield enclosing a pendant oblong red medallion and an olive inner medallion with an enormous recipr...
Category
Turkish Tribal Vintage 1940s Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
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