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Period: 1970s
Very Long Swedish Rug Depicting a Village in Shades of Blue, Green, and Brown
Located in Stockholm, SE
Very long Swedish rug depicting a small village in shades of blue, green, and brown An elegant and modern interpretation by a gifted unknown designer. Discover an exclusive masterpie...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet. Geometric pattern, ca 1970
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet.
Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors.
Approx 1970.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 140 cm x 97 cm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet with geometric pattern.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet.
Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors.
Approximately 1970.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 136 cm x 85 cm.
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet in blue, violet, and green colours.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet.
Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors.
Approximately 1970.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 136 cm x 85 cm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Ca 1970
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique.
Modernist design. Blue and pink colors in a geometric pattern.
Approximately 1970.
In good condition. Could benef...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sweden wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Green colors on a white background.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish textile artist. Handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique.
Modernist design. Green colors on a white background.
Approximately 1970.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: 136 cm x...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens
By Ege Rya
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist Abstract Ege Rya Rug, 9 x 7, Blues and Greens . Pop 60's , 70's..Amazing Modern Space Age Design, Nice original condition,,a good cleaning would bring back the pile,
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish textile artist. Large handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Swedish textile artist. Large handwoven wool carpet in Rölakan technique. Modernist design.
Pink, red, and blue colors in a geometric pattern.
From the 1970s.
In excellent condition...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rya carpet, Sweden. Modernist design. From the 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rya carpet, Sweden.
Modernist design.
From the 1970s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 128 cm x 78 cm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rya carpet with long fringes, Sweden. Modernist design. 1970s.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rya carpet with long fringes, Sweden.
Modernist design.
From the 1970s.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: 168 cm with fringes x 91 cm.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid Century Scandinavian High Pile Brown Rya Rug
Located in Countryside, IL
Mid Century Scandinavian High Pile Brown Rya Rug
This rug measures: 73 wide x 53 inches deep
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible. ...
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Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1970s Ege Rya Rug
By Ege Rya
Located in Oakland, CA
Vibe out on this unused 1970s Ege Rya "Lava" rug (or wall hanging). Was found in a wrapped in a closet unused and was just professionally cleaned. Acrylic fibers, nice pile. Excellen...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Acrylic
1970s Vintage Bordered Kilim Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
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, each region has a different pronunciation and spelling of the name Kilim. Homers Iliad and Egyptian tomb paintings, from the same time period, depict weavers producing rugs and carpets of this kind.
Since this is one of the oldest methods of rug production, it is considered to be primitive...
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Tribal Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tribal Silk Soumak - 6'9'' X 4'3''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Soumak rugs (also spelled Sumak) – This construction technique produces a flat-weave rug that is thick, strong and exceptionally durable. Unlike kilims, Soumak rugs are not reversible because non-clipped yarns are left on the back. However, they are also stronger than kilims.
Antique Soumak carpets are unique because the wefts are used to produce decorative patterns rather than as a structural element. Antique Soumak rugs are generally very finely woven and feature richly detailed motifs. Traditionally, these spectacular flat-weave carpets are decorated with ancient symbols, tiny birds and geometric animals. Many of these geometric patterns and tribal symbols are associated with the Shahsavan tribe. In the 17th century, these influential warriors served as the personal bodyguards to Shah Abbas according to historic legends. The Shahsavan, who used Soumak weaving techniques widely, inhabited modern-day Azerbaijan and parts of Northwest Persia near Ardabil.
Because Soumak rugs were woven in various carpet producing regions, the designs they feature are exceptionally diverse. Although they are fairly rare compared to pile carpets and traditional kilims, antique Soumak rugs feature grand medallions, finely executed repeating patterns, Persian garden designs and tribal motifs that are surrounded by multiple sets of richly detailed borders. Antique Soumak rugs make outstanding floor coverings, but the technique was also used to construct bags, trappings, saddle covers, decorative bed spreads and functional household items. Like other regional handicrafts, antique Soumak rugs are highly decorative and diverse textile pieces that flatter modern furnishings and soften minimalist interiors very well.
Soumak or Sumak is a type of brocading or flat-woven pile. Thicker than a kilim carpet, it is accomplished by looping the yarn horizontally around successive pairs of warps in between passes of over-under wefting. When compressed vertically with a weaver’s comb, the resultant texture looks like cabling rising slightly from the surface of the rug. Soumak is named for the village of Shemaka in the Caucasus where this technique was widely practiced, but it certainly was not invented there. Soumak has been practiced extensively across the antique rug producing world, from Central Asia to Iran, the Caucasus, and Turkey.
Antique Soumak Weave Techniques:
Soumak Weave – The art of fine rug weaving and making is ancient and complex. Over the centuries, a myriad of disparate cultures, from every corner of the globe, have developed methods of creating tight, long-lasting weaves, such as rugs, carpets, and kilims.
As such, there is no singular, universal method for creating a fine weave; rather, there are several different, totally distinctive weaving techniques. These techniques and approaches have been developed over time and that are unique to the area, tribe and or people.
One specific example of a type of weave that was developed and is still used to this day is the Soumak weave. The widespread adaptation of the Soumak weave by such a wide range of different rug-producing cultures is certainly a rather strong testament to the quality and “reproducibility” of the process — cornerstones of any long-lasted artistic technique.
One of the most familiar types of antique weaving from the Caucasus region is the Soumak. These were produced in a wide array of designs, but generally they are typified by a crisp, precise drawing applied to highly abstract or stylized geometric patterns, using a rich and varied palette.
In technical terms, Soumaks are flatwoven rugs. Their technique is related to that of kilims, but it is somewhat more complex, thicker in handle, and more durable as floor covering. As opposed to Kilim technique which consists of compacted weft facing simply running over and under the vertical wraps, Soumak weave runs the yarns around the warps in a serpentine pattern, over two, back one, over two back one, and so forth.
The rows of this yarn facing or brocading are then separated by wefts like the rows of knots in pile carpets. The origin of this technique is hard to pinpoint, but it is attested literally from one end of the rug-producing world to the other.
The term Soumak is apparently a corruption of the name Shemaka, a town in the Shirvan region of the Caucasus, where such rugs, it is often claimed, were made. However Soumaks were made in various areas of the Caucasus and the region north of Kuba seems to have been a major center of their production.
Caucasian Soumaks have a very interesting design repertory, with a number of distinct types or groups. From the perspective of carpet history, the most interesting group is the one that utilizes field designs of large polygonal medallions, often in the shape of diamonds or stars.
These tend to be modeled on early Turkish pile carpets, especially those of the so-called “small pattern Holbein” and “large pattern Holbein” types produced in Western Turkey during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A key feature of the Holbein rugs is the use of small squares with horn-like hooked pairs as fillers in the indentations along the edge of the main medallions.
Caucasian Soumaks of this type reproduce even these details with remarkable consistency and fidelity. The various smaller motifs used as space fillers seem to come from the common tribal repertory behind most Caucasian and Turkish rugs. The borders of Caucasian Soumaks tend to be made up of small geometric medallions or stylized rosettes, although they can be surprising, as on the example shown here which is adapted from kilim designs.
A second major group of Caucasian Soumaks have allover field designs made up of smaller medallions arranged closely in staggered repetition. Some of these which have multi-pointed star-like configuration (the so-called Crivelli-Star) also come from the repertory of early Turkish rugs. But the oval medallions with undulating edges are floral palmettes of classical Persian derivation.
Despite the varied origins of the design elements, the Soumaks of this group still convey considerable stylistic homogeneity or integrity. The borders of this second group are much the same as those of the first, although the example shown here has a highly unusual border that derives once again from early Turkish rugs.
A third group of Caucasian Soumaks stems from more local traditions. Known as “Dragon Soumaks...
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Tribal Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Original Scandinavian high-pile, Rya rug carpet, Denmark design, 1970s
Located in leucate, FR
Design Danish Rya rug from the 1970s, 90,5 x 67 inches ( this one is a big size). Made in Denmark. Missing label.
Abstract autumn swirling design with tan, brown, and cream hues.
G...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Acrylic
Pop Modernist Geometric Designed Rug Hanging by Verner Panton
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pop modernist geometric designed rug, wall hanging by Verner Panton, minor wear, staining, have not had professionally cleaned, Classic 1970s Panton design.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
60s 70s Runner Rug Carpet Rug Space Age by Hojer Eksport Denmark Design
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s runner rug Carpet Rug Space Age by Hojer Eksport Denmark Design
Object: Carpet
Manufacturer:
Condition: Good - vintage
Age: around 1960-1970
Dimensions:
Wid...
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Danish Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1960s-1970s Runner Rug Carpet Rug Space Age Denmark Danish Design
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
1960s-1970s runner rug carpet rug space age Denmark Danish Design
Object: carpet
Manufacturer:
Condition: good - vintage
Age: around 1960-...
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European Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Mid-Century Green Khaki Wool Rya Rug, Tabergs, New Old Stock
By Tabergs
Located in Decatur, GA
Mid-century Scandinavian Modern hand knotted wool area rug by Tabergs, Sweden circa 1970s. Reversible design. Gorgeous greens and light khaki browns (resembles a natural jute tone).
This rug is NOS (New Old Stock). It has never been used, sold or even walked on. Purchased as inventory by a prominent rug dealer...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
The Expidition Mid-Century Modern Polish Wool Rug
By P. Broste Copenhagen, Wawel
Located in Garnerville, NY
Broste, Denmark is known as one of Scandinavia's leading interior brands importing luxury items from all over the world. Founded in 1955. This Polish flatweave rug or tapestry was im...
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Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Shirvan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Shirvan rug 6'2'' x 9'5''. Look Turkish, but actually a masquerading vintage Caucasian with a red field with barbed sickle leaf corners ar...
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Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Milford, Sweden, pure wool rug. Geometric fields in red, orange and white shades
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Milford, Sweden, pure wool rug. Geometric fields in red, orange and white shades.
1970s.
Measuring: 200 x 80 cm.
In excellent condition.
A label on the back.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mountain Life Rug Runner by Ege Axminster Denmark Country Series
Located in San Mateo, CA
Nine foot long 100% wool runner by Ege Axminster. This is part of the Ege Country series and titled Mountain Life. This whimsical rug depicts elements o...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug “Dream vision” Designed by Agda Österberg, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rug “Dream vision” designed by Agda Österberg,
Sweden. 1970s.
Hand woven wool. Kelim technique.
Measurements:
L: 250 cm / 8' 2 1/2''
W: 165 cm / 5' 5''
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Ege Rya Danish Modern Wool Rug, New Old Stock, Heritage Line
By Ege Denmark
Located in Decatur, GA
Amazing mid-century Danish modern Ege Rya wool area rug. Traditional modern Scandinavian motif in hues of red, green, yellow, white and black. Red tones are rich and lean towards crimson. The yellow tones are a vibrant harvest gold...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Abstract Ege Rya Rug / Wall Hanging Signed & Dated 1977
By Marian Roth
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern Abstract Ege Rya rug / wall hanging signed Marian Dully Rapp dated 1977, Stunning abstract design, Classic 70s palette, browns, orange's greys, tan...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Huge Vintage Orange and Yellow Scandinavian Rya Shag Area Rug Runner
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Two available. Price is per rug.
Vintage orange and yellow Scandinavian Rya rug runner. This Scandinavian shag rug is unique for it’s long and narrow shape. We seldom come across shag runners! Runners are rugs that are longer than they are wide. This dimension is ideal for hallways, narrow rooms or placement beneath a rectangular table. Place the brilliant orange hued rya beneath your coffee table, in front of your sofa to create a stunning focal point. The 2? pile wool rug is actually comprised of orange and yellow strands, but looks orange at normal viewing distance. If you love Ryas as much as we do, ask us about our wall hanging rug and our stunning round rya...
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Unknown Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Mid-Century Wool Rug by Astrid Sampe for Tabergs, New Old Stock
By Tabergs
Located in Decatur, GA
Mid-century Scandinavian Modern hand knotted wool area rug by Astrid Sampe for Tabergs, Sweden circa 1970s. Reversible design. Warm chocolate browns and creamy whites with hints of oranges and black.
This rug is NOS (New Old Stock). It has never been used, sold or even walked on. Purchased as inventory by a prominent rug dealer...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Silk and Wool Garo Antreasian Art Rug. 5 ft 7 in x 6 ft
Located in New York, NY
Magnificently artistic blue color square size silk and wool Garo Antreasian art rug, country of origin / rug type: Indian rugs, date circa 1970. Size: 5 ft 7 in x 6 ft (1.7 m x 1.83 ...
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Indian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rya Rug by Højer Eksport Wilton
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Rya rug by Højer Eksport Wilton. Light oval form. Wool handmade. Has been dry cleaned.
Measures: Oval 180 x 195 cm.
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Danish Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Red Yellow Orange and Brown Vintage Rya Rug Wall Hanging
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This versatile vintage Scandinavian Rya rug can be used as a decorative wall hanging or area rug. The brilliant design features varying tones of red, orange, yellow and brown. The geometric design is reminiscent of motifs found in Western Native American folk art. However, the shapes may simply be an example of Scandinavian minimalism and rhythmic composition. Textile wall hangings...
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Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Yarn
Vintage Swedish Flatweave
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven, Vintage, Swedish flatweave rug.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Textile
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Scandinavian 70’s Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century Scandinavian modern rug with a nice design and beautiful light colors, hand turfed with wool velvet on cotton founda...
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Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Danish Modern Rya Shag Wool Rug, 1970s
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding mid-century Danish Modern Rya shag wool rug
By Galaxy Collection
Denmark, 1970s
Thick wool pile, with vibrant colors in yellow, red, o...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Flat Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
All over geometric design.
Sweden ca. 1970
Measure: 11'6" x 8'5" (351 x 257 cm).
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
3 Pure New Wool 1970s Danish Rugs, Cream Hue, Eksport Hojer
Located in Arosio, IT
Pure new wool carpets with the famous technique created by Marguerite Rye.
Color: cream (Hojer's color number 6).
The rugs have been washed, but not whitened, thus they may show some...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1970s Danish Midcentury Wool Rug
Located in Praha, CZ
Very good original condition with minor signs of wear.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wool Flat-Weave Carpet, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Thick wool flat-weave rug,
patchwork pattern.
Sweden circa 1970.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Small Scandinavian / Danish Midcentury Wool Carpet / Rug, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970
- Good original condition, bright colors.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Small Danish Midcentury Wool Carpet / Rug, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1970
- Good original condition, bright colors.
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Style Carpet/Rug
Located in Praha, CZ
- In style of Ege Rya
- 1970s.
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Design Modernist Scandinavian Big Rug, 1970, Ege Rya Style
Located in Praha, CZ
Beautiiful design rug with brigt and nice colours in a very good condition in style of Ege Rye.
Category
European Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Swedish Pile-Weave Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Sweden ca. 1970
Handwoven
14'3" x 8'4" (434 x 254 cm)
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Chenille
Vintage Swedish Minimalist Flat Woven Rug
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Swedish Minimalist Modern Black and Citrine Railroad Track Striped Flat Woven Rug or Kilim.
Its flat woven pattern is equally...
Its flat woven pattern is equally...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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Fabric
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