Kilim Persian Rugs
KILIM STYLE
Known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, antique and vintage kilim rugs are one of the most distinguishable types of rugs. The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but many variations of this type of textile share a common heritage and are practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere. There are Persian kilim rugs, kilim rugs from Central Asia and more.
It is difficult to definitively pin down the origins of kilim weaving, which is known as a “flatweave” or “slit-weave,” but historians believe that skilled artisans may have practiced versions of it as early as the eighth and ninth centuries A.D. in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Many of the Turkish iterations of these flat-woven rugs are recognizable for their arrangements of dazzling, flowing forms, but a range of motifs can appear in kilim rugs — abstract figures that reference rams’ horns, snakes or running water or motifs that are intended to symbolize concepts such as the tree of life or fertility. In Anatolia, women have used kilims to share narratives about their lives.
The difference between a kilim rug and most other kinds of carpets or pile rugs is in the aforementioned weave. They are made by interweaving variously colored, individual strands of wool (pure soft cotton, silk and goat’s hair are also used with the wool, albeit rarely) versus, say, the Tabriz rugs of Iran, which are hand-knotted rugs. This results in a smooth, frequently reversible surface. It’s a slit-weave because of the gap left between two blocks of color. Kilims are created on a loom, a typically uncomplicated structure mostly made of wood. Owing to the creative freedom that a slit-weave can afford its weaver, they tend to feature a range of bright, contrasting hues like reds, oranges and pinks that appear in bold combinations with deep blues and greens that are brought to life with natural dyes.
Handwoven kilim rugs are less expensive to produce and more durable than other rugs. They were traditionally used as floor coverings in mosques and yurts, as prayer rugs and saddle coverings. And these textiles are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. Because the resulting weave is lightweight, kilim rugs are well adapted for use in the hot summer months, and they are happily embraced by tribal weavers of Morocco, a part of the world that is home to many styles of rugs.
With their striking geometric patterns and provocative color pairings, kilim rugs and wall tapestries are loved by design enthusiasts and can bring charm and interest into any dining room, living room or other interior space.
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Style: Kilim
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Square Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian square rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design han...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Beige Wool Kilim Green Red Striped Pattern Rug by Rug & Kilim
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Pakistan in the 1950s, this modern transitional wool Kilim is of a unique family woven in vertical panels, each of the four panels employing their own variation of a...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tribal Mid-Century Modern Style Mazandaran Flat-Weave Rug
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
Our Mazandaran collection highlights the Minimalist sophistication that existed long before the modern era. The collection was inspired by the kilims that were originally woven by Pe...
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2010s Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Reversible Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic mid-20th century Persian reversible Kilim rug with an all-over trellis start pattern in coral against a turquoise ground on one side, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handwoven by expert artisans. It’s a lovely area rug that can be incorporated with virtually any home interior design. It has a dimension of 4'8" x 11' which works well for living rooms, hallways and bedrooms.
Kilims are flat-woven rugs that trace its roots in ancient Turkey...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Little Tribal Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful midcentury Kilim with a tribal design and nice colors with red, blue, orange and brown, entirely handwoven with wool on wool.
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Mid-20th Century Asian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Persian Edel Kilim Flat-Weave Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
This richly deep and harmonious red Persian Edel Kilim flat-weave rug combines style and functionality. Use it for wall or floor applications, this piece can accentuate spacious inte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim Area Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
76386, vintage Persian Kilim Area rug with Mid-Century Modern style, flat-weave Kilim rug. Balancing a classic stripe design with earth-tone colors and Mid-Century Modern style, this handwoven wool vintage Persian Kilim area rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The field is composed of vertical panels stitched together in alternating shades of brown. A simple solid border frames the composition, giving it a sense of order and definition. Effortless beauty and simplicity with incredible detail and texture, this vintage Persian Kilim rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. Step it up a notch and layer over a large jute, sisal, or seagrass rug...
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Late 20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Beige Brown & Red Wool Persian Azerbaijan Kilim by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool originating from Persia between 1950-1960, this vintage midcentury Azerbaijan Kilim rug offers both ideal traditional elements and an exciting, unique series of acc...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Reversible Saveh Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful mid-20th century reversible Persian Saveh cotton kilim rug with an all-over geometric star pattern woven in indigo and crimson, and surrounded by a wide geometric pattern...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Vintage Baluch Sounak Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic mid-20th century Persian Baluch Soumak rug with an all-over diamond pattern containing light and dark indigo across the field, surrounded by ...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Vintage Midcentury Runner Black Purple Striped Persian Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handmade in flat-woven wool originating from Persia circa 1950-1960, this vintage Persian Kilim is exceptionally rare both in its deep black color and its uncommon size, a runner of ...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Extraordinary Vintage Saveh Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary vintage reversible Persian Saveh Kilim rug with an all-over cypress tree pattern, coral trees on a turquoise ground on one side, and turquoise trees on a coral ground...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Stripes on Red/Brown Field
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Midcentury Persian Rug in Red and Beige Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handmade in flat woven wool circa 1950-1960, this vintage rug is a mid-century Persian Kilim in a notably warm red colorway, both complemented and counterbalanced with a navy blue an...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim Area Rug with Midcentury Organic Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76384, vintage Persian Kilim Area rug with midcentury organic modern style. Balancing a Classic stripe design with warm earth-tone colors and midcentury organic modern style, this handwoven wool vintage Persian Kilim area rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The field is composed of six vertical panels composed of asymmetrical stripes stitched together. A simple solid camel brown border frames the composition, giving it a sense of order and definition. Effortless beauty and simplicity with incredible detail and texture, this vintage Persian Kilim rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. Step it up a notch and layer over a large jute, sisal, or seagrass rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950s Vintage Senneh Kilim in Red, Blue & White Tribal pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hailing from Persia circa 1950s, a mid-century kilim rug now joining Rug & Kilim’s vintage selections. The Senneh kilim design connotes a union of medallion and all-over field patte...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Persian Kilim Rug Wool Red Cream Floral Flat-Weave by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool with midcentury origins circa 1950-1960, this vintage 4’10 x 9’11 Northwest Persian Kilim rug features all-over geometric tribal patterns in red, green, orange, pin...
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1950s Persian Vintage Kilim Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Bijar Kilim Rug with Modern Northwestern Tribal Style
Located in Dallas, TX
70469, vintage Persian Bijar Kilim rug with modern Northwestern tribal style. With its bold expressive design, incredible detail and texture, this vintage ...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
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Wool
Persian Kilim Flat-Weave
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A beautiful ivory and navy blue Persian Kilim flat weave. A simple yet interesting design with the blue stripes designed with a zipper-tooth effect. Persian flat weaves are made up o...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kilim Runner Rug with Colored Stripes on Red/Brown Field
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique handmade Persian runner rug from high quality sheep’s wool and colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are proven safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a Classic Kilim d...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handmade from the highest quality of sheep wool. It’s colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets alike. It’s a traditional Ki...
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20th Century Persian Kilim Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kilim persian rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Kilim persian rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage persian rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, wall decorations, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Kilim persian rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Iran pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original persian rugs, popular names associated with this style include Nasiri, Mehraban Rugs, Rug & Kilim, and Nazmiyal Collection. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for persian rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $250,785 while the average work can sell for $2,400.
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