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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 18th Century
Antique Navajo Carpet, Handmade Wool, Neutral colors, Ivory, Beige, Gray
Brown
Located in Port Washington, NY
Navajo rugs and blankets are textiles produced by Navajo people of the Four Corners area of the United States. Navajo textiles are highly rega...
Category
Late 19th Century American Navajo Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
ANTIQUE PERSIAN SERAPI Oriental Rug - 9
7
x 14
11"
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Superb Antique Oversize PERSIAN Serapi Oriental Rug - RR544
PLEASE NOTE: This is a real PERSIAN SERAPE, NOT a reproduction from India, Pakistan, Turkey, or Afghanistan. This rug ca...
Category
1890s Persian Heriz Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$13,300 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century French Felletin Verdure Landscape Tapestry, with Birds and Trees
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century French Felletin verdure landscape tapestry, size 8'10 H x 9'7 W. This handwoven antique wall hanging feat...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$11,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaw Dropping Ivory Cream Field Rustic Border Antique Persian Sultanabad Carpet
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet ( 10' x 13'3" - 305 X 404 )
Category
1890s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Shiraz Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78155 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug, 05'06 x 06'05. Persian Shiraz rugs, hailing from the villages surrounding the historic city of Shiraz in Iran's Fars province, epitomize the essenc...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,040 Sale Price
36% Off
17th Century Brussels Historical Tapestry, the Marriage of Suleiman
Emmanuel
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels historical tapestry from the 17th century, depicting a scene from the epic of the legendary Mongol conqueror, Tamerlaine, victor over the Turkish Sultan...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$89,995 Sale Price
40% Off
Handmade Antique Persian Kurdish Jaf Bagface Rug 1.6
x 2.1
, 1890s - 1N113
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A rare and highly collectible antique Jaf tribal bagface, hand-knotted from soft, undyed wool in the Kurdish Weaving Region circa the 1890s. Bagfaces are prized by collectors for the...
Category
1890s French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Great Red
Blue Field, Tan Border Large Antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Rug
By Ziegler
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Antique Persian Ziegler Sultanabad Carpet (13' x 16'9" - 396 x 510 cm)
Category
1880s Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Ziegler Mahal Persian 19th Century Carpet
Located in New York, NY
a late 19th century Ziegler Sultanabad Mahal room-size square rug
Details
rug no. 10809
size 8' 10" x 10' 1" (269 x 307 cm)
Woven in a series of villages in Western Central Iran, S...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Rustic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
16th Century Brussels Biblical Old Testament Tapestry, with Moses
Joshua
Located in New York, NY
An antique Brussels biblical tapestry from the late 16th century, attributed to Jan (Ian) Raes, depicting Moses at right, with Joshua kneeling before ...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$69,995 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique 19th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry Depicting a Bucolic Scene
Size: 6'2" × 7'3" (187 × 220 cm)
This charming 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry, dating back to cir...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Kerman Cypress Tree Design Rug 4 ft x 6 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Kerman Cypress Tree Design Rug, Country of origin: Persia, Circa date: 1880’s
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mid-19th Turkish Anatolian Runner Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Mid-19th Turkish Anatolian Runner Carpet 4' 3" x 14' 6"
Category
1850s Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Large Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
The Imperial Court: A Late 19th Century Persian Bijar Triclinium Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
78659 Rare Antique Persian Bijar Triclinium Rug, 11'00 x 18'02. Woven in the mountainous heart of Kurdistan during the late 19th century, this rare anti...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Bakshaish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$27,999 Sale Price
20% Off
Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Located in New York, NY
Bessarabian rug, 1810
Russia, circa 1810
Tapestry woven carpet
Imperial Tapestry Factory, St. Petersburg
Having an Adamesque central medallion on a warm caramel ground, with swan...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$550,000
Antique Turkish Ottoman Ladik prayer rug, curca 1880.
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Size: 5ft 3in x 3ft 7in (160 x 110cm).
Antique Turkish Ottoman Ladik prayer rug, a superb early example in original condition.
Circa 1800.
This is a beautifully drawn early rug w...
Category
1880s Asian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare and Early Khotan Rug with Two Niches
Located in Milan, IT
I don’t know of any other East Turkestan rug with only two niches, displayed here in a sort of yin yang. The outstanding palette, consisting of three shades of red, blue and green, i...
Category
Early 19th Century East Turkestani Khotan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson Biblical tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba seated on a throne at center, flanked on either side by attendants, to t...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique 17th Century Flemish Mythological Tapestry, with the Courtship of Apollo
Located in New York, NY
An antique 17th century Flemish mythological tapestry, size 9'1 H x 12'8 W, envisioning The Courtship of Apollo, with the Greek deity Apollo at left with his lyre and laurel garland,...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
$39,995 Sale Price
38% Off
Bobyrug’s pretty late 19th century Caucasian shirvan rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century shirvan Caucasian rug with nice geometrical and stylized designs with nice natural colours with a blue background and red, blue, and brown . A beautiful ...
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Antique 18th Century French Verdure Tapestry 8’6” x 11’2”
Located in New York, NY
Fine Antique 18th Century French Verdure Tapestry 8’6” x 11’2”.
Category
18th Century French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Ivory and Orange Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Antique Turkish Oushak rug with an ivory field, wide orange border, and floral all-over design.
This rug measures: 12' x 16'.
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Persian Kerman Rug with Relaxed French Provincial Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77627 Rare Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 09'11 x 12'10. For the connoisseur of understated grandeur, this hand-knotted antique Persian Kerman rug is the embodiment of...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$10,079 Sale Price
25% Off
4x7 Ft Antique Karachopt Kazak Rug, South Caucasus, Late 19th Century
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This imposing Antique Karachoph (Karachov) Kazak Rug is a robust and geometrically powerful tribal textile from the South Caucasus, dating to the late 19th century. Measuring 117 x 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1800
s Antique Caucasian Azerbaijan Rug with Harshang Design
Located in Dallas, TX
77021 Early 19th Century Antique Caucasian Azerbaijan Rug, 09'07 x 08'00. With its beguiling beauty and rich jewel-tones, this hand-knotted wool early 19th century antique Azerbaijan Harshang rug...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Serapi Carpet, Handmade Wool Oriental Rug, Ivory Rust Light Blue
Located in Port Washington, NY
Extremely Rare size, which leads us to believe this carpet originally was a custom order for a Nobel Family.
Antique Bakshaish carpets are one of the most sought after rugs particul...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
4.5x9.7 Ft Antique Shirvan Runner Rug, East Caucasus, Late 19th Century
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This magnificent Antique Shirvan Runner Rug is a substantial and richly detailed piece from the East Caucasus, dating back to the late 19th century. Measuring 135 x 293 cm (approx. 4...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Carpet with Romantic Motifs and Delicate Color Palette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French Aubusson Carpet with Romantic Motifs and Delicate Color Palette. Antique Large French Aubusson Carpet with Romantic Motifs and Delicate Color Palette.
This elegant ant...
Category
1880s French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Worn Persian Rug
Located in New York, NY
late 19th century worn textured Tribal Kurd Rug
Details
rug no. j3875
size 4' 3" x 7' 4" (130 x 224 cm)
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Malayer Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Distressed Rug, Soft Sage and Red Floral Allover Pattern - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage rug is a 7x10 Turkish distressed piece, made with hand-knotted wool circa mid-20th century. It is an exciting new addition to our collection of distressed Turkish rugs.
...
Category
1650s Turkish Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$3,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Tuareg Mat, Brown and Beige Geometric Patterns - Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage rug and floor covering is a 9x14 Tuareg mat from the nomadic tribe of the same name. Handwoven with reeds and camel leather in Mauritania circa 1950-1960, its natural ma...
Category
1850s Mauritanian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Leather, Reed
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Antique Russian Caucasian Kazak Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
73080 Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug, 04’00 x 08’00.
Bold and rustic, this hand-knotted wool antique Caucasian Kazak rug features a robust composition. Two jagged edge lozenge medallion...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Antique Caucasian Kazak Rug 3.5
x 6.5
, 1880s - 2B75
Located in Bordeaux, FR
A magnificent example of a late 19th-century Caucasian Kazak rug, hand-knotted with exceptional artistry in the 1880s. This antique masterpiece showcases the bold, geometric motifs t...
Category
1880s French Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1920s Art Deco Chinese Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
The Older Antique Chinese Rugs, as opposed to most other productions of Chinese goods, were woven almost exclusively for internal consumption. Since ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$21,750
Arts
Crafts Style 19th Century Handmade Spanish Cuenca Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique Spanish Cuenca throw rug, in the Arts
Crafts style, handmade during the 19th century.
Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 7".
Category
19th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
CYBR DEAL 10X15 Fine Antique Angora Oushak Rug 300cm x 452cm Oushak Rug c.1870
Located in New York, NY
This rare antique Turkish Angora Oushak rug, circa 1870, showcases an exceptional allover geometric composition rendered in soft rose, beige, ivory, and muted gold. Woven with luxuri...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pretty antique tapestry cardboard hand painted panel
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty 19th century French tapestry cardboard with a nice design of swing game featuring a young man standing pushing a young girl sitting on the swing. At a setting in the woods, be...
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton, Linen
12
2"x14
7" Antique Persian Bidjar Brown Wool on Wool Hand Knotted 1880s Rug
Located in Carlstadt, NJ
This fabulous Hand-Knotted carpet has been created and designed for extra strength and durability. This rug has been handcrafted for weeks in the traditional method that is used to m...
Category
1880s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$11,700 Sale Price
25% Off
1880s Antique Persian Ziegler Mahal Sultanabad Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
75660, antique Persian Ziegler Mahal Sultanabad rug, Palace size Persian rug. This antique Persian Ziegler Mahal showcases a classic Sultanabad...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Arts and Crafts Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
9
6"x13
6" Serapi, Antique
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Antique Persian Serapi / Bakhshayesh Carpet
Northwest Persia, circa 1880s
A commanding, museum‑quality Serapi carpet distinguished by its monumental scale, luminous natural palette...
Category
19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$49,000
Late 19th Century Antique Southwestern-Style Eye Dazzler Kilim
Located in Dallas, TX
78429 Vintage Eye Dazzler Southwestern style Rug, 04'09 x 07'00. Woven under the vast skies and sacred mesas of the American Southwest, this antique Southw...
Category
Late 19th Century American Spanish Colonial Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$4,480 Sale Price
35% Off
Pretty antique Hungarian embroidery tissue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique hungarian embroidered tissue fragment , with beautiful designs of flowers and with nice natural colours, entirely hand embroide...
Category
Early 19th Century Hungarian Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Large Antique Orient Rug, Carpet, Hand Knotted
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality, large antique orient rug. Carpet.
Hand knotted. Strong natural colors. Beautiful pattern.
The carpet is in an age-related condition.
...
Category
19th Century Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,207 Sale Price
20% Off
Tibetan Rug Dragon Design
Located in Ferrara, IT
This unique Tibetan rug with a dragon design measures 133 × 62 cm and stands out for both its symbolic richness and distinctive shape. Shaped in an hourglass or saddle form, it likel...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection 19th Century Antique Shirvan Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Shirvan Caucasian Rug
Details
rug no. j4576
size 3' 9" x 5' 5"
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Kirman Handmade Multicolor Medallion Floral Oversize Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
An extraordinary Beautiful antique Kirman hand-knotted wool rug with a beige and red field. This Persian rug has multicolor accents in a gorgeous medallion floral pattern design.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
18cen Extraordinaire Antique French Tapestry Louis XVI Beauvais 89x88cm Silk 3x3
Located in New York, NY
18th. Century Extraordinaire Antique French Tapestry Louis XVI Beauvais Silk
3' x 3' 89cm x 88cm
"This is an extremely fine Authentic Antique French B...
Category
1790s Belgian Louis XVI Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
$19,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Late 16th Century Brussels Historical Tapestry with the Roman General Scipio
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels historical tapestry, attributed to Martin Reymbouts, late 16th century. From the story of Scipio series, the renowned Roman general, a royal c...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$199,995 Sale Price
33% Off
The Silk Road Sigil: A Late 19th Century Turkestan Khotan Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
79408 Late 19th Century Turkestan Khotan Rug, 05'01 x 10'09. This rare antique Khotan rug stands as a ceremonial expression of Turkestan weaving culture at the close of the nineteent...
Category
Late 19th Century East Turkestani Khotan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$5,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Doris Leslie Blau Oversized Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Antique Persian Tabriz Rug
Size: 14'10" × 20'8" (452 × 629 cm)
This magnificent oversized Persian Tabriz rug, dating to the late 19th century, is an extraordinary represent...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tabriz Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Tibetan Dragons and Clouds Tan Khaden Wool Small Runner Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Tibetan Khaden rug featuring two beautiful dragons and a wild assortment of pastel colored clouds over a neutral tan background. This carpet features all vegetable dyes and i...
Category
Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Large Ziegler Sultanabad Rug in Soft Orange, Cream and Navy Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Antique Ziegler Sultanabad rug with central medallion in soft orange, ivory and pops of navy blue. Keivan Woven Arts / E-1207. Antique Ziegler, antique Persian Ziegler.
Measure...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Allegorical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson “Louis XIV” allegorical tapestry from the late 17th or early 18th century, depicting an allegory of Spring, with Flora crowned b...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
$74,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Pre-1900 Antique Lavar Kerman Rug Antique Persian Rug Persian Lavar Purple
Located in New York, NY
1890 Antique Lavar Rug Handmade Oriental Rug Authentic Rug 9x12 Oriental Rug
267cm x 346cm
Circa 1890
"This is an exceptional rare, handmade...
Category
1890s Persian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Red Turkish Oushak Rug 10
x 12
6
Located in New York, NY
10' x 12'6. The soft peachy-red central field of this antique Oushak rug is surrounded by a magnificent border in soft greens filled with flower heads and trailing vines. The central...
Category
19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
A Breathtaking Rare 17th Century Large Antique Persian Isfahan Rug 12
3" x 16
Located in New York, NY
A Breathtaking Rare 17th Century Large Antique Persian Isfahan Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Antique Persian Rugs, Circa Date: 17th Century
Category
17th Century Persian Other Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Sultanabad, Wool Handmade Oriental Rug Beige, Light Blue and Red
Located in Port Washington, NY
Sultanabad is a region in NW Persia. It was the site of the principle Ziegler weavings in the late 19th century. Sultanabad's are famous for their floral designs as they improved the...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Sultanabad Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Shirvan Caucasian Tribal Runner
Located in New York, NY
A late 19th-century tribal connoisseur-level Caucasian Shirvan Runner.
Measures: 3'3" x 12'6".
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rare Turkish Antique Signed “ZAREH” Peyman Koum Kapi Rug
Located in Ferrara, IT
This is a silk- and metal-thread kum kapi prayer rug. It features a head design woven by Zareh Penyamin and bears the calligraphic signature mark of his in the metal thread at the ba...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Other Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Metal
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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