Late 20th Century Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

50370 Vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Rug, 09'09 x 14'00. Composed like a quiet symphony of earth and wool, this handwoven wool vintage Turkish patchwork kilim rug offers a grounded ...

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...

One of a kind Persian Deco rug in various shades in brown Measures: 4'1” x 6'3”.    

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...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Scandinavian textile designer. Cotton rya wall t...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Scandinavian textile artist. Cotton rya rug. Bro...

Beautiful late 20th century handcrafted rug with a Savonnerie or Aubusson design and nice colors with blue, pink, purple, yellow and green, entirely handmade with tufted method with ...

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

A Room size one-of-a-kind 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Kilim with an all-over geometric large scale pattern Measures: 8'2'' x 12'7''.

Very beautiful mid century Scandinavian modern rug with a nice design and beautiful light colors, mechanical made with wool velvet. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsm...

77346 Vintage Floral Turkish Kilim Rug with Chintz Style and Bessarabian Rose Design, Flat-weave Rose Kilim Gallery Rug 05'04 x 12'05. Drawing inspira...

From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades! All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs! EGE RYA VANGUARD Scarves Red Coral Brown Danish Rug Creator: Ege Rya (Weaver) ...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Swedish textile designer. Hand-knotted wool rug....

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Handwoven “Terass” rug in wool. Rölakan techniqu...

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

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...

79066 Anna Johanna Angstrom Vintage Swedish Pile Rug, 04'08 x 06'07. The "Williams" hand-knotted wool Swedish pile rug by Anna Johanna Angstrom is a striking tribute to Scandinavian ...

Midcentury Caucasian Azerbaijan decorative carpet. With beautiful design and yellow field colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation. ✨✨✨ "Experi...

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...

78478 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Runner, 02'04 x 35'08.? Emanating Scandinavian Modern style with incredible detail and texture, this extra-long Swedish ...

A large size one-of-a-kind 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Kilim with an all-over geometric large scale pattern in ivory, green, khaki, and brown . Measures: 10'8'' x 15'...

Beautiful late 20th century runner with a geometrical design of Caucasian rugs and nice colors with pink, green, yellow and blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton fou...

Beautiful 20th century Shirvan rug with a geometrical design and red, yellow and green colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

This very high pile, coarse weave carpet show a borderless, abstract pattern roughly resembling a floral design writ very large, in warm shades of tangerine, orange-red, red and dar...

A Swedish influenced handmade room size Turkish Kilim from the late 20th century. Accents in white, blue and gray. Versatile, sleek, and modern. Lays Flat too. Measure: 9'11'' x 13'...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Scandinavian textile designer. Handwowen. Cotton...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Scandinavian textile designer. Cotton rya rug. A...

Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers. Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase. Scandinavian textile designer. Cotton rya wall t...

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...

A vintage Shirvan rug late 20th century with geometrical design and nice colors. Entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.  

78273 Vintage Finnish Ryijy Rya rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 02'05 x 04'10. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with folk ...

78735 Vintage Blue Swedish Pile Rug, 05'05 x 07'06. Scandinavian Modern meets bold cubism in this hand knotted wool vintage blue Swedish rug, creating...

Swedish textile designer. Large handwoven carpet in pure wool. Gray base with white lines. Manufacturer: Strehög. Late 20th century. In excellent condition. Dimensions: 235 cm x 160...

78249 Erik Lundberg Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'06 x 08'00. Erik Lundberg, a Swedish weaver behind the firm Vavaregarden, which translates to Weavers Farm, employed local weaver...

78167 Vintage Swedish Rya swirl rug with Abstract Expressionist Style 04'04 x 04'07. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with abstract...

A very rare rug from the 20th century Masters Collection by the Scandinavian Company EGE. The Art Line Collection with motifs from Pablo Picasso was commissioned by his daughter, Mar...

Late 20th century flat wave rug produced by Svangsta Mattvaveri AB, Sweden. Dimensions 6'7" x6'7". Very good condition.

77580, vintage Scandinavian Ege Art Line Area rug after Pablo Picasso Woman with Guitar. Displaying well-balanced asymmetry and a bold linear art form, this vintage Scandinavian Ege Art Line rug...

78111 Vintage green Swedish pile rug, 02'06 x 04'11.

78165 Vintage Swedish Rya Stripe Overlay Rug with Abstract Expressionist Style 03'08 x 04'11. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with abstract expressionist s...

Scandinavian textile designer. Rya carpet in pure wool. Geometric pattern. Red and violet colors. 1970s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 138 cm x 79 cm including fringes.

Swedish designer, handwoven rya carpet. Geometric pattern in blue, violet, and green colors. Approximately 1970. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 136 cm x 85 cm.

From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades! All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs! CONCEPTS INTERNATIONA Abstract Black Orange Brown Rya Rug Creator: Concepts Int...

From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades! All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs! German Wall Rug by Cromwell Tefzet, Brown/Orange/Toupe Creator: Cromwell Tefzet...

From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades! All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs! DANIA TAEPPER Space Age Browns Beige Yellow Rya Rug Creator: Dania Taepper 100...

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...

Mid Century Scandinavian High Pile Red and Orange Rya Rug This rug measures: 43.5 wide x 29 deep x 1 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much detail as possible. We do not photoshop out blemishes.  We keep you fully informed regarding your purchase - because we want you to be happy...

Scandinavian textile designer. Rya carpet in pure cotton. Polychrome design. Abstract motif. 1970s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: 171 cm x 117 cm.

Beautiful Vintage Scandinavian Runner Rug by Gunilla Lagerhem Ullberg, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Scandinavia Rug, Circa Date: Late- Twe...

Thick wool flat-weave rug, patchwork pattern. Sweden circa 1970.

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.

- 1970 - Good original condition, bright colors.

A small Room size one-of-a-kind 3rd quarter of the 20th century Turkish Kilim with an all-over geometric large-scale pattern Measures: 6' x 10'5''.

Breathtaking Vintage Scandinavian Corneille Art Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Scandinavia Rug, Circa date: Late 20th Century. Size: 9 ft x 6 ft (2.74 m x 1.83 m)

Beautiful Square Size Modern Contemporary Ingrid Dessau Rug that Was Designed for Kinnasand, Country of Origin / Rug Type: India, Circa Date: Late 20th Century. Size: 9 ft x 9 ft 4 i...

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...

Pop modernist geometric designed rug, wall hanging by Verner Panton, minor wear, staining, have not had professionally cleaned, Classic 1970s Panton design.

1995, Danish wool rug depicting "olive grove" by Vincent Van Gogh (1899). This rug was made by Ege Axminster A/S for their 20th century masters collection. The image of "olive grove" was licensed by Van Gogh International B.V. This rug is wonderfully executed and respects the genius of Van Gogh. The colors of this rug are strong and beautiful; browns, various shades of green, pinks, yellows, blues and lilacs are all utilized to wonderful effect. In addition to the work of Vincent Van Gogh, the Ege Art collection has included rugs depicting the art of such greats as Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Robert Jacobsen, Andy Warhol and Rene Magritte. iEde rugs are an iconic piece of art that is made for your floor. They can be used to define a space and create a vignette that is unique and emphasizes your artistic side. Owning this rug would be a fun and lasting way to enjoy one of the most brilliant artists of all time. About Ege Axminster: Weaving together timeless Danish design, long-lasting quality, natural comfort and progressive sustainable thinking, Ege Carpets craft wall-to-wall carpets, rugs, carpet tiles...

Modern Abstract Ege Rya rug / wall hanging signed Marian Dully Rapp dated 1977, Stunning abstract design, Classic 70s palette, browns, orange's greys, tan...

Exquisite vintage 1970s Scandinavian rug featuring a stunning modern design, rich brown and green hues, and crafted from high-quality mechanical fabric. This unique piece showcases w...