Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Antique rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, ...

One of a kind whimsical Turkish Animal Human figurative Motif on a fuchsia ground. This rug is from the middle of the 20th century. Elephants, horses, hu...

Design Title: "Middle" Hand-knotted carpet from New Zealand wool has a strict geometrical design. Strong shifting between light and dark with the RED middle. A statement piece! ...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 12x15 rug is from the “High” line of Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection, named for its high-low texture married to the geometric patterns inspired b...

30641 New Swedish Inspired Kilim rug, 06'04 x 08'10. Reflecting well-balanced asymmetry with incredible detail and texture, this hand woven ...

Made with hand-knotted wool, this 10x12 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vintage rugs...

One of a kind vintage Bessarabian Kilim. A hand-woven Eastern European Rug from Moldova. These traditional Moldovan flat-weaves are inspired from vintage Aubusson carpets but they a...

Marvelous one of a kind Pictorial Russian Karabagh rug depicting a large, bold and beautiful horse with a floral scenic background with predominant accent colors in light blue, brigh...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new addition to the Scandinavian rug collection by Rug & Kilim—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vintage rugs an...

Antique Caucasian rug with a dazzling color combination. 3'6'' x 4'8''

Small Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Shag Rya Rug, Country of Origin: Scandinavia, Circa date: Mid 20th Century. Size: 4 ft 6 in x 6 ft 5 in (1.37 m x 1.96 m)

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

This 9x12 Swedish style kilim is from the inventive “Nu” texture in Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Handwoven in wool. Further On the Design: This...

From our titular award-winning flatweave collection, a 3x32 Scandinavian style kilim runner exemplifying the mid-century modern style. On the Design: Handwoven in wool, the crisp ...

This 3x9 runner is a new addition to the Scandinavian Collection by Rug & Kilim. Hand-knotted in wool, its design reflects a contemporary take on Swedish Deco style. Further On th...

Very good original condition with minor signs of wear.

An early 20th century Russian Karabagh pictorial rug depicting a pleasant deer on a mustard yellow ground Measures: 4'1'' x 7'9''.

Originating from India, this hand knotted pile rug hails from Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian-inspired collection, utilizing a percentage of high-quality New Zealand wool and an inviting ...

Rug & Kilim’s innovative take on Scandinavian Kilims, from our celebrated flatweave line of the titular award-winning collection. This 4x6 rug exemplifies the finesse of Swedish aest...

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...

This traditional handwoven Swedish rug has a shaded chocolate brown field of stylized rosette pendants and bold stalks issuing further floral motif, in a shaded coral-red meandering ...

Antique Russian rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s woven using a Khotan design featuring a...

This Swedish style custom kilim design is new to Rug & Kilim's award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Handwoven in wool. Further on the design: This rug enjoys a pleasin...

Wild room size Turkish kars rug from the middle of the 20th century. 2 medallions on a brown field, accents in neon green, electric blue, sunny yellow, pumpkin orange and bright pink...

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 were woven around the mid to late 19th century, though some do date back to the 18th century as well. This production that carried into the early twentieth century under late Ottoman Turkish rule in an area corresponding to modern Bulgaria and Romania, they stand right on the cusp of European and Oriental carpet weaving. Many of the designs are floral patterns made in a naturalistic western style utilizing brown or black ground, not unlike certain Karabaghs from the Caucauses. But others, particularly flat weaves, reflect the tradition of Turkish kilims from nearby Anatolia, although in a distinctive Bessarbian palette. In either case they are supremely decorative rugs. History Of Antique Flat Woven Bessarabian Kilim Rugs from Romania Bessarabian Kilims and carpets are flat woven rugs that originate in the Russian provinces of the Ukraine and Moldova in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. While most carpet experts will classify the flat woven rugs as Bessarabian they will often refer to the knotted pile carpets as Ukrainian. The Bessarabian carpets differ from antique Persian carpets in many ways. For example, unlike Persian carpets, Bessarabian rugs cannot be classified to a region according to the way the rugs were woven. Their weaves provide indications regarding the area for which they were created rather than for their classification. The markets these antique rugs were designed for could have fallen into different categories such as a rural market or an urban one. But all other attributes were dismissed and all the Romani made area rugs and carpets are referred to as Bessarabian instead. Antique Romanian Bessarabian kilims are ornate and they come in a variety of designs as well color combinations. It’s not uncommon for some Bessarabian kilims to be more floral while others may feature more geometric patterns. Bessarabian carpets are made on carpet weaving looms similar to the ones used to make the French Aubusson rugs. These looms are wooden, and the rugs are flat woven / kilims. The best of these rug types were created in the 1700’s. The Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was where these Romanian rugs were made, and the factory was created by none other than Peter the Great. He established the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory following his return from England and France. He was inspired to create the factory after being in awe of the splendid Aubusson carpets, Savonnerie rugs, and Axminster carpets he saw while abroad. The beautiful carpets he admired while in Europe had already caught the eyes of his Russian contemporaries, and importing them was triggering a financial drain for the Russian treasury. For this reason, the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was used as a location for copying the French and English carpets Peter the Great and the Russian nobility desired. Demand for these lavishly luxurious rugs grew, and additional factories were created in villages. This region is from where these rugs got the name Bessarabian. The region is divided between two territories: the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Bessarabian rug weavers were country people who had a country taste. Though they were tasked with replicating the elaborate motifs of the European rugs, they added their own unique country’s flair to their borrowed rug patterns and designs. This more folksy or traditional approach to the European patterns...

Up for sale is a 1900s Antique Decorative Khotan Samarkand Rug. This rug is made of wool on a cotton foundation. It is tribal and traditional

The Mansour Modern Swedish collection is primarily inspired by vintage Swedish flat-weave rugs whose geometric designs are relevant as ever in the 21st century. The collection utiliz...

A pictorial Russian Karabagh rug depicting a bunch of reindeers floating around a lady. The background is a tomato red, the border has a floral motif in dark brown, circa 1940. Me...

Exemplifying a contemporary take on Swedish Deco aesthetics, a 10x14 flat weave from Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian collection. The handwoven rug enjoys a smart application...

31148 Scandinavian Modern Green Swedish-Inspired Kilim Rug, 10'04 x 13'07. Scandinavian Modern Swedish-Inspired kilim rugs crafted in India skillfully merge minimalist Scandinavian d...

Made with hand-woven wool, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vintage rugs an...

78770 Antique Caucasian Baku Rug, 05'04 x 12'10. Caucasian Baku rugs are a type of rug originating from the Caucasus region, particularly from the city of Ba...

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...

A custom Kilim rug design available from Rug & Kilim’s coveted Scandinavian Collection. Handwoven in wool with undyed, natural yarns accenting unique colorways, this square drawing d...

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 Russia area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets...

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 ...

30804 Ingegerd Silow Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 05'01 x 08'01. Sublime simplicity meets Scandinavian Modern style in this handwoven Swedish inspired Kilim rug. The geometric panel d...

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 ...

A unique 11 x 19 oversized Kilim rug from the acclaimed Scandinavian Collection by Rug & Kilim. Handwoven in wool with our proprietary, undyed natu...

A rare size Caucasian runner with a camel field, accents in green, red, blue. Measures: 3'1'' x 8'3'' Older Caucasian antique tribal carpets are...

Up for sale is a 1900s Antique Uzbek Khotan Samarkand Rug 5'8'' x 4'1'', tribal and traditional, wool on cotton

Discover elegance with our exquisite modern Scandinavian rya rug meticulously hand knotted with high pile wool on cotton foundation. Adorned with a captivating design featuring a pri...

78274 Vintage Swedish Rya Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 03'09 x 05'07. With its simplicity, plush pile and Scandinavian Modern style, th...

Abstract Swedish flatweave carpet by Alice Wallebäck Measures: 24'' x 32'' Alice Wallebäck rugs are beautiful Swedish röllakan carpets with a ...

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 rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, ...

77036 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug by Asa Akerlund, 05'06 x 07'08. Asa Akerlund Swedish Rollakan rugs are a type of handwoven textile desi...

An early 20th century geometric Karabagh rug with coral blue, green accents on an ivory ground, circa 1920. Measures: 4'3" x 5'.

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 ...

Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 rug is from the “High” line of Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection, named for its high-low texture married to the geometric patterns inspired by...

Antique rugs that are called “Kilim rugs”, primarily refer to a type of flat weave rug that was produced without knotted pile. Because these antique rugs are found across the globe, ...

Made with hand-knotted wool and silk, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vint...

Shuttle Rug by Karin Carlander, 2023 for Karakter Weaver and textile artist Karin Carlander interprets classic techniques as the backbone of her creative process. For the Shuttle ru...

Modern oversized Swedish style red flat-weave rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 17'1" × 22'6" (520 × 685 cm) This oversized Swedish flat weave rug was made in complete accordance with t...

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 ...