Unknown Western European Rugs

An unusual floor covering made from thousands of tiny teak blocks strung together with wire.

Antique BESSARABIAN Stylish Botanical Design 11'7'' X 8'4'' one of a kind 1 of 1 ask for more details

A green and blue Danish modern rya shag rug, 1960s. 55 by 80 inches

Archaeologists and scholars consider the roots of needlepoint to have been around 1500 BC. They consider the first needlepoint to include the fine diagonal stitches that were used to...

Antique Bessarabian Stylish Design 12'0'' X 6'7'' one of a kind 1 of 1 ask for more details

Savonnerie Carpets – During the early seventeenth century, a weaver named Pierre DuPont traveled to the Levant. Upon his return, he claimed to have discovered the technique of creati...

Needlepoint rugs were created using the traditional needlework weaving technique that is used to make everyday items from furniture to carpets and artwork. However, it has a fascinat...

Antique BESSARABIAN Stylish Geometric Design 9'7'' X 6'7''

one of a kind 1 of 1 more info upon request Antique Bessarabian Stylish Floral Design 13'8'' X 5'8''

Antique BESSARABIAN Stylish Floral Design 9'6'' X 4'10''

21st C. French Savonnerie style wool carpet. The design is a foliate vine pattern in gold, light green and brown tones on a cream ground. The border has a rust ground with a geometric pattern of alternating stylized wheatsheaf and leaf design. Unmarked. About Savonnerie Carpets: French pile floor covering, usually large, whether made at the Savonnerie workshop or made in that manner and style. The Savonnerie factory (on the site of a former soap factory, hence the name) was established in Paris in 1627 at the Hospice de la Savonnerie at Chaillot by royal order, to provide pile carpets for use in the king’s palaces and as royal gifts. Subject to interruptions from time to time, this shop has provided carpets, seat covers, and similar weavings ever since, at first for the French court and then for government buildings. The patterns are floral and architectural Renaissance conceptions, many based upon paintings and cartoons by the same artists who designed the Gobelins tapestries. In 1826, the enterprises having been combined, the Savonnerie production was moved into the Gobelins workshops, near Paris. The styles of ornamentation have varied with the tastes of the passing reigns and regimes until in recent years the abstract or surrealist creations of modern painters have, in their turn, been reflected in the Savonnerie rugs. The various Savonnerie fashions have exercised a powerful influence upon the patterns of other Western carpet workshops. Dimensions: Approx. 105"l x 87"w Condition: Good, minor fading and discoloration. Shows well. Note: All rugs and carpets...

Antique European Rug 10'9''x8'9'

Fine Vintage Squarish Kilim Rug with Crescent Moon and Tulip Motif 5’2” x 5’6”. A technique rather than a type of rug. Technique is: slit tapestry, warp shared wefting, single or do...

This Floral Balkan Kilim from the 1960s embodies the charm and craftsmanship of Southeastern European village weaving. Handwoven from hand-spun wool, it showcases a rhythmic pattern ...