Early 20th Century More Carpets

72713 Antique Persian Heriz Rug, 07'03 x 10'06. With a traditional refined color palette, striking appeal, and architectural design elements, this hand knotted wool antique Persian H...

79404 Antique Afghani Maimana Kilim Rug Runner, 04'11 x 15'09. This handwoven wool antique Afghani Maimana kilim runner is a distilled expression of nomadic intelligence—woven not fo...

A fine antique Ningxia blue and beige handmade silk rug. This contemporary silk rug exudes a truly joyful aura. Its design is based on geometric figures regularly located on the e...

An antique Persian Tabriz pictorial accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 6" x 5' 11" Persian rugs carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large...

73610, distressed antique Turkish Oushak rug with Modern Mediterranean and Italian Tuscan style. ??Emanating timeless elegance and warm, earthy co...

An antique Persian Malayer rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 0" x 14' 6" Persian Rugs Carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately larg...

72695 Antique Persian Tabriz Rug, 09'04 x 13'00. A masterpiece of regal refinement, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Tabriz rug is a triumph of Persian artistry at its most opu...

Woven in vibrant shades of red, blue, pink, cream, green, and gold wool, this Persian Bakhtiari carpet is hand-knotted in pure handspun wool and measures 4’6” x 7’0”. The hand-knotte...

77780 Antique Southwestern style Kilim Eye Dazzler Rug, 01'06 x 02'00. This handwoven wool antique Eye Dazzler Southwestern style Kilim is a mesmerizing showcase of traditional South...

77260 Antique Chinese Peking Rug, 09'02 x 11'07. An embodiment of timeless Chinese artistry and imperial refinement, this hand-knotted wool antique Peking rug captures the serene har...

77230 Antique Chinese Peking Rug, 09'00 x 11'04. Bathed in the serene glow of antiquity, this hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Peking rug captures the poetic essence of China’s Four...

Antique Perisan Tabriz oriental carpet, circa 1900, small Sized An antique Persian Tabriz oriental carpet, circa 1900. Size: 5'7" x 4'2". This small sized antique decorative rug w...

An antique Indian Lahore carpet, from the first quarter of the 20th century, with an allover pictorial design over a red field.

75830 Vintage Persian Mahal Rug, 06'08 x 10'01. A masterpiece of Persian artistry, this hand knotted wool vintage Mahal rug enchants with its architectural elegance and storied craft...

78156 Distressed Antique Persian Mahal rug, 10'06 x 13'04. Timeless elegance and effortless beauty, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mahal rug is poised to impress. The lovingl...

1920s Persian Kurd Gallery Size Rug with a tree of life motif on a gray field Details rug no. j2217 size 4' 10" x 10' 5" (147 x 318 cm)

77586, antique Chinese Baotou Scholar’s rug with Confucian Pictorial Design. This hand-knotted wool antique Chinese Baotou rug features a pi...

71946 Oversized Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 11'00 x 16'06. Kerman rugs trace their origins to the city of Kerman, nestled in south-central Iran. Esteemed as a pivotal hub for weaving...

76550 Antique Persian Malayer Runner with Guli Hinnai Flower, Persian Hallway Runner 03'05 x 09'07. This antique Persian Malayer runner features...

This is an example of handmade carpet finely hand-knotted vintage rugs from Central Anatolia with a Classic all-over floral rug design of small patterns. The high-quality wool pile on a strong silk foundation and excellent original condition let this deep purple rug...

61223 Antique Persian Heriz Runner, 03'00 x 10'05. Full of tiny details and nomadic charm, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Heriz r...

an early 20th century tribal ersari rug in green and brown with a mini khani pattern often found in 19th century caucasian rugs Details rug no. j3942 size 10' 3" x 12' 10" (312 x 39...

77168 Oversized Antique Persian Kerman Rug,11'06 x 17'10. Prepare to be swept off your feet by the dazzling allure of this oversized antique Kerman rug – a masterpiece that practically screams, "Traditional Persian weaving, but make it fabulous!" This hand-knotted Persian Kerman rug is not just a floor covering; it's a cultural extravaganza for your feet. Picture a central scalloped Kirman medallion...

A magnificent Persian Serapi Bakshaish oriental carpet, circa 1900, size 19'5" x 12'0". This unique carpet has a large, spacious central medallion, with stylized blue corners, and a ...

A brashly toned Indian Amritsar in motivating display. Measures: 10' 5" x 14' 0"

75342, antique Persian Hussainabad Hamadan runner, hallway runner. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Hussainabad Hamadan runner features a lively all-over Herati pattern that de...

An antique Chinese Ningxia square throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 3" x 2' 4" The craft of the hand-knotted carpet in China, and the surrounding areas including Mongolia and Tibet, extends into the early centuries of the first millennium, C.E., but we really have a firm grasp only beginning in the later 16th century with large, very coarsely woven carpets, often depicting dragons, created for the Imperial Forbidden City palaces. Chinese carpets have always been commercial and there are no tribal groups responsible for any of the carpet weaving strains. When the Ming Dynasty fell in 1644, with no Imperial patrons, production moved to the city of Ningxia in north central China where several workshops turned out more finely woven pieces for the Mandarins of the administrative Ch’ing bureaucracy and well-to-do merchants. Ningxia was the major Chinese carpet center up through most of the 19th century, with first allover and then medallion designs on cotton foundations in medium weaves. Palettes were initially limited to yellows, dark blue and cream, but later widened to include reds, browns and even green. These antiques were the first Chinese carpets to be exported to the West and they fitted in well with the craze for Chinese blue-and-white porcelain in the second half of the 19th century. Ningxia also wove shaped and rectangular small rugs for saddle underlays, chair (“throne”) seats and shaped backs, pillar carpets with dragons or monks for Buddhist monasteries, and long divided runners for monastery meditation halls. These small rugs are among the most collectible of all Chinese weavings. Weavers from Ningxia set up workshops in the capital Peking (Beijing) in the 1860’s and began weaving Western room sizes for export, primarily to America. In blue – and – white and polychrome palettes, with round wreath medallions, precious objects, seasonal flowers, paeonies, lotuses, fretwork, clouds, butterflies and bats, all relatively spaciously drawn. The round “Shou” (Good Luck) character is also a prominent decorative motif. There are also a few Peking landscape pictorials with pagodas, houses, bridges, waterscapes and boats. Peking carpets were woven right up until WWII and production began again after the Cultural Revolution around 1970. They are moderately well-woven, on cotton foundations, exactingly executed and indisputably Chinese. Many are in the blue-and-white style. Nothing else looks like a Peking carpet and for a Chinese “look” in a room, they are absolutely indispensable. Sizes range from scatters and a few runners, through the popular 9’12’ size, to large carpets over 20’ which must have been special orders. The earliest Peking Revival carpets are pliable and fairly thin, but they became heavier and more compact in the 20th century, in competition with Art Deco carpets from Tientsin. The modern, post- 1970, pieces are in the traditional Peking style, but are a little too regular and neat. Exactitude has been favored over character, as hard to explain that as it is. There are a number of all-silk and silk-and –metal thread pieces, many with inscriptions purporting to link them with rooms in the Imperial palaces, bringing very substantial auction prices, but none are really antique. The genre emerged after WWI and the present demand comes from mainland Chinese. The silk piles often stand in pattern relief against flat woven gold metal thread grounds. The inscriptions are apocryphal, the rugs are flashily opulent, perfect for nouveaux riches. The Art Deco period between the two World Wars saw a distinctive carpet industry developing in Tientsin (Tianjin) in northeastern China. These are highly prized for their transitional design character, neither overtly Chinese, nor abstractly modern/contemporary. Woven exclusively for export, usually by and for American firms, such as Nichols and Elbrook, they are totally in the “Jazz Age Modern” style of the 1920’s, often without borders, with abstract or abstracted patterns, and only with, at best, a few Chinese-y pattern elements. Vases asymmetrically placed in the corners are features of some of the more Chinese-y carpets. Open fields with floral sprays and branches growing in from the edges are anther design innovation. Often, Chinese motives have been re-imagined in more sharp-edged, abstract manners. Some have no references whatsoever to natural elements. The patterns are sharp and the rugs are never subdued, soft or restrained. The rugs are heavily constructed, with crisp, unfading dyes and medium to medium coarse weaves on cotton foundations. All are extremely well-executed, with none of the vagaries, variations or twists found on even high-quality Persian rugs. The majority are in the 9’ by 12’ format and a surprising number can be found in top condition. There also was a substantial production in Peking from, especially from the Fette factory. Elliptical and round carpets, and lighter, often pastel colors, were a specialty. Nothing looks like an Art Deco Chinese and they work well with traditional Chinese furniture and the most modern decor as well. These is no substitute for a good Chinese Art Deco carpet. Chinese carpets also include small scatters from Tibet, with high quality wool, floating dragons and allover textile patterns. The colors of vintage and modern pieces are bright, but there are antique small rugs...

76611 Distressed Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Rug 04’01 x 05’05. With its beguiling beauty and rustic sensibility, this hand knotted wool distressed antique Turkish Sivas prayer rug ...

Breathtaking Oversized Agra Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Indian Rugs, Circa Date: 1900 – Size: 20 ft 8 in x 26 ft 8 in (6.3 m x 8.13 m) True to the traditionally sweeping styl...

An antique Persian Mahal accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 0" x 6' 5".

An antique Persian Senneh Kilim flatweave accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 3' 11" x 6' 1".

73688 Antique Persian Malayer Rug, 03'00 x 10'00. Woven from the wool and prized camel hair of ancient looms, this antique Persian Malayer rug is a nomad’s legacy, grounded in the rh...

An antique Persian Wagireh (Sampler) Mahal throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. This charming ruglet was originally used as a visual sampler to weave larger carpets. Measures: 3' 9" x 4' 10" Persian Rugs...

Antique Chinese Baotou indigo rug, circa 1900. The central field with an intricate lattice work of Traditional Gau (Amulet) design in two shades of blue...

Antique American Hooked rug with diamond design, Keivan Woven Arts / rug L11-1211, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1910 Ingenious in style, color and compo...

An antique Persian Senneh Malayer accent rug handmade during the early 20th century with a pictorial design of a lion. Measures: 4' 10" x 8' 2".

78175 Antique Chinese Art Deco Pictorial rug with Gazebo & Pagoda Scene 09'01 x 11'02. This hand knotted wool antique Chinese Art Deco ...

72852 Antique Persian Lilihan Rug with Central Floral Bouquet Medallion. Richness in color, texture and visual opulence, this antique Persian Lilihan rug with Victorian style featur...

72514 Antique Brown Persian Malayer Rug Runner, 03’01 x 10’06. Hailing from the western Iranian region of Malayer, Persian Malayer carpet runners are renowned for their meticulous cr...

74229 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 11'00 x 16'10. Kerman rugs originate from the city of Kerman, nestled in south-central Iran. Renowned as one of Iran's key weaving centers, this cit...

60779, distressed antique Persian Tabriz rug Industrial Rustic style. Melding sumptuous elegance and weathered beauty, this distressed antique Persian T...

74200 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 08'08 x 11'02. Ethereal and enchanting, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Kerman rug is a delicate symphony of artistry and elegance, woven wit...

78338 Rare Antique Persian Serapi Rug, 11'10 x 15'10. Behold an exquisite and exceedingly rare hand-knotted wool antique Persian Serapi rug from the late 19th century—a one-of-a-kind...

An early 20th century Antique Turkish Oushak rug highlighted by a rare green color ground. Measures: 4' x 6'6''.

60935 distressed antique Persian Heriz rug with Mid-Century Modern style 08'03 x 11'11. Warm and inviting with Mid-Century Modern style, this hand-knotted wool distressed antique Per...

76423, antique Persian Malayer Runner with Modern Victorian style. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Malayer runner features a dynamic all-over Herati pattern spread across an a...

Beautiful antique Tribal Northwest Persian runner rug, country of origin / rug type: Persian tug, date: circa 1900. Size: 3 ft 4 in x 10 ft 4 in (1.02 m x 3.15 m). Simplicity in de...

An antique Persian Tabriz accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 0" x 5' 5" Persian rugs carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large country with a ...

70590, antique Persian Kurdish rug with Nomadic Raconteur style, hallway runner. An antique artifact of nomadic Kurds, this Persian rug was handwoven with rich ornament and colors th...

61184 Antique Persian Bijar rug, 07'05 x 11'00. ?With its timeless style, incredible detail and texture, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Bijar rug is poised to impress. The e...

76761 Antique Persian Yazd Rug, 10'10 x 15'01. Yazd rugs, originating from the city of Yazd in central Iran, are renowned for their exceptional quality, intricate designs, and fine c...

An antique Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 5' 10".

77779 Vintage Germantown Southwestern style Kilim Rug, 01'07 x 02'10. This exquisite handwoven wool vintage Germantown Southwestern style Kilim saddle blanket is a testament to the c...

77516, antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug with Jacobean style. Vibrant colors with beguiling ambiance, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug is poised to impr...

Antique Perisan Tabriz Oriental Carpet, circa 1920, Room Sized An antique Persian Tabriz oriental carpet, circa 1920. Size: 10'0" x 6'6". This large sized antique decorative rug...

An antique Turkish Oushak oriental carpet, size 13'2 x 10'3, circa 1910. This lovely decorative carpet features a diffuse central medallion on a subtly hued central field, which is e...

61013 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 06'05 x 10'11. Distressed. Desirable Age Wear. Antique Wash. Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Iran.

This Persian Malayer carpet circa 1900 consists of pure handspun wool and vegetable dyes. It is hand-knotted on a cotton warp and wool weft, featuring natural hues of indigo, gold, l...

Antique Persian Tabriz Oriental Carpet, circa 1910, Room Sized An antique Persian Tabriz oriental carpet, circa 1910. Size: 12'0" x 9'2". This large sized antique decorative rug wa...

77235 Antique persian sarouk rug with vase design and Victorian style, scatter rug 03'06 x 05'00. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Sarouk rug features a vase design and Victorian style. Take center stage is a delicate ivory medallion surrounded by an all-over floral spray pattern on a deep red backdrop. The floral pattern is composed of a variety of flowers, palmettes, curved hyacinth, leafy tendrils, lotus, and roundel roses. At either end of the rug are small vases sitting on a thin plinth with arrangements of blossoms and flowering branches reaching towards the center. A diamond lozenge guard band encloses the center field. It is framed with a botanical and lotus border flanked with inner and outer carnation Meander guard borders. This antique Sarouk scatter rug...