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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Silk Indian Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful silk rug with a Persian design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with silk velvet on silk foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and crafts...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Tabriz Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$2,412 Sale Price
20% Off
Large oriental rug with primarily red and purple colors, 300x200cm
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Make your home shine with this beautiful rug. It has lovely colors and stunning details. Rugs like this are not only a popular item for the living room, but also consider using it in...
Category
20th Century Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Custom Handknotted Blue Gray Rug, after Paul Klee “Fire in the Evening”. Bauhaus
By (after) Paul Klee
Located in Munich, DE
Custom hand knotted rug based on the painting “Fire in the Evening” by Paul Klee.
Size: 100 x 250 cm (3.3 x 8.2 ft). Further sizes, also bespoke, available.
Colors: 19 custom-dyed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bauhaus Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Mohair, Linen, Silk
Fine Antique Soft Yellow and Salmon Pink Scatter Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A finely knotted antique scatter sized rug, woven in soft pastel shades, distinguished by a medallion and pendants design in light grey floating on a delicate yellow ground with acce...
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Sarouk Farahan Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Rug Flat-weave Beige&Sage Green Color
Located in Ferrara, IT
Step into the world of Swedish collection with our Scandinavian Rug Flat-weave Rollakan, a masterpiece that seamlessly blends history, craftsmanship, and contemporary aesthetics. Mea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique English Needlework Rug
Located in Milan, IT
An extremely fine English needlepoint rug, representative of the highest quality woven during the Victorian era, decorated by an allover pattern of ivory cartouches containing refine...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Farshchian Rug Wall Hanging Rug Tableau Tapestry hand-knotted
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Original and authentic hand-knotted rug after Mahmoud Farshchian - Wall Hanging Rug Tableau Tapestry, very fine
Timeless luxury rug, hand-knotted in a very fine knot density made of...
Category
1990s Turkish Tabriz Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,817 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre Balmain Tapestry for Van Neder Carpets, Netherlands 1980
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Wilnis, UT
A beautiful tapestry, designed by Pierre Balmain and manufactured by Van Neder Carpets in the Netherlands around 1980.
This wonderful rug is made of beautiful quality fabric i...
Category
1980s European Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fabric
Rollakan Hilma Wool Rug Marigold
Located in Stockholm, SE
A collection that celebrates traditional Scandinavian women’s craftsmanship, inspired by Swedish folk traditions in a modern contemporary interpretation. With its patterns and techni...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Jute
$1,546 / item
Fun and Colourful 1970s Hand-Crafted Vintage Moroccan Rug
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Transform your living space with the distinctive charm of this vintage Moroccan rug from the 1970s. Versatile in its design, this rug can be elegantly displayed on the floor or hung ...
Category
1970s Moroccan Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Central Asian Fur Rug
Located in Milan, IT
This is a rare example of a 'postak', used by the Kirghiz people inhabiting the Pamir mountains, made up of strips of animal fur hand-stitched together to form a pattern. It represen...
Category
Early 20th Century Kyrgyzstani Tribal Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fur
Nougat Rose Earth Bamboo Carpet by Massimo Copenhagen
Located in Geneve, CH
Nougat rose earth bamboo carpet by Massimo Copenhagen.
handwoven
Materials: 50% New Zealand wWool, 50% Bamboo.
Dimensions: W 300 x H 400 cm.
Available colors: nougat rose, cashme...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Bamboo
Rare Room Size Open Field Antique Tibetan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A unique and elegant Tibetan carpet in a large format, most probably commissioned at the time for a special purpose. The neutral open field is framed by a series of borders, the larg...
Category
1880s Tibetan Tibetan Antique Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Abstract Design Geometric Rug / Carpet, 1970s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1960s
- Czechoslovakia
- original and very good condition
- very well preserved, cleaned
jr.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Synthetic
Vintage Embroidered Central Asian Felt Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Felts are among the first woollen structures made by mankind. Some of the earliest we know date from the 5th century B.C. and were found under ground in the frozen kurgans of Siberia...
Category
1930s Kyrgyzstani Tribal Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Moroccan / Berber Rug
Located in Brecht, BE
Amazing use of color here, hand woven by a berber lady early 20th century, gives me the feeling of contemporary art... in very good condition, can be used as wall hanging or on the f...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Light Yellow Chinese Art Deco Square Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by an unusual all-over grid pattern on a soft lemon yellow background, this carpet is an example of the eclecticism of Chinese weavings in ...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Blue & White Mongolian Rug with Cloudbands and Longevity Symbols
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and beautiful antique northern Chinese rug, attributed to the Inner Mongolian region, distinguished by an ivory background decorated in two tones of indigo blue by a 'Shou' me...
Category
Mid-19th Century Mongolian Tibetan Antique Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ritva Puolita Gilde Muster edition, abstract pure wool carpet ca 1965
Located in Antwerp, BE
Scandinavian design rug, pure woven new wool, by Finnish artist RITVA PUOLITA.
Edition GILDE MUSTER, circa 1965 (label on the back).
Dimensions: 300cm x 200cm
In perfect condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversize Antique Minimalist Open Field Monochrome Beige Kilim Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very rare large size antique flat-weave with a completely open field composed of subtle gradations of natural wool. Woven by the Kurdish tribes in Azerbaijan, it has the characteri...
Category
Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Minimalist Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Kilim KAZAK
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 541 - Interesting old Caucasian kilim with its strong design but in pastel colors: very strange for this type of kilim.
The workmanship is per...
Category
Early 20th Century Caucasian Other Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,984
Birgitta Södergren Midcentury Flatweave Rölakan Handwoven Wool Rug Sweden, 1950s
By Birgitta Södergren
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Midcentury Swedish rug, hand woven wool, flatweave ‘röllakan’ by Birgitta Södergren. Pattern in grey, blue center field and edges, decorated square ...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Abstract Design Geometric Rug / Carpet, 1970s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- around 1960s
- Czechoslovakia
- original and very good condition
- very well preserved, cleaned
jr.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Synthetic
Vintage Italian Design Rug by Lyda Levi, Milan 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Lyda Levi (1922-2011) was a leading figure of the post World War II Milanese design movement. In 1946 she collaborated in organising the prestigious 8th edition of Milan’s Triennale ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Big Hand Knotted "Ricky" Rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
By Florian Pretet, Atelier Février
Located in Geneve, CH
Big hand knotted "Ricky" rug, Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
Dimensions: 200 x 290 cm
Materials: 90% Himalayan wool, 10% silk
Hand knotted in Nep...
Category
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Tangeri Cashmere Wool Chain Stitch Rug Designed by Barbara Frua
By Barbara Frua De Angeli
Located in Milan, IT
Barbara Frua De Angeli is a leading Milanese interior decorator and famed designer. Her work pays homage to Milan's decorative arts tradition in an eclectic fashion, often at crossro...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Medium Hand Knotted Nazar Rug by Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
By Florian Pretet, Atelier Février
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium hand knotted Nazar rug by Florian Pretet and Lisa Mukhia Pretet
Made to order creation can be done, please contact us.
Dimensions: 170 x 240 cm
Mater...
Category
2010s Nepalese Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Unique First Prototype 'Accidental Carpet' by Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen
By Tejo Remy & Rene Veenhuizen
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Designer: Atelier Remy & Veenhuizen, i.c.w. Tanja Smeets
Unique Prototype 'Accidental Carpet'
Year: 2007
Material: cut wool 1950's blankets, Latex, Jute Cotton
The Blanket carpet ...
Category
Early 2000s Dutch Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute, Latex
Chinese Rug Silk & Metal Thread
Located in Ferrara, IT
Chinese Silk & Metal Thread Rug – Imperial Garden Scene – 307 × 243 cm (10' 1" × 7' 11")
This rare and exquisite Chinese rug, measuring 307 × 243 cm, is woven from silk and enriched ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$119,389
"Raw Rug" N°2 - Hay
Located in Saint ouen, FR
"Raw Rug" N°2 - Hay
100% wool
Light blue
300 x 200 cms
New
Category
2010s European Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wood
Nice vintage tribal Tunisian rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century tribal rug from Tunisia with beautiful geometrical design and nice colours with a red médaillon and white field and with
grey, orange, black and white in design. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tunisian Tribal Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$649 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Moroccan Rug Natural Wool by French Designer SD
Located in LANGUEUX, FR
Every rug owns its unique identity.
Having a one of a kind rug at home with a beautiful backstory represents a life filled with historic and meaningful backgrounds.
Each and every ...
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Space age woven wall hanging, Germany 1970s
By Desso
Located in ECHT, NL
Space age wall hanging. Hand woven in the 1970s. The colors are still bright and livid. Made from poly-acrylic fibers.
Amazing piece that will draw attention and bring color and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Machiche
$1,384 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Antique Light Green and Burgundy Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Anatolian niche design rugs, also known as prayer rugs, have been extremely popular in the west since the late 19th century. These are defined by a directional pattern compos...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Carpet with the pattern of ancient Mamluk carpets and light shade
Located in Firenze, IT
Important contemporary production carpet made entirely by hand in Turkey, which is inspired by the famous "Mamluk" carpets. Mamluks are called Egyptian-made carpets, probably from Ca...
Category
2010s Turkish Moorish Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Poppy Kalas Wool Rug Sleeping Flower
Located in Stockholm, SE
Inspired by the beauty of a garden in full bloom, the Magical Garden is a captivating collection of rugs that evoke the feeling of strolling through a lively garden. This is the seco...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$1,187 / item
Heriz Rug Serapi
Located in Ferrara, IT
Magnificent Heriz Serapi
Discover the magnificence of Persian craftsmanship with this Heriz Serapi rug, measuring an impressive 455 × 320 cm. Known for its bold geometric patterns an...
Category
19th Century Azerbaijani Heriz Serapi Antique Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$57,306
Handmade Vintage Turkish Kars Runner Rug 2.5' x 8.9' 1960s - 2K41
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A Glimpse into Anatolian Heritage
This handmade vintage Turkish Kars rug, dating from the 1960s, is a remarkable example of robust Anatolian weaving traditions. Rugs from the Kars re...
Category
1960s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Caucasian Karabagh Rug 2.7' x 4.8' 1950s - 2K40
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A Canvas of Caucasian Folk Art
This handmade vintage Caucasian Karabagh rug, dating from the 1950s, is a captivating example of the rich textile traditions from the Caucasus region. ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Gashkai Rug 2.8' x 6.4' 1940s - 2K39
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A Journey Through Tribal Artistry
This handmade vintage Persian Gashkai rug, dating from the 1940s, is a vibrant and authentic piece of nomadic artistry. Qashqai (Gashkai) rugs, wove...
Category
1940s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Gold/Orange Handwoven Tapestry by Calyah
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold/Orange handwoven tapestry by Calyah
Unique piece
Materials: Tibetan wool and silk.
Dimensions: 170 x 65 x 1 cm
Colour: gold/orange.
Also available in red/yellow, white/blue...
Category
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$2,889 / item
Handmade Vintage Turkish Konya Kilim Rug 3.1' x 3.11, 1960s - 1K06
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Handmade Turkish Konya Kilim Rug
This is a handmade vintage Turkish Konya Kilim rug from the 1960s, crafted from wool. As a traditional flatweave textile, it is a testament t...
Category
1960s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Kazvin Rug 12.4' x 20.8, 1970s - 1K05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Handmade Persian Kazvin Rug
This is a large, handmade vintage Persian Kazvin rug from the 1970s, crafted from wool. This piece exemplifies the classic, formal style of weavin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Persian Tabriz 50 Raj Rug 3.3' x 5.1, 1970s - 1K04
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Vintage Handmade Persian Tabriz Rug
This is a handmade vintage Persian rug from the city of Tabriz, dating to the 1970s. The "50 Raj" designation refers to the high knot density, a m...
Category
1970s French Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
All Around Carpet Blue by Pierre Gonalons Paradisoterrestre Edition
By Paradisoterrestre, Pierre Gonalons
Located in Ozzano Dell'emilia, IT
Materials: wool and bamboo silk.
Colours: shades of blue; also available in shades of pink or shades of green.
“After The Other Side, my first collection for Paradisoterrestre in 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s nice very fine vintage Sino Qom silk rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage silk rug in the style of Persian Qom rugs, meticulously hand-knotted in China. This exquisite piece features intricate handwoven floral d...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Kashan Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$1,805 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century, Blue Field with Phoenix and Floreal Border Chinese Rug, ca 1910
Located in Firenze, IT
Refined Chinese rug of small size, characterized by a full blue field surrounded by a rich border decorated with flower pots and birds of various shapes. The dominant theme of the de...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Turkish rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Turkish rug from the late 20th century, meticulously handwoven with wool on wool, featuring intricate geometric designs. The central field boasts two geometric white medall...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$764 Sale Price
20% Off
A carpet made of iron, from a conveyor belt, USA 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
An example of reinterpretation and realization of an old element. A piece of a conveyor belt made with big jointed iron mesches, industrial use, today usable as a carpet. United Stat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Iron
No.02 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Located in Geneve, CH
No.02 Rug by Cappelen Dimyr
Dimensions: D220 x H280
Materials: 85% wool 15% cotton
no.02 is a decorative hand-knotted rug in natural wool. The soft irregular pattern creates a v...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,512 / item
Large Rug by Ivan Da Silva Bruhns, circa 1930
By Ivan da Silva Bruhns
Located in Paris, FR
A rare large knotted wool rectangular rug with black geometrical decoration on a green background. Signed with the monogram 'SB' in the weave.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug 'Ursula' by Märta Måås-Fjetterström for MMF AB, Sweden, 1930s
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Model Ursula by Märta Måås-Fjetterström for MMF AB, Sweden, 1935.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Brown Saharian Tuareg Mat Rug from Mauritania in Wood and Leather
Located in Loria, IT
Moroccan Tuareg Stool, Vintage, 20th Century, in Wood and Leather
This is an old original Tuareg mat from the early 20th century; with minimal striped designs suitable for indoor use...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Rush
Contemporary Painterly Red Tuareg Moroccan Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A unique flat-weave with a very robust texture obtained by brocading a warp-faced fabric composed of very thick woolen light orange wefts. It is inspired by the reed carpets of the T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Tribal Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare and Beautiful Vintage Minimalist Moroccan Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The Beni Ouarain confederation is composed of seventeen tribes inhabiting the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs differ from other Berber weavings in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Minimalist Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
20th Century Pink, Green, Blue Central Medallion Turkish Oushak, circa 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Oushak carpets originate in the small city of Oushak in central-western Anatolia, just south of Istanbul. Unlike most Turkish rugs, the Oushak rugs were strongly influenced by the Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,802 Sale Price
35% Off
Early and Rare Abstract Rehamna Moroccan Berber Rug
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets of the Rehamna derive from the so called 'Haouz,' a landscape of hills and plains situated between the Middle Atlas and the Atlantic Ocean mostly inhabited by Arabic grou...
Category
1920s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Vintage Hamadan Style Rug, 1950s, 1C872
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade vintage Middle Eastern rug in red and blue shades. The rug has been made in wool in the middle of 20th century. It is in original condition, it has some low pile. The design...
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$725 Sale Price
70% Off
Vintage Minimalist Anatolian Tulu Rug
Located in Milan, IT
Distinguished by a squarish format typical of yatak (bedding) rugs, this Tulu has a soft creamy yellow background randomly punctuated by small dots and by a larger one indicating the...
Category
1940s Turkish Tulu Vintage Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful vintage French embroidered tapestry, Bayeux museum design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the charm of our exquisite vintage French tapestry embroidery featuring a section from the Bayeux tapestry. Entirely hand embroidered with wool on a cotton foundation with t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Continental Europe - Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,412 Sale Price
20% Off
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