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Item Ships From: USA
Place of Origin: Balkan
Large "Sharkoy" Kilim (DK-106-66)
Located in New York, NY
A large kilim from the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe. This is a great example from the early part of the 20th century, featuring one of the best-known designs of this type ...
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Early 20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large "Sharkoy" Kilim (DK-115-91)
Located in New York, NY
A large kilim from the Balkan peninsula in Southeastern Europe. This is a very high quality example featuring one of the best-known designs of this type. In remarkable state of prese...
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Mid-20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Vintage Grecian Flokati
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage Grecian Flokati rug constructed with a beautiful camel colored shaggy wool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
20th Century Bessarabian Kilim Carpet from the Balkans
Located in Hallowell, US
20th century Bessarabian Kilim carpet from the Balkans.
Bessarabian Kilim carpet from the Balkans circa 1900.
This antique carpet measures 11 feet 7 inches by 7 feet 2 inches with central cartouche and a charcoal background.
Fringe intact and backed.
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Early 1900s Bessarabian Antique Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Fabric
Large Manastir Kilim 'DK-114-20'
Located in New York, NY
An old kilim from the Serbia - Bulgaria border regions where weaving large kilims is a centuries-old tradition. This is a very good example in rare large format and in very good stat...
Category
Early 20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Balkhan Kilim
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet vintage Balkhan kilim rug with a mirrored floral pattern woven in pastel pinks, yellows, blues, and oranges, against a light blue background. The border is wide with several ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Kilim from Bosnia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Turkish Kilim from Bosnia. Balkan Kilim.
Category
1930s Balkan Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Southeast European Kilim, DK-114-18
Located in New York, NY
The elegance of a bygone era - an old kilim from Southeast Europe with a refined design and color palette that is seldom encountered among the many weavings of this prolific region.
Category
Early 20th Century Aubusson Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
"Tree-of-life with Birds" Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
"Tree-of-life with birds" Kilim rug. An impressive, large format kilim rug from The Balkans, featuring a variation of the "Tree-of-Life" design, where each branch is topped by birds....
Category
Early 20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Kilim from Balkan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turkish Kilim newer used on the floor only on the wall, circa 1920s.
Category
1920s Balkan Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Balkan Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Balkan Kilim rug. An old Kilim rug in large format from the Balkan Peninsula (Serbia-Bulgaria region), in characteristic colors, featuring a somewhat unusual design.
Category
1950s Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Sharkoy Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Sharkoy Kilim rug. A finely woven antique kilim rug from the border region between present day Serbia and Bulgaria, centered around the town ...
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Late 19th Century Kilim Antique Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Balkan Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Balkan Kilim rug. An old flat-woven rug in large, square-ish format from the border region between Serbia and Bulgaria, where the tradition of weaving large Kilims goes back for cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kilim Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sharkoy Killim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Turkish Killim from Balkan in original condition.Indigo center base and Earth tons combine in to the beautiful large Kilim
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1940s Primitive Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Sharkoy Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Large Sharkoy Kilim rug. A very large, finely woven Kilim rug from the border region between Serbia and Bulgaria, once part of the Ottoman Empire, wh...
Category
1930s Kilim Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Sharkoy Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Large Sharkoy Kilim rug. A very large, finely woven Kilim rug from the border region between Serbia and Bulgaria, once part of the Ottoman Empire, wh...
Category
1930s Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Balkan Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Balkan Kilim rug. A very nice old kilim rug from the Balkans in square-ish format. The blue-gray inner border of the rug is unusual.
Category
1950s Kilim Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Sharkoy Antique Kilim
By Sharkoy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handwoven and hand-dyed Kilim is made in Pirot. One of the oldest existing tapestry school in Europe. This Kilim is a large runner 13.5 feet.
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1930s Vintage Balkan Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not.
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