Mid-20th Century Rugs and Carpets

79362 Vintage Finnish Rollakan Rug, 04'06 x 06'09. Step into a world of quiet Scandinavian refinement with this handwoven vintage Finnish rollakan rug—an understated yet irresistibly...

Beautiful vintage Persian Kilim rug, hand knotted wool with a tan field, red and brown accents in all-over Classic abstract design This rug measures 9' 6" x 15' 06''.   

79035 Ingegerd Silow Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 04'07 x 06'08. Woven in the golden age of Swedish mid-century design, this handwoven wool vintage rollakan rug—“Örbyhus”—is an extr...

This handmade carpet colorful carpet Oriental rug is woven by very skilled weavers in Karabagh, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has blue, green, grey...

Our overdyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage Turkish rugs, carefully restored and reimagined in our workshop to suit a wide range of interior design styles — from modern and minima...

Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, carpet, model ‘Snäckorna’, wool on linen warp, Sweden, design 1943, production afterwards Exceptional hand-woven carpet designed by th...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian Deco throw rug handmade during the Mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 7" x 3' 5"

Antique Turkish Bergama Rug, 1930s Red, Navy & Beige Tribal Area Rug Immerse your space in the authentic artistry of Anatolia with this exceptional Antique Turkish Bergama Area Rug...

"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of an 15th century tapestry with a design titled « bord de L’eau » (water's...

An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.

Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of Lauragais Landscape. Bring a little reminder of nature into your country decor with this Lauragais Landscape ta...

Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this traditional vintage hand knotted Turkish area rug, crafted from 100% premium wool. This exquisite piece captures the essence o...

Hand-knotted Istanbul silk rug, woven in Turkey circa 1950. This elegant Turkish silk rug from Istanbul features a finely rendered central medallion set against an ivory field, surr...

Handwoven in Turkey, this vintage runner features striking geometric motifs and a rich, earthy palette inspired by traditional Anatolian textiles. Crafted from natural wool, its elon...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian room size rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a geometric tribal design. Measures: 8' 8" x 11' 0"

Discover this exquisite vintage Turkish Anatolian Kars rug, meticulously hand-knotted from high-quality wool. The rug features a deep brown field beautifully accented with light brow...

A vintage Persian Gabbeh tribal accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 8" x 10' 1".

This beautifully handwoven oriental area rug is a traditional carpet woven in the mid 20th century, circa 1950. The central design has been woven on a rich red background and feature...

Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen-printed by hand tapestry featuring the exquisite design of a medieval museum tapestry titled “fountain concert “ This tapestr...

61437 Vintage Persian Najafabad Pictorial Rug, 09'08 x 13'02. From the heart of Persia’s golden artistic lineage emerges this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Najafabad pictorial ru...

ref C69585

78269 Vintage Finnish Rya rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 1'11 x 4'00. Full of tiny details and a bold expressive design combined with folk art styl...

This is a fine example of a hand-knotted vintage Afghan Baluch rug, crafted from 100% pure wool and dating back to the 1940s. The Baluch tribes, known for their masterful weaving tra...

An exceptional mid-20th century hand woven Navajo rug from the American Southwest, showcasing classic geometric design with two bold medallions set against a soft gray field. The com...

Our overdyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage Turkish rugs, carefully restored and reimagined in our workshop to suit a wide range of interior design styles — from modern and minima...

Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 4x5 vintage Tulu rug is an extremely rare piece like so few of its provenance. On the Design: Tulus are som...

A beautiful vintage Turkish runner showcasing a tan field adorned with a tribal geometric design that covers the entire rug, enhanced by accents in various pale colors. This rug mea...

This is a beautiful vintage Russian embroidered velvet textile, measuring approximately 3’2” x 3’2” (98 cm x 98 cm). Crafted with deep rich burgundy velvet, it features ornate gold a...

Nice Antique Persian Heriz Oriental Rug circa 1930s. The rug is in very good condition with great natural colors. Nothing is missing - this rug is complete. 100% wool pile. Many ...

Carpet Denmark 1960 The carpet is restored We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal...

ref c4517

a mid 20th century Folk art Animal motif Moroccan Kilim 2' x 4' ~ item j4719

A gorgeous and playful vintage Persian Gabbeh rug with a crimson abrash ombre field with a bright indigo diamond medallion flanked by pairs of indigo goats, and a wonderful border wi...

This charming vintage Persian Gabbeh runner features a beautifully minimalist composition centered around a vertical chain of stepped diamonds, rendered in soft ivory, cream, and war...

Handmade vintage Caucasian Kazak rug in traditional medallion design. The rug is from the middle of 20th century in original condition, it is missing one side. -condition: origina...

This lively handwoven rug was produced by Kurdish villagers in Central Turkey for daily use in third quarter of the 20th century. These splendid vintage weavings were used in various ways such as wall-hangings, bedding covers...

Vintage Bokhara Rug 7'8'' x 9'9''.

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Vintage Zoroastrian Karman, Hand Knotted, Pure Wool, Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving crafts...

Vintage Indian Dhurrie rug Size: 10'4" × 12'6" (314 × 381 cm) This vintage Indian Dhurrie rug, measuring 19' x 10', exemplifies the artistry and timeless charm of traditional Indian ...

A Mid-Century Modern vintage handmade Swedish carpet in wool featuring a geometric pattern. This greenish colored Scandinavian rug is made and signed by MJ from 1950 and 1970 and thi...

Nice mid century french mechanical tapestry with beautiful design of a 18th century aubusson tapestry with beautiful colors, woven with mechanical ...

Rare “Grön Äng / Green Meadow” Rölakan Carpet by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Signed AB MMF. Sweden. An important and highly collectible Swedish rölakan flatweave...

A colorful one-of-a-kind Tibetan rug from the 2nd quarter of the 20th century with a dragon motif Measures: 3' x 5'5''.

A finely hand-knotted semi antique Turkish rug from 1940s. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat ...

Rich in culture is intricately handwoven with reed and leather. Tuareg mats are a must-have on your collections that the Berber symbols together with the zigzag and diamond patterns ...

53011, vintage Turkish Oushak Yastik Scatter rug with neutral Southwestern desert boho style, small accent rug. Effortless beauty and simplicity meet triba...

77218 Vintage Turkish Hereke Silk Prayer Rug, 04’00 x 06’00. Effortless beauty meets timeless appeal in this vintage Turkish silk Hereke prayer rug. The stylish levels of complexity and refined color palette woven into this piece work together evoking worldly sophistication. This hand knotted vintage Turkish silk Hereke prayer rug, inspired by the renowned Zareh Penyamin and the intricate artistry of Koum Kapi...

This vintage 5x3 Persian Gabbeh rug is the latest grand entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of iconic tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This vintage ...

Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...

A worn circa mid-20th century rustic color Turkish Deco rug Measures: 6'11'' x 10'4”.

Enhance your home with the authentic charm of this vintage handknotted Turkish wool runner rug, a masterpiece of traditional Anatolian craftsmanship. Crafted from 100% high-quality...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Blush Red, Vintage Northwest Persian with Geometric Medallions Design, Worn and Distressed, 100% Wool, Hand Knotted, Cropped Thin, Zero Pile, Sides and Ends Professionally Secured, W...

Handmade Artist Mural Made of Jute, 1960s Scandinavia

Swedish flat weave Röllakan carpet from the 1960s by unknown designer. Main colour is green in a few different tones with a variety of patterns and shapes in pink, beige and blue on ...

Stunning Azeri rug vintage with Caucasian Design - Djoharian Collection Azeri rugs and carpets are mainly made of fine, hand-spun wool, This wonderful and stunning example comes...

Rug Number 32432 Size 11' 0" X 15' 3" Design Tabriz Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Iran

It does not come with an insert. Cotton in the back. Zipper closure. Dry Cleaning is reccommended.  

From a crazy collection that was kept in storage for decades! All new UNUSED vintage 60's/70's Rugs! WILTON Lightening Green Rust Brown Rya Rug Creator: Hojer Eksport Wilton 100% ...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 9" Chinese Rugs Carpet: 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...