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Rug Kilim’s Tribal-Style Runner in Beige with Blue and Red Medallions
By Rug Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
knotted in wool, this particular design draws inspiration from antique tribal rugs with gul-style
Category

2010s Indian Tribal Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Tribal Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Turkoman Runner
Located in New York, NY
“gul” rugs, somewhat in the Turkmen style, but heavier in handle. The Kirghiz knot red and blue allover
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Afghan Village Rug, Traditional Design, Very Hard Wearing Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with two rows of three large guls, the rug has a
Category

20th Century Unknown More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade East Turkestan Saph Khotan Runner
Located in New York, NY
) hangings and covers, and silk ikats in the cities of Bokhara and Khiva. The Karakalpaks weave “gul” rugs
Category

Early 20th Century East Turkestani Folk Art Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Handmade East Turkestan Pomegranate Khotan Runner
Located in New York, NY
“gul” rugs, somewhat in the Turkmen style, but heavier in handle. The Kirghiz knot red and blue allover
Category

Early 20th Century East Turkestani Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Persian Tekke Wool Rug C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
includes repeating octagonal guls, a hallmark of Tekke rugs, surrounded by a detailed border.
Category

Early 20th Century Turkmen Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Rug 6.1x4.2
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Turkish Rug 9.10x7.1
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Turkish Rug 10.0x6.6
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Nice antique Turkmen Bokhara rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
rug showcases the timeless artistry of wool velvet on a wool foundation. The iconic Guls
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Turkmen Tribal Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Silk Turkish Rug 5.5x3.8
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Nice antique Turkmen Bokhara rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
rug showcases the timeless artistry of wool velvet on a wool foundation. The iconic Guls
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Turkmen Tribal Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique South Caucasian Moghan Kazak Long Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique South Caucasian Moghan Kazak long rug with Memling guls within octagons. A superb Moghan
Category

Antique 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design, the rug has a single row of 3 large Afghan guls. The
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design, the rug has a single row of 3 large Afghan guls. The
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Rug 8.10 X 5.7
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with three large guls, the rug is of a pleasing red
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Antique Caucasian Karabagh Kazak Rug, circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique South Caucasian Karabagh Kazak rug with Memling gul design. The rug has five elongated
Category

Antique 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Yomud Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
, populated by nomadic tribes. The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion
Category

Vintage 1930s Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tekke Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
, populated by nomadic tribes. The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion
Category

Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tekke Bokhara Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
, populated by nomadic tribes. The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion
Category

Antique Early 1900s Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Salar Khani Baluch Rug, Khorasan Region, Circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Salar Khani Baluch rug with turreted gul design Circa 1900 A very good small Baluch rug
Category

20th Century Asian More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Turkmen Style
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional Turkmen style design with large dyrnak guls. The rug has a
Category

20th Century Turkmen More Carpets

Old Afghan Rug of Traditional Tekke Turkmen Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
the classic Tekke Turkmen gul design with three rows of five Tekke guls. The rug has multiple borders
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Design, Very Strong Rug, Circa 1940
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional design with large guls, the rug is of a warm red colour with
Category

20th Century Afghan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Caucasian Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
area rugs include Memling guls, geometric people and animals, symbolic motifs, dramatic medallions
Category

Antique 19th Century Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Salor Bokhara Turkoman Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
, populated by nomadic tribes. The design element that distinguishes this type of rug is the gul medallion
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Silk Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small repeating patterns found on these carpets, worked
Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Early 18th Century Turkish Rug 10 7 X 8 10
Located in Los Angeles, US
artistically influential pieces. The designs of Turkish rugs such as the iconic guls, prayer rugs and small
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

3 x4 10" Lapis Blue Soft Wool Hand Knotted Afghan Ersari Runner Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Pure Wool Hand Knotted, Afghan Ersari with Geometric Gul
Category

2010s Afghan Tribal More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Persian Turkeman Small Rug Circa 1910 - Wool Ivory Red Yellow
Located in Dallas, TX
with authentic, soulful charm. Vibrant Reds & Iconic Gul Motifs Behold the rug's captivating palette
Category

20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tekke Turkmen Prayer Rug
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
design to the mihrab and hand placements. The field has a repeat design of chuval guls. The rug has
Category

20th Century Turkmen Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Ersari Turkmen Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
has 2 rows of 4 very large Ersari Turkmen guls, the rug has a warm madder red ground, The border is of
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Vintage Yellow Orange Afghan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A mid-20th century Turkmen Afghan rug with beautiful Gul design and a yellow near to orange field
Category

Mid-20th Century Afghan Tribal Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th Century Caucasian Kazak Square Area Rug in Blue, Ivory, Green, Navy, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
area rug from the late 1800s features the iconic “Memling Gul” medallion pattern—a hallmark of tribal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Old Afghan Village Rug of Traditional Ersari Kizil Ayak Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Old Afghan village rug of traditional Ersari Kizil Ayak design with two rows of eight large guls
Category

20th Century Afghan More Carpets

Materials

Wool

4 2"x9 9" Cloud Gray Hand Knotted Afghan Ersari Wide Runner Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Pure Wool Hand Knotted, Afghan Ersari with Geometric Gul
Category

2010s Afghan Tribal More Carpets

Materials

Wool

Antique Salar Khani Baluch Rug, Circa 1900
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Salar Khani Baluch rug with turreted gul design Circa 1900 A very nice small Baluch rug
Category

20th Century Pakistani Central Asian Rugs

19th Century Caucasian Kazak Area Rug in Blue, Ivory, Red, Yellow
Located in Barrington, IL
rug, French blue rug, Memling Gul medallion rug, antique Caucasian rug, terracotta and ivory rug
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1900s Antique Animal Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1930s Antique Turkmen Handmade Persian Wool Rug with Geometric Pattern in Brown
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful antique Turkmen hand-knotted wool rug with a brown color field in a gorgeous all-over Gul
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Islamic Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tekke Turkmen Rug of Traditional Design
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Tekke gul design with 3 rows of 11 guls. The rug has a soft warm colour with cochineal dye used
Category

Antique 19th Century Turkmen Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Tekke Turkmen Rug of Good Size
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
good example of a Tekke rug with Salor turreted guls, this rug has three rows of eight guls with a very
Category

Antique 19th Century Turkmen Central Asian Rugs

Antique Tekke Turkmen rug of fine weave and small square size, circa 1880.
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
guls. The rug is very well drawn with fine detail especially in the border. Note the original elem
Category

Antique 1880s Asian Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Turkmen Design and Edwardian Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
Sivas rug, offset columns of hooked octagonal guls and floral star-like guls densely fill the field. The
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

19th-Century Tribal Khotan Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

1900s Authentic Tribal Floral Khotan Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique 19th Century Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique Samarkand Rug with Botanical Design
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Other Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Handmade Antique Turkmen Yomud Rug 4.2 x 6.4 1920s - 1N92
Located in Bordeaux, FR
intricate and skillful craftsmanship of Central Asian tribal weavers. Classic Tribal Gul Motif The rug
Category

Vintage 1920s French Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Rustic Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak gallery rug features three gul amulets in a compartment style
Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Afghan Sulyman Village Rug, Circa 1900/20
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Northern Afghan Sulyman village rug with two rows of six large guls Circa 1900/20 The rug
Category

20th Century Afghan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Atntque Tekke Turkmen Wedding Dowry Rug, Circa 1890
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Tekke guls, the rug has a very well drawn and detailed border of the 'sunburst' design, note the small
Category

Antique 19th Century Turkmen Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkmen Tekke Gallery Rug in Allover Geometric Pattern
Located in Barrington, IL
all-over geometric medallion pattern known as the "Turkmen Gul." The rug's design features a series of
Category

Early 20th Century Afghan Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Handmade Samarkand Rug - 8 2 X 4 10
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The
Category

Antique Early 1900s Asian Tribal Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Cotton

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Gul Rug For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic gul rug available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric and wool, every gul rug was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer gul rug, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each gul rug bearing Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made gul rug over the years, but those crafted by Barbro Lundberg-Nilsson and Märta Måås-Fjetterström are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Gul Rug?

Prices for a gul rug start at $1,249 and top out at $85,000 with the average selling for $5,132.

Finding the Right Rugs-carpets for You

Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.

In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.

It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.

Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.

Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, 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. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.) 

When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.  

If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans. 

Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin. 

The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor. 

With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.