Other Rugs and Carpets

This is a spectacular and exceptionally rare palatial antique Chinese Peking scenic carpet, dating back to circa 1920. Measuring a monumental 17'4" x 26'2", this hand-knotted wool ma...

Whether placed in a traditional setting or used as a contrast in a contemporary room, an antique wool rug can bring warmth, texture, color, and a sense of history to a space. Each ru...

This is a magnificent and highly authentic room-sized antique Heriz rug, dating back to circa 1890. Measuring 9'5" x 12'6", this hand-knotted wool carpet features a bold and beautifu...

This late 19th-century (circa 1880) Chinese-Ningxia rug, features a soft, hand-spun wool pile with a distinctive ivory-based field and restrained, symbolic motifs. Measuring approxim...

Traditional Indian Wool Chain Stitch Decorative Area Rug, Kashmir Valley, India. Hand embroidered on a cotton and linen blend background and backing. A bright floral design of orange...

Early 19th Century English Armorial Axminster Carpet (14'4" x 16'2" - 437 x 497) This is a particularly colorful late Regency period Axminster carpet, with an astonishing double flor...

This authentic Persian Isfahan rug is a fine example of the exceptional craftsmanship and artistry for which Isfahan rugs are renowned. Woven with a luxurious combination of wool and...

Israeli Rugs – Israel is home to a surprisingly large and well-established carpet-weaving community. Area Carpet weavers in Israel had very serious traditions that were cultural, tec...

Late 19th Century Turkmen Tekke Ensi Carpet ( 4' 1'' x 4' 6'' - 125 x 137 cm )

19th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Carpet, Size: 9'x 11' 6" 19th Century Chinese Ningxia Dragon Carpet, circa 1880 A rare and striking Chinese Ningxi...

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 ...

From Rug & Kilim’s Homage Collection, a 3x6 hand-knotted wool piece recapturing the time-honored Tiger skin rug in its glory. On the design: This piece is inspired by antique...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Central Anatolian golden purple rug with a Classic all-over paradise design of small patterns. The high-quality wool pile on strong silk foundation of t...

10'5 x 15'6. A lovely open field in this 1920's hand woven rug. Tabriz carpets are always regularly woven, well drawn and evenly dyed. There are no loose cannons on the Tabriz ship o...

"This is a spectacular and exceptionally rare monumental antique Bijar rug, dating back to circa 1860. Measuring an impressive gallery size of 21'6" x 9'9", this hand-knotted maste...

Hand-knotted in Lahore, Pakistan circa 1990, this wool rug exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and design sensibility associated with late 20th-century Lahore workshops. The compos...

Antique Indian Rugs – Not all the rugs that were woven in India are easy to categorize. That is why we created this antique Indian rugs section. Here you will find Indian rugs of whi...

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 ...

This stunning Antique Flanders Tapestry from the mid-18th century, circa 1750, is a remarkable example of Flemish textile artistry, likely originating from one of the renowned weavin...

this mid-19th-century textile masterpiece beautifully represents the prestigious weaving artistry of Kerman, Handcrafted circa 1840, this investment-grade true antique stands out i...

Sunny yellow Oushak style rug made from 100 % hand-spun vegetable dyed recycled wool giving it an old world and vintage feel. This piece is part of a new, unique, one of a kind colle...

Antique Serapi Large Room Size Wool Red Rug, , Circa Date: 1900s. This exceptional example of Serapi weaving, originating from the mountainous region of Northwest rugs, showcases the...

Mid 20th Century with Hunting Design

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, ...

Wool Hand Knotted Pile Blue Rectangle 1920s Antique Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exquisite hand-knotted piece exemplifies the restrained elegance of early 20th-century Chinese weavin...

nr. 1425 - From My Private Collection - A small carpet created by a semi-nomadic tribe fron Central Asia. The design is accurate because it's a tablecloth and denotes the weaver's co...

This exceptional 1910s antique Persian Heriz area rug, measuring 8’1″ × 11’3″, embodies the bold artistry and enduring craftsmanship of Northwest Persia. Woven in the early 20th cent...

Materials: Hand Woven Wool Condition: Original Vintage Condition Dimensions: 0.50”H x 112.50”W x 89”D

nr. 689 - Vintage oriental runner, consistent and robust, also suitable for continuous passsage. The small stylizes "botteh" motif covers the entire...

With an amalgam of sizes and aesthetic influences ranging from art deco to Rorschach and modernist, the rugs in the Eclectic collection defy definition, asking instead to become intr...

Another interesting piece from my collection, which I have now decided to sell. Words are useless: look at it and judge. It's unique. ref. 158.

This traditional handwoven Irish Donegal rug has a shaded bottle-green field with a counterposed design of angular vines issuing palmettes and open palmettes, in a refined jade borde...

Antique Peking Chinese Geometric Blue 1920s Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional Chinese Peking carpet captures a stylized, immersive landscape, rendered in a striking palette do...

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...

Ca. 1900 Antique Kilim Floral Design Rug

Antique Allover Hand Knotted Pile Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This exceptional example of antique rugs presents a fascinating compartmentalized field, organized into a rhythmic grid of i...

Antique Chinese Peking rug, size: 11' 6'' x 14' 9''.

Beautiful wool rug with silk highlights by expert weavers from the Turkey/Pakistan/Turkmenistan region, circa 2000. High knot content and superior wool quality makes this is a very s...

Antique Peking Oversized Large Oversized Big Rug Wool Blue, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: 1900s. This exceptional example of early 20th-century weaving represents the peak of...

Amazing Early 16th Century Peruvian Textile, Circa date: Late 16th Century

Late 19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 5'10" x 9' - 177 x 274 ) Wall hanging Ivory Multicolor flowers delicate hand stitched Chicken, rooster, quail, pheasant, bird.

19th Century Chinese Mongolian Dragon Carpet ( 9'8" x 12' - 295 x 365 ) Antique Chinese Dragon Carpet, circa 1880 This late-19th-century Mongolian 5 dragon carpet features an anim...

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 ...

This is a vintage Swedish rug circa 1950-1970 known as a “Rya” rug which translates to simply rug and its size is 224 x 127CM. Its field makes up a back-gammon type of design with ma...

Whether placed in a traditional setting or used as a contrast in a contemporary room, an antique wool rug can bring warmth, texture, color, and a sense of history to a space. Each ru...

Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Nourison Oriental Rugs Manufacturer: Nourison Oriental Rugs Materials: Hand-Woven Wool Style: Chinese Oriental This exquisite hand-k...

A beautiful kilim - cicim from my collection: perfect workmanship, beautiful shade of colors, easily adjustable size. Suitable for the floor, on a sofa, on a table, on the wall. Wit...

Hand Knotted Pile 1920s Antique Rectangle Wool Blue Rug, Circa Date: 1920s. This magnificent piece from the early 20th century exemplifies the restrained elegance characteristic of t...

This antique Chinese workshop carpet is an exceptional example of early 20th-century East Asian pictorial textile art. Handcrafted circa 1920, this piece is highly distinguished by i...

A Bessarabian Kilim rug, circa 1920s. 76 by 117 inches

nr. 529 - This kilim is of good workmanship and very nuanced colors, which I like. Perhaps it was created for western taste or simply the subsequent color bath was not perfect. ...

Our traditional hand-knotted wool rug is handcrafted by skilled artisans using ancient techniques. It is made up of natural and eco-friendly wool. The Wool Rug boasts exceptional dur...

Made with fine quality hand spun wool yarns, this handmade cut and loop pile rug has natural variations in colors and texture similar to antique rugs. Ha...

Antique Quilt America Multicolor 1890s Square Rug, Circa Date: 1890s. This exceptional textile is a striking example of a late 19th-century historic American quilt in a square format...

An ode to celebrated classic tiger rugs in the distressed style coming from the Homage Collection by Rug & Kilim. Hand knotted in wool, a 6x9 scale depicting black animal stripes...

This is an antique French Savonnerie rug woven during the end of the 19th century and its place size measures 563 x 430 cm in size. It has a classical royal design that incorporates ...

19th Century Senneh Carpet ( 7'6" x 10'10" - 228 x 330 cm) Antique Senneh Allover Floral Hand Knotted Pile Rug, Circa Date: 1890s. This exceptional late 19th-century weaving exempli...

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 fascinating history both as a hobby and as an industry. When many people think of carpets, they think of pile carpets or flat weave kilims, but needlepoint has also been used to create beautiful carpets. These carpets are durable and an important part of carpet history. Archaeologists and scholars consider the roots of needlepoint to have been around 1500 BC. They consider the first needlepoint to include the fine diagonal stitches that were used to sew tents together by the ancient Egyptians. The art eventually evolved into tapestry weaving. However, a tapestry weaving differs significantly from needlepoint in that it uses a loom and vertical warp. Tapestry weaving is closer to the weaving of kilims and pile rugs than canvas work. However, some still include tapestry weaving in the category of needlepoint because of the fine work that appeared during the late Renaissance. It can have a similar appearance to the untrained eye. Technically, tapestry weaving and needlepoint are not the same, and they do not use the same technique. The first actual needlepoint rugs and needle-points began to appear in the late Renaissance. Needlepoint is worked by creating stitches on a stiff canvas. The canvas is typically made from jute or linen and is quite durable. Pieces from the Renaissance were used to cover footstools, chairs, pillows, bed headboards, and other furnishings. They were also used as table coverings and wall coverings. You could also find them on many small items such as purses, shoes, and various adornments for clothing. During the Renaissance, the craft reached a high level of skill, and the designs became incredibly detailed and realistic. They mimicked many of the subjects and styles of famous paintings of the time. They created florals, still life designs, scenes, and geometric tiled pieces. Some of them mimicked the designs found in Persian Carpets. Needlepoint reached its peak popularity in the 19th century when it was considered a proper occupation for a lady. Needlepoint and embroidery held a similar place in societal status at the time. During this time, the work became finer, with some of the canvas reaching a high level of detail. The level of detail is determined by counting the number of mesh in an inch. During this time petit point by French needlewomen could have a mesh count as high as 45 mesh. This allowed women to create highly intricate designs with incredible levels of detail. It is possible to find many antique pieces of needlepoint besides rugs. Needlepoint rugs were popular in France and Spain, where the technique was adapted to create highly intricate designs that mimicked the designs in architecture and fashion. They were popular because they were durable, and it could be fashioned into a variety of items. The canvases themselves were durable, and the wool that they used was also strong, which means that many of the pieces were able to withstand daily use. We have many artifacts that have survived from this time period. Needlepoint rugs are important collectibles because they are different from the pile rugs and kilims that are typically found on the market. Needlepoint carpets are special because they take many hours to create, especially larger works. Needlepoint pieces of any type became popular throughout Europe during the 19th century. It is still a popular hobby today, but perhaps one of the most interesting stories is that of the Portuguese needlewomen of Arraiolos. The story of these women and their beautiful carpets begins in 1492. Needlepoint was a popular occupation in Spain, which had a large population of Moors and Jews. They were an integral part of Spanish culture. However, in 1492, Queen Isabella of Spain issued a proclamation that gave these ethnic groups the order to pack their bags and board ships headed...

With an amalgam of sizes and aesthetic influences ranging from art deco to Rorschach and modernist, the rugs in the Eclectic collection defy definition, asking instead to become intr...