Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Roses of Karabagh rug. Realistically drawn floral designs in Karabagh, Armenia can be traced back to imperial Russian heritage of this prolific weaving region. This small rug is a pa...

31147 Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'02 x 11'10. Scandinavian Modern Swedish-Inspired kilim rugs made in India are a unique fusion of Scandinavian design aesthetics and traditional Indian craftsmanship, inspired by the renowned Swedish textile artist Barbro Nilsson. These rugs feature clean lines, geometric patterns, and minimalist motifs, embodying the essence of Scandinavian modernism. Made from high-quality wool and handwoven by skilled Indian artisans, these rugs emphasize durability, sustainability, and exceptional craftsmanship. Combining aesthetic appeal with practicality, these flatweave Swedish-style kilim rugs honor Barbro Nilsson's legacy and bring a touch of global craftsmanship and design into contemporary homes. Emanating Scandinavian Modern style with exceptional detail and texture, this handwoven Swedish-inspired kilim rug is a captivating example of woven artistry. The rug features an eye-catching checkered grid pattern and tonal blue hues, working harmoniously to create a timeless and classic look. The abrashed field showcases an allover checkerboard design made up of squares and cubes, adding depth and visual interest. Thin vertical bands run the length of the composition, creating a striking juxtaposition that enhances the overall design. This flatweave rollakan-style kilim draws inspiration from Barbro Nilsson's renowned Falurutan, Duhs II design, reflecting her mastery in blending traditional weaving techniques with modern aesthetics. The careful craftsmanship and sophisticated pattern make this woven masterpiece a standout piece in nearly any interior setting. This Swedish-style flatweave rug offers a sense of cozy contentment without the clutter, embodying the essence of Scandinavian Modern design. Its meticulous handwoven construction and elegant geometric motifs evoke the legacy of Barbro Nilsson while providing a versatile and functional addition to any home. Perfect for adding texture and warmth, this Scandi kilim...

Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...

Needlepoint rugs were created using the traditional needlework weaving technique that is used to make everyday items from furniture to carpets and artwork. However, it has a fascinat...

Needlepoint rugs were created using the traditional needlework weaving technique that is used to make everyday items from furniture to carpets and artwork. However, it has a fascinat...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Amritsar Rugs – The spectacular rugs of Amritsar capture the exotic style of India while incorporating a subtle colonial influence. This convergence of eastern and western st...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Central Asian Khotan Samarkand 10'7'' X 5'6''

Antique Bidjar Rugs Bidjar is a town in Persian Kurdistan located in north-west Persia. The Bidjar name is also used to describe the antique rugs that were produced in the many villa...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Bessarabian Rugs / Kilims in both pile and tapestry weaving technique are some of the more beautiful carpets to have been produced in Europe. Many of the Bessarabian Kilims w...

Antique Persian Mohtashem Rugs – Antique Rugs By Mohtashem From Kashan – Ustad Mohtashem is one of the most revered weavers of Kashan. His rugs are some of the highest quality Persian weaving. The town of Kashan located in central Iran between Isfahan and Tehran is often referred to as the greatest weaving center in western Persia. Since the 3rd quarter of the 19th century and for about 30 years, the finest and most delicate area rugs of wool and silk were woven by arguably the most respected ustadan (master weaver), Zufilkhar Ed Din Mohtashem. These fine Persian rugs are noted for their use of purple and ruby red silk bindings for the selvedges. They are characterized by a particular style, color and use of imported merino wool. Whether signed or unsigned, antique Mohtashem Kashan rugs are considered the crème de la crème of all antique Kashan rugs. In modern times, the Mohtashem name is well known, but very little is known about his origins. It remained a mystery whether or not Mohtasham was simply a trade name, or whether he had actually existed. There is a legend going around according to which Hadji Mollah Mohammad Hassan Mohtashem of Kashan was a well-to-do businessman, famous for his textiles. However, in the 1880’s business was bad owing to the importing of machine-worked textiles from Europe. The story goes that Mohtashem had married a young woman from Sultanabad, who had brought with her from her city of origin the ancient tradition of the knotted carpet. In view of the fact that business did not seem to be picking up, his wife wove a carpet using merino wool imported from Manchester. Upon completion of the carpet, local merchants were so enthusiastic that they commissioned more similar ones. This drove Mohtasham not only to ask his wife to start weaving again, but also to train other weavers of Kashan to produce carpets using this model. Thus, according to the legend of the bazaar, the art of the carpet began again; it had been lost in Kashan since the fall of the Safavid dynasty in 1723. This sparked a revival of the art of the carpet in Kashan; in 1890 there were only three operating looms, and that these became one thousand five hundred in 1900 and four thousand in 1949. This specific Mohtashem carpet exemplifies how art can influence the onlooker. To appreciate such a great work of art, no great knowledge is needed; all one needs to enjoy this carpet is mere observation and attention to detail. This Mohtashem, woven with high quality kourk wool and an extremely fine weave, is unusual with its all-over design of delicate scrolling floral vines and palmettes in soft blues and ivory colors. The combination of the colors used coupled with the exceptional condition and the fact that Mohtashem rugs are never found in runner sizes make this a truly rare and magnificent work of art. What did you imagine as you read that just now? No doubt it was an elegant and refined weaving graced with curvilinear flora that winds its way through and around a commanding medallion. A rug that draws dropped jaws from anyone that beholds its magnificence. A sea of swirling ruby tones, indigo, sapphire — a rug as bejeweled and becoming as a sultans own palace. The image may seem fantastic, but in truth antique Mohtashem rugs boast just these types of elements. Mohtashem rugs from city of Kashan are some of the finest rugs to emerge from the major Persian weaving centers of old and are synonymous with the quality one would expect from an antique Persian rug. History Of Antique Persian Mohtasham: The 19th century Persian Mohtasham rugs, are the rarest of all the antique rugs that were woven in the city of Kashan in the modern day country of Iran. These fine and beautiful antique rugs utilize color palettes and designs that are not exactly traditional. The reflective quality of the rugs’ surface comes from high grade lamb’s wool used to create these elite master weave carpets. The truly extraordinarily fine knotted antique Mohtasham rugs are difficult to locate. These magnificent antique Persian rugs tend to employ either an antique leaf, allover blossoms with intricate detail or a teardrop medallion pattern. The antique Persian Mohtashem carpets that date from the mid 19th century or before are the most prized of this style. Earth tones and pastels that have been softened over time are the colors used. Some of the most beautiful Mohtasham rugs will have a background that is gold or antique ivory to reflect the exquisite detail of the fine Persian carpets. Private collections are usually the only place that very old antique...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Chinese Rugs, as opposed to most of the antique rug productions, were woven almost exclusively for internal consumption. Since they were mostly sheltered from European and We...

Shirvan rugs – The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have a formality and stylistic complexity that is found in...

Ca.1900 Antique Uzbek Samarkand Rug 8'1'' X 4'11''

Antique Swedish Tapestry 4x6 4'3" x 6'1" 130cm x 186cm About Us~ Welcome to Antique Rug Collection. Your #1 Source for handmade Antique Rugs...

The city of Zanjan lies in the north-western area of Iran, this ancient city sprung up through salt mining in the area and was an important stop in the Silk Routes of Iran. Zanjan ca...

Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...

Beautiful modern oversize Swedish-style wool rug with a blue field. This Swedish rug has accents of yellow in a gorgeous all-over geometric square checks pattern design. This rug...

30937 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'03 x 13'03. Displaying simplicity with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven wool Swedish inspired Kilim rug provides a feeling of co...

A smart 10x14 Swedish style kilim from our award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Handwoven in wool & undyed natural yarns. On the Design: This rug enjoys geometric pat...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Very beautiful mid century Scandinavian modern rug with a nice design and beautiful light colors, hand turfed with wool velvet on cotton founda...

Made with hand-knotted wool and silk, this 9x12 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vint...

Vintage Swedish Deco Rug, Origin: Scandinavian Rugs, Circa: Middle Part of the 20th Century – Size: 2 ft 3 in x 4 ft 3 in (0.69 m x 1.3 m)

Swedish Shag Rya rug in various shades of yellow brown and light green. Hand-knotted wool shag rug made in Sweden, circa 1960. Nice smaller size for accenting a part of a room.

Antique Uzbek Samarkand Rug 8'10'' X 4'7'', tribal and traditional, antique and vintage, wool on cotton foundation

Up for sale is a 1900s Antique, Authentic Uzbek Samarkand Rug. It has a raditional and tribal style.

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Handmade Samarkand Rug 8'6'' x 5'3''

Beautiful vintage runner with nice chirwan design and beautiful colors with green field, yellow, purple and pink, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "E...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Uzbek Samarkand Rug 8'8'' X 4'10'', tribal and traditional, antique and vintage, wool on cotton foundation

Antique Uzbek Samarkand Rug 9'1'' X 4'10'', tribal and traditional, antique and vintage, wool on cotton foundation

Early-19th Century Antique Decorative Khotan Samarkand Rug 8'10'' x 5'3'

This 3x5 Swedish rug is a bold new addition to our Natural line of the Scandinavian collection. Handwoven in a wool flatweave with undyed natural yarns as well, its design is inspire...

While Europe may not be the birthplace of the art of piled carpet weaving, the art has certainly attracted a wide-enough audience in the continent to warrant the creation of a flouri...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...

Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian style kilim rug from our celebrated flatweave collection. This 8x10 area rug enjoys the finesse of Swedish aesthetics with a smart geometric pattern castin...

19th Century Antique Khotan Samarkand Rug 8'5'' X 4'10''

Vintage Swedish flat weave rug by Ulla Parkdal Size: 5'2" × 7'10" (157 × 238 cm) Color: Beige, brown, gold, yellow. This captivating vintage flatweave rug, designed by renowned Swedi...

Vintage Scandinavian Rya Rug Size: 4'7" × 7'0" (139 × 213 cm) A bold and visually arresting example of mid-century Scandinavian design, this vintage rya rug from the 1950s exemplifie...

Shirvan rugs – The historic Khanate or administrative district of Shirvan produced many highly decorative antique rugs that have a formality and stylistic complexity that is found in...

Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...

Shahsavan Rugs – Highly unusual and exciting, antique Shahsavan or Shahsevan area rugs and carpets have only recently been recognized as a distinct style of Persian rug. Uniquely, Sh...

A whimsical mid-century colorful Turkish Kars rug. Field is brown, the border has 2 human figures and animals. Measures: 6'8" x 9'2".

1900 Antique Flat Weave Kilim Rug 6'4'' X 4'6''

This 8x10 contemporary rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection—a new line of flatweaves, made with a luxurious blend of handwoven wool and exotic...