Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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
Period: 1940s
Early 20th Century Shahsavan Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Shahsavan Kilim rug with a simle, but beautiful, field woven in natural undyed wool with varying shades of brown. A geometric-styled diamond me...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Gorgeous Early 20th Century Kurdish Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous early 20th century Kurdish kilim rug with a beautiful petite tree-of-life pattern woven in gold and crimson, on a dark indigo background. The border is wonderful, with a p...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Early 20th Century, Anatolian Turkish Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning early 20th century Anatolian Turkish kilim rug with the most wonderful stylized crab pattern woven in myriad brilliant colors, and woven in two narrow panels...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Age: Circa 1940
Colors: Blue, brown.
Pile: flatweave.
Material: hemp, wool.
Wear Notes: 1
Gorgeous flatweave rug in vibrant indigo, brown, caramel, and charcoal tones....
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Hemp
Wonderful Antique Armenian Karabagh Flat Rug Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid-20th century Caucasian Karabagh Kilim with beautiful Caucasian geometrical design in center and a Aubusson floral design at borders, and with natural colors with b...
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1940s Armenian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Persian Kilim in Pink with Geometric Patterns Pictorials Rug & Kilm
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with both handwoven and hand-knotted wool circa 1940-1950, this 5x8 vintage Persian kilim is an interesting mid-century design for its marriage of pile and flatweave in a high-a...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Gal Burgundy and Blue Wool Kilim Rug with Vibrant Accents by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Gal Kilim rug hosts an intriguing pallet of vibrant rich and pastel colorways complementing a ...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Geometric Gold-Yellow and Blue Wool Kilim Rug with Orange Accent by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven with high-quality wool originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage geometric Kilim rug enjoys a tastefully abrashed pallet of muted-but-lively blue, orange, gol...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Senneh Beige and Red Wool Persian Kilim Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia in (year), this (antique/vintage) hand knotted wool Senneh Persian kilim hosts a perfectly mirrored series of diamond motifs recapturing the rustic red and be...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Gorgeous Early 20th Century Konya Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous early 20th century Turkish Konya Kilim runner with a wonderful striped pattern woven in beautiful greens, oranges, golds, and lavenders, embellished with embroidered styli...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Bold Early 20th Century Shahsevan Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Persian Shahsevan Kilim rug with several abstract bold shapes woven in crimson, green, white, and black vegetable dyed wool.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Turkish Kilim Flatwave KARS, Dated 1947, from Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
My carpets are not affected by fashions. After a year the new modern carpets are no longer worth the price paid because the trend has changed, it has already gone further: that desi...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Turkish Kilim
Located in New York, NY
- Undyed natural wool
- Colors are beige, brown, camel, gray
- Vintage panels from 1940 are joined together to create one piece.
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940
Handmade black and white striped rug with red detail.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition. Turkish Panels ca. 1940.
Linear Design. Cream panels with fine brown stripes and a blue striped border.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Circular Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim composition in a circular design with geometric pattern. Composed of Persian panels circa 1940.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Compostion
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim composition composed of Persian panels, circa 1940.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century, Anatolian Turkish Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning early 20th century Anatolian Turkish kilim rug with the most wonderful stylized crab pattern woven in myriad brilliant colors, and woven in two narrow panels...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Kilim Rug Traditional Floral Carpet Livingroom Moldavian Area Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
This luxurious antique floral rug is a Moldavian Kilim woven by hand in the 1940s. Elegantly woven roses flow through this design woven in a symmetrica...
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1940s Moldovan Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian and Turkish panels, circa 1940
'Leningrad' design.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940.
Linear design with brown and cream striated panels. A touch of blue.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940 in 'Deco Fan' design.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim composition composed of Persian panels, circa 1940.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim composition composed of Persian panels circa 1940 in 'Kilnt' design.
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Hezar Djerib, Persian panels.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian and Turkish panels Crica 1940.
'Flower Rosette' design (round).
Cotton & linen panels with ribbed Cotton elements around the rim. ...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition with Persian Hezar Djerib panels, Circa 1940. Red and brown panels with black & white striped edges.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Silk Turkish Hereke Small Rug 4'2'' X 2'5''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Vintage Silk Turkish Hereke Small Rug 4'2'' X 2'5''
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Vintage Esme Beige Brown and Salmon Pink Wool Kilim Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Kayseri wool Kilim rug enjoys an atypical background of rustic and lively colorways in rippling patterns, featuring a graceful...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Kilim Orange Ivory and Blue Geometric Rug, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are pra...
Category
1940s Caucasian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Shahsavan Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Shahsavan Kilim rug with a simle, but beautiful, field woven in natural undyed wool with varying shades of brown. A geometric-styled diamond me...
Category
1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Geometric Beige-Brown Wool Kilim Rug Multi-Color Accent by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool originating between 1940-1950, this vintage geometric wool Kilim rug enjoys its own individualistic array of tribal motifs with complementary beige-br...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fantastic Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic early 20th century Turkish Kilim prayer rug with an incredible and boldly colored pattern of styled flowers and vines woven in indigo, gre...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Kilim Rug Traditional Floral Carpet Livingroom Moldavian Kelim Brown
Located in Wembley, GB
This luxurious antique floral rug is a Moldavian Kilim woven by hand in the 1940s. Elegantly woven roses flow through this design, woven asymmetric...
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1940s Moldovan Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Rugs Oriental Kilim Rugs, Traditional Rugs, Handmade Carpets for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
This handmade carpet colorful carpet Oriental rug is woven by very skilled weavers in Karabagh, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has blue, green, grey...
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1940s Armenian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Vintage Zayane Moroccan Kilim Rug, with Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 4x10 vintage Zayane Moroccan kilim rug, originating from Morocco, circa 1940-1950, is an exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim Collection.
On the design:
...
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1940s Moroccan Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Turkish Kilim Rugs, Antique Rugs UK, Geometric Handmade Carpet Rugs Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
This handmade carpet Turkish rug is an antique rug traditional handwoven runner rug that comes from Turkey. The carpet design world. This kind of carpet runner is suitable for stair ...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Vintage Central Anatolian Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a pattern of vertical stripes, this sturdy kilim is woven with lanolin-rich wool from the nomadic pastures from the Toros Mountains, located in central Anatolia. A s...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Zarand Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Persian Zarand Kilim runner with a fantastic pattern of alternating bold multicolored stripes and stripes with subtle geome...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Esme Beige Blue and Red Wool Kilim Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Esme wool Kilim rug features a high-quality flat-weave and a unique, vibrant array of field colorways against the beige backgr...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Flat-Weave Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Turkish flat-woven Kilim carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Emirdag Multi-Tonal Red Wool Kilim Rug by Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Emirdag Kilim rug stands apart from similarly ornate pieces of its family and era for the mixe...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Sivas Green and Red Wool Kilim Rug by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Sivas wool Kilim rug enjoys a departure from traditional colorways sensibilities among its family of rugs, hosting a lighter b...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Sivas Vermillion Red and Beige-Brown Wool Kilim Runner by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool with naturally dyed yarn originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Sivas Kilim runner marries traditionalism and individualism in its ap...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Turkish Kilim rug with a brilliant spring green diamond medallion amidst a field of geometric stylized flowers on a crimson background. The border is wide compo...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Fatiye Beige Brown Wool Kilim Rug with Crimson Red Accent by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool with naturally dyed yarn originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Sivas Kilim runner marries traditionalism and individualism in its ap...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Emirdag Red and Brown Wool Kilim Rug with White Accents by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flat-woven in high-quality wool originating from Turkey between 1940-1950, this vintage Esme Kilim rug enjoys an intriguing marriage of symmetry in pattern ...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim Composition
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Kilim Composition composed of Persian panels, circa 1940.
Persian Soumak wool panels.
'Linear' design.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Rugs Wool Kilim Geometric Traditional Flat-Woven Kilims Rug Rustic
Located in Wembley, GB
This vintage Turkish Kilim rug features a vibrant red background with three central medallions woven in decorative blue and brown accents.
These flat-woven rugs are recognised word...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Wonderful Early 20th Cenrury Zarand Kilim Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Persian Zarand Kilim runner with four large-scale diamond medallions amidst a field of stylized flowers on an indigo background. The border is contras...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Orange and Yellow Caucasian Kilim Geometric Rug, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Kilim, a word of Turkish origin, denotes a pileless textile of many uses produced by one of several flat-weaving techniques that have a common or closely related heritage and are pra...
Category
1940s Caucasian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Rugs, Turkish Kilim Rug, Sarkisla Handmade Carpet Oriental Rug for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
The handmade carpet Sarkilsa Kilim rugs are one of the most decorative rugs, Turkish Kilim can be an additional element of design to one's home decor.
Most oriental rug Kilims can ...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Handmade Kilim Rug Traditional Floral Carpet Livingroom Moldavian Kelim Brown
Located in Wembley, GB
This luxurious antique floral rug is a Moldavian Kilim woven by hand in the 1940s. Elegantly woven roses and paisleys flow through this design, wov...
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1940s Moldovan Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Early 20th Century Persian Jajim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and striking early 20th century Persian Jajim kilim rug composed of several alternating red and white, and blue and yellow geometric patterned stripes.
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Kurdish Kilim Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century Kurdish Kilim rug with an all-over stylized tree-of-life pattern woven in pink, orange, and cream colors wool, set against a black ground, and framed...
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1940s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Vintage Minimalist White and Black Anatolian Kilim with Angora Wool
Located in Milan, IT
Woven by Kurdish people located in the eastern Anatolian village of Siirt, weft-faced plain weaves of this type employ silky, Angora goat hair using a technique which dates back to about 6000 BC, when the first textiles began to appear in the Fertile Crescent of Mesopotamia. This fine, old example is constructed over three panels, each embellished by a sequence of narrow horizontal...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Angora
Early 20th Century Turkish Konya Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning early 20th century Turkish Konya kilim rug with a fantastic bold tribal pattern containing two large stylized floral medallions amidst a field of more stylized flowers, su...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Rugs, Turkish Kilim Rug, Sarkisla Handmade Carpet Oriental Rug for Sale
Located in Wembley, GB
The handmade carpet Sarkilsa Kilim rugs are one of the most decorative rugs, Turkish Kilim can be an additional element of design to one's home decor.
Most oriental rug Kilims can a...
Category
1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Cotton
Handmade Rug Wool Kilim Rug Turkish Pirot Flat Woven Blue Gold Carpet Geometric
Located in Wembley, GB
Red, blue, yellow and cream make up the main accent colours in this bold wool area rug. The central design has been woven on a blue background with red and cream accents that make up the symmetrical pattern. A yellow repeating pattern border has then framed this. The sophistication in the design and the bold colour palette make this piece the perfect carpet for classic and contemporary home styles. Bold and beautiful, this Asian Rug reveals an intricate design handwoven to perfection.
This antique Kilim rug was woven by hand with traditional organic materials, including hand-spun wool and cotton. Oriental Carpets and Rugs are traditionally handmade, and so they are durable and suitable for any space in your home. The traditional construction of this fine wool kilim makes it durable and sure to last for generations if cared for correctly.
Handmade rug wool kilim rug Turkish Pirot flat woven blue gold carpet...
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1940s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Kilim rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Kilim rugs and carpets 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 rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Kilim rugs and carpets made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Iran pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $863 and tops out at $250,785 while the average work can sell for $22,179.