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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Early 18th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry with Odysseus and Penelope
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish mythological tapestry from the late 17th or early 18th century, envisioning Odysseus and Penelope, in a scene from the culmination of The Odyssey. Measures: 11’0” H x 10’0”...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$27,495 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique Suzani from Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 19th C.
Located in Istanbul, TR
This is an unusual Samarkand suzani from 19th C. It is in pretty good condition and displays an unusual design arrangement.
Category
19th Century Uzbek Suzani Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Late 19th Century Persian Serapi Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning late 19th century Persian Serapi rug with a large central stylized indigo floral medallion living amidst a field of even more stylized flowers and scrolling vines, and all...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand-knotted Antique 1880s Wool Persian Farahan Sarasar Rug, 5
x 7
Located in New York, NY
This antique Persian Farahan Sarasar carpet circa 1880 in pure handspun wool and organic vegetable dyes is hand knotted in a Persian Farahan weave, and the overall or “Sarasar” desig...
Category
1880s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Worn Antique Ziegler Mahal Rug
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th Century room size persian ziegler mahal distressed rug
rug no. 9677
size 10' x 14'
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rust Antique Persian Serapi Handmade Medallion Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Antique Serapi hand-knotted wool rug with a rust field. This Persian rug has a brown frame and multi-color accents in a gorgeous all-over geometric floral medallion design....
Category
1890s Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Allover Antique Persian Malayer Designed Wool Rug In Brown
Located in Norwalk, CT
This antique Malayer hand-knotted distressed wool rug features a brown field, complemented by an exquisite all-over pattern enhanced with accents of red and beige.
This rug measures...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Fine Pale Pink, Rose, Taupe, Elegant Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson is a town on the Ceruse River in central France. It has been famed for its carpets as well as tapestries since the 15th century. Antique Aubusson rugs made in tapestry techn...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79125 Rare Late 19th Century Antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, 10'09 x 16'00. Woven in the twilight of the Qajar dynasty, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Sarouk Farahan rug ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Colonial Revival Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$28,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Large 19th Century Caucasian Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th-century Caucasian rug with cotton back and zipper closure included.
Measures: 20'' x 20''.
Category
19th Century Futurist Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Oversized Antique Axminster Rug in Camel with Floral Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1790-1800, this oversized 15x26 antique axminster rug is an extremely rare collectible English palace rug—an exciting new classic curation in Rug & Kilim’s...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Persian Farahan Sarouk Area Rug in Saffron, Blue, and Rust
Located in Barrington, IL
A beautiful late 19th century Persian Farahan Sarouk area rug, masterfully woven with a refined floral design. The luminous saffron-yellow field is adorned with delicate vines and bl...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Caucasian Shirvan Tribal Flat-Weave Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78952 Antique Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug, 06'07 x 08'06. This handwoven wool antique Caucasian Shirvan kilim rug, crafted in the southern Caucasus during the late 19th century, is a...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Bohemian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$8,399 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Lavar Rug circa 1890s - RR5128
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Kerman Rug circa 1890s - RR5128
This is an Antique Kerman rug from the late 1890s. It is in EXCELLENT condition no repairs or any loss to the rug. Great all-over design w...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Country Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Handmade Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, 1870s, 1B665
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade antique Caucasian Kazak rug in original good condition. This rug is from the end of 19th century made in unusual design.
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th Century Silk Turkish Kayseri Rug
Located in Doha, QA
This is a beautiful antique Kayseri Rug with Italian Lions, Cyprus trees and monasteries . Really unique piece and a great collector item. The colours are ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Zabihi Collection Caucasian Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from an early 20th-century Caucasian rug. zipper closure and poly-fill insert provided.
Measures: 16" x 16".
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Rustic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Antique Kashmir Moon Shawl Fragment, 1850s
Located in Istanbul, TR
Cut and shut, it has some holes but the looks is still very unusual.
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Islamic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
19th Century Tribal Turkish Oushak Rug 9
7
X 8
7
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...
Category
19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Small 19th Century Caucasian Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th-century Caucasian rug with cotton back and zipper closure included.
Measures: 15'' x 15''.
Category
19th Century Futurist Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Antique Persian Bakhshayesh Rug 10
0" x 13’0"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Bakhshayesh Rug 10'0" x 13’0". A type of Heriz, generally in squarish sizes, allover patterns and coarse to moderate weaves, wool or mixed constructions; woven before...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$22,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare and stunning 19th cent. camel Bakhshaish rug
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
Rare a 19th century camel field Bakshaish featuring a fine, allover lattice of tiny ivory tribal motifs on a warm, coppery brown ground. A single primitive rich blue diamond medallio...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
716 - 19th Century Turkish Textile
Located in Paris, FR
716 - 19th century Turkish textile.
Category
1880s Turkestan Islamic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Kazak rug
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Kazak rug from Armenia,southwest Caucasus
Age: circa 1875
Size: 6′.1"x4′.2" (185×127 cm)
The abrashed medium light blue field displays two and a half connected lozenge medallions ...
Category
1870s Armenian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,800
Louis XIV Style Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Venus and Adonis
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-18th Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Venus and Adonis Wall Hanging 13'09 x 09'05. A rare jewel from the heart of 18th-century France, this handwoven wool and silk Aubusson verdure tapestry offers more than aesthetic beauty—it is a portal to a bygone era of aristocratic grandeur and mythological reverence. Woven by master artisans whose skill and devotion were reserved for the noble elite, this extraordinary tapestry captures the romantic tragedy of Venus and Adonis in a style that pays homage to the great Italian Baroque painters—Francesco Albani...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$55,999 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Aubusson Mythological Tapestry, with Telemachus
Calypso
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson tapestry which is very likely part of a set from 'The Story of Telemachus' woven at Aubusson between 1776 and 1800 after engraved designs by various painters including Franc¸ois Boucher Antonio Tempesta and Charles Monnet...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$44,995 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Tekke Turkmen Ensi of Classic Design with Good Colour
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Antique Tekke Turkmen Ensi of classic design with good colour.
Ensi are considered to be traditional ceremonial door hangings for the entrance to the tri...
Category
19th Century Turkmen Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Velvet
Beautiful antique wool and metal Chinese Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Chinese embroidery with beautiful design with flowers, birds and butterflies, and with nice natural colours with a red background, entirely hand embroidered with silk, w...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry depicting a hunt scene with a hunter mounted on horse with two hounds chasing a stag through a forest...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique French Tapestry "Entre Fenetres", circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French
Aubusson Tapestry
"Entre Fenetres"
Wool & Silk
Gold 4'3" x 6'5"
(122cm x 196cm)
circa 1880
"This is an Rare Antique French Wool & Si...
Category
1880s French Baroque Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Bakhshayesh Rug 9
4
x 13
0"
Located in New York, NY
Antique Bakhshayesh Rug 9'4'' x 13'0".
Category
1880s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$108,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Supremely Elegant with Neo-Classical Embellishment Antique French Savonnerie Rug
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Savonnerie Carpet 23' x 23'
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
774 - Nice Fine Kilim and Horse Saddle,
senneh
Located in Paris, FR
774 - Nice fine Kilim and horse saddle. End of 19th century with beautiful patterns and beautiful colors orange, green and dark blue, completely hand-woven with wool woven on cotton ...
Category
1880s Central Asian Kilim Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Exceptional Kilim from Turkey , 19th Century- N° 695
Located in Paris, FR
Kilim in Turkey, representing tribal style geometric shapes.
High quality, beautiful graphics and remarkable finesse.
Perfect state of preservation.
Measures: 62.99 in. x 39.37 in....
Category
1860s Turkestan Kilim Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1850s Navy Allover Floral Vine Paisley Antique Persian Moud Rug 5
9"x7
9" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Moud rug 5' 9''x 7' 9''.
This exceptional piece represents the finest weaving traditions of Khorasan province during the mid-19th century. The deep, saturated palett...
Category
1850s Persian Khorassan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Antique French Gobelins Tapestry Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Gobelins Tapestry Rug
Size: 11'8" × 13'5" (355 × 408 cm)
This magnificent 18th-century French Gobelins tapestry rug exemplifies the height of Louis XIV-era craftsmansh...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Other
1890s Beige Brown Blue Antique Persian Khorasan Moud Rug 20
3" x 30
4" Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century N.E. Persian Khorasan Moud Carpet (20'3" x 30'4" - 618 x 925)
This exceptional piece represents the pinnacle of late 19th-century weaving from the Khorasan region,...
Category
1890s Persian Khorassan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Aubusson-Beauvais Pictorial French Tapestry 4
9
x 6
3
Located in New York, NY
Antique Aubusson-Beauvais Pictorial French Tapestry 4'9'' x 6'3''. This pictorial wall-hanging presents a horse-fountain to the left, with amorous rustic couples grouped around. Tal...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$20,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful antique square Heriz rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful antique Heriz rug with beautiful design and nice natural colours, some little lose on the edges but in the correct condition.
Entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foun...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Doris Leslie Blau Antique Irish Donegal Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Irish Donegal Rug - Soft Green
Beige Neoclassical Elegance
Size: 13'4" x 16'9" (406 x 510 cm)
This exquisite antique Irish Donegal rug, woven circa 1880, is a masterful...
Category
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversized 19th Century French Aubusson Rug Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Oversized 19th Century French Aubusson Rug with Classical Botanical Motifs
Size: 17'0" × 17'0" (518 × 518 cm)
This exceptional oversized French Aubusson rug, dating back to the early...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Bijar Carpet ( 7
10" x 12
- 238 x 365 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Persian Bijar Carpet ( 7'10" x 12' - 238 x 365 )
Category
1880s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
14
x25
9" Red Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk Hand Knotted Wool XL Oriental Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
Lychee Red, Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk, Good Condition, Clean and Soft, Mansion Size, Hand Knotted, 100% Wool, XL, Oversized, Oriental Rug
Primary materials: Wool
Latex: No Pile...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$48,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique 18th Century French Landscape Verdure Tapestry, with Birds in the Woods
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century French Beauvais landscape verdure tapestry, size 12'1 H x 10'1 W. This tapestry features a group of birds in a verdant woodland setting near a bridge, with th...
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
19th Century Antique Persian Heriz Handmade Medallion Red Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Antique Heriz Serapi hand-knotted wool rug with a red field. This Persian rug has multi-color accents that feature a gorgeous all-over floral medallion design.
This rug ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, 1880s, 1B934
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Handmade antique Caucasian Kazak rug in red color. The rug is from the end of 19th century in distressed condition.
-condition: original, distressed,
-circa: 1880s,
-size: 3...
Category
1880s Russian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$2,556 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Oversize Persian Heriz Serapi Rug 14
6 x 20
10
Located in New York, NY
Antique oversize Persian Heriz Serapi rug, 14'6 x 20'10. Serapi carpets are a quality designation for Heriz pieces of a firmer weave, shorter pile and finer quality. There is no vill...
Category
19th Century Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Hereke Rug
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Antique Silk Hereke – This Antique Silk Hereke, measuring 6'8" x 9'2", is a magnificent example of fine Turkish craftsmanship. The tradition of weaving Hereke rugs dates back to the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$30,000
Zabihi Collection Adam and Eve at the Tree of Knowledge Persian Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 19th Century Persian Pictorial Small Carpet
1'4'' x 2'5''
On the left and right dark blue borders, the script is Persian (Farsi) in Nastaliq style. It’s a bit stylized and partly...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Folk Art Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet Green, Coral-Red, Light Blue, Gold and Ivory
Located in Port Washington, NY
In 1883, Ziegler and Co., of Manchester, England, established a Persian carpet manufacture in Sultanabad, Iran, employing designers from major Western department stores, like B. Altm...
Category
19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Dark Grey Brown Rug Persian Bakhtiari Carpet 13
10" x 26
6"
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Persian Bakhtiari Carpet ( 13'10" x 26'6" - 422 x 808 )
This exceptional example of bakhtiari weaving with its late nineteenth-century provenance ensures a quality...
Category
1890s Persian Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1880 Antique Caucasian Rug Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug Geometric
Located in New York, NY
Antique Caucasian Pinwheel Kazak Rug Rare Wool Tribal
4 x6 (3'7" x 5'8")
109cm x173cm
Circa 1880
"This is a rare Antique Caucasian Pinwheel K...
Category
1880s European Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Mid 18th Century French Tapestry of Charlemagne
Located in New York, NY
Beauvais, France. Depicts arrival at a castle, royal horse being heralded by trumpeter and escorted by two guards, continuous floral border and two minor borders. Linen and wool slit weave Beauvais technique with natural indigo, weld, walnut husk, tannin variegated, lichen and moss greens. Condition: Good. Original border intact, minor repair and protective reconstruction with back added as structural safeguard. Some areas with holes, some areas of repair to border.
Measures: 8'7'' wide x 10'1'' 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...
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Khamseh Rug 1.78m X 1.45m
Located in St. Albans, GB
An outstanding antique Khamseh rug, handwoven circa 1890 with a 3 medallion design of stylised flowers and the famous Khamseh chickens on an indigo field. Fabulous wool, great dyes a...
Category
1890s Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Traditional Red Antique Rug, Handmade Carpet Rust Oriental Rug 290x390cm
Located in Wembley, GB
Looking to upgrade your floors with an Antique Rug? This piece is sure to wow your guests…
This fine wool rug was woven by hand in the 1920s and features a bold all-over central desi...
Category
1880s Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
$13,103 Sale Price
20% Off
Turkmen Tekke Tribe Yellow Chyrpy, 19th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
An exclusive Turkmen tribal chyrpy, a gown worn over the head or shoulder with decorative sleeves is an iconic Turkmen textile art.
Category
19th Century Turkmen Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Antique Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili Handknotted Rug in Beige and Brown Color
Located in New York, NY
This antique Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili hand-knotted rug is made from the finest hand-carded, hand-spun wool and all vegetable dyes. It represents the unique style of rug making tha...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Circa 1900 Red Turkish Oushak Runner, 2
11 x 12
Located in New York, NY
2'11 x 12'. Handwoven in Turkey where rug weaving is the culture rather than a business. Rugs from Oushak are known for the high quality of their wool their beautiful patterns and wa...
Category
19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18th Century French Beauvais Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Wool and Silk pattern wefts on wool warp; warps/inch.
Beauvais, French Royal Tapestry Workshop under the direction of Nicolas
Besnier and Jean – Baptiste Oudry (1734-1753), or A.C. Charron (1753-1780).
Designed by Francois Boucher
Subject: La Musique (Music) No. 9 of a set of 14 panels “Fetes Italiennes” or
“Italian Scenes”, showing peasants and working class folk with a few panels
displaying members of the upper classes at play. “Music” is one of these.
Boucher’s original drawings for Music (and other tapestries as well are in The
Stadelkunst – institute, Frankfort, Germany and in a private, Paris collection.
This was Boucher’s first tapestry design commission for the Beauvais factory. His other work includes the “Nobles Pastorales...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Very Large Antique Persian Palace Size Kerman Rug in All-Over Floral Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This amazing very large antique Persian Kerman with all over intricate floral design was custom sized and made in the late 19th century represents a royal design in raspberry tones, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
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.
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