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A vintage American rag rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8" North American rugs & carpets: North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs. The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870s-80s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs, and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown, and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blues, and greens. Navajo pictorials include American flags, trains, and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves, and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably. The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two-piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...

A rare matching set of rag rug runners containing a plaid motif on a straw colored ground from the mid-20th century Measuring: 3'2" x 14'5" & 3'2" x ...

Rust Color Persian Hamadan Malayer scatter size rug from the 1930s Details rug no. j2652 size 3' 5" x 6' 1" (104 x 185 cm)

This fine wool rug is a great example of oriental rugs woven in the early 20th century. The central design features a bold medallion pattern woven in deep blue, orange and beige on a...

A vintage American Rag rug in throw/scatter size handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 5".

An early 19th Century very fine quality Large French Tapestry . Measures: 7' wide x 10'11'' long. Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...

Talish Runner, 19th Century Small old rewoven areas in the field. Selvedges have been re-wrapped and there appears to be some loss of the outer guard border, if it had unraveled a b...

78421 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 03'11 x 05'05. Woven with lyrical finesse in the famed ateliers of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this antique Frenc...

Antique Caucasian Karabagh Runner Rug, 19th Century (4th Quarter) Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'8" W x 13'1" L Origin: Caucasus Period: 19th Century (4th Quarter) Rug ID: 12256

A large rare corridor size American Rag rug from the early 20th century Measures: 8' x 18'1''.

This hand Knotted soft color vintage rug Milas handmade carpet rests beautifully upon a field of soft lime green, light grey and brown colors for the home decor. A medallion of multi-colors and neutrals takes centre stage and is well balanced by four prominent organic corner motifs composed of various muted colors. A fairly broad border of cast brown gently surrounds the centre field. Natural elements of stems, vines and flowers weave throughout the entire carpet complemented by design accents of delicate colors. This Milas remains elegantly refined in both palette and sophisticated design and can be a good choice as a living room rug or bedroom rug. Handmade carpet antique rug, Turkish rug, wool Oriental rug knitted carpet...

Measures: 4'1 x 8'8. American hooked rugs are indigenous to the Northeast of the United States and Eastern Canada. Their production began in the mid-1800s, gradually spreading lower in to North America. Early American Hooked rugs...