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Beautiful Antique French Charles X Savonnerie Rug , Country of Origin / Rug Type: French Rug, Circa Date: 1820. Size: 10 ft 5 in x 14 ft 1 in (3.17m x 4.29 m).

A vintage Chinese Peking throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a cream border and light blue field. Measures: 2' 6" x 4' 3" 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...

An antique Persian Tabriz Haji Jalili accent rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 4' 0" x 5' 7".

Naïf Collection projects the designers’ sensibility for geometric shapes applied to an extremely suggestive form of sincere raw beauty. Guided by instinct rather than rigor, the coll...

Made in Iran, this rug relates to the Zieglar Sultanabad collection: In 1875 the Anglo-Swiss company, Zieglar and Co. produced carpets in the Western region of Persia. They married t...

A modern Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size rug handmade during the 21st century with a colorful horizontal pattern. A statement piece with its bright and whimsical colors. Measur...

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 early 20th century Turkish Sivas. Sivas is a city in North Central Turkey, which is a major production site of Turkish rugs based on Persian designs. Often finely woven, Sivas rug...

A modern Turkish Mohair room size carpet with a grey-colored long and lustrous pile from the 21st century in the style of minimalism. It may be used as a stand-alone piece or the fou...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 0" x 12' 2" Flat-weave rugs carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just on...

A vintage Chinese Art Deco accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 3" x 6' 11".

This Persian Tabriz Hadji Jalili hand-knotted rug resembles a unique style of rug making that goes back over 150 years. The original Hadji Jalili workshop created a highly distinct u...

Large modern Samarkand rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 17'2" × 25'6" (523 × 777 cm) Evoking the refined heritage of Central Asian artistry, this striking Modern Samarkand rug from Afg...

A vintage Persian Malayer rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 5" x 13' 2".

Hand-knotted in wool and all-natural silk, this 6×6 square rug is a new addition to the Mid-Century Modern rug collection by Rug & Kilim. This collection ...

A vintage Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 7" x 5' 7".

A contemporary tribal Persian flat-weave Kilim accent rug handmade during the 21st century with 5 columns in neutral tones of creams and browns stitches together in red and with some...

Handmade antique NW Persian carpet. Woven, circa 1880 (late 19th century). Persian informal rug, runner size 3'8" x 9'0". All-over design with Herati and floral pattern on navy backg...

Hand-knotted in wool and all natural silk, this modern 4×6 rug hails from the latest additions to the Mid-Century Modern Collection by Rug & Kilim — the first representation of varie...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century with a contemporary geometric lattice pattern in shades of coral and terracotta over a light gre...

Contemporary floral green and black European inspired Tibetan rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 7'10" × 9'7" (238 × 292 cm). What we are offering this time is a magnificent piece of we...

An antique Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 3' 7" x 5' 0" Persian rugs carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately large country wi...

An antique Spanish Cuenca throw rug, in the Arts Crafts style, handmade during the 19th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 7".

Intricate Ivory Hunting Scene Silk Qum Persian Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Modern Persian Rug, Circa Date: Late 20th Century. Size: 3 ft 5 in x 5 ft 1 in (1.04 m x 1.55 m).

This antique Persian Malayer carpet in pure wool and vegetable dyes circa 1900 features a triple diamond central medallion with an intricate multiple band border and vibrant red fiel...

An antique French Aubusson carpet, size: 13'4 x 10'8, circa 1890. This fine Louis Philippe era flat-woven French wool carpet features a large and dynamic central medallion on a relat...

An antique Persian Bidjar small room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 7' 4" x 11' 0".

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim runner handmade during the Mid-20th Century. Measures: 2' 9" x 13' 5".

A vintage Persian Malayer rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 3" x 3' 3"

An antique Persian Gabbeh carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century. Measures: 4' 4" x 6' 1".

An antique Indian Lahore carpet from the first quarter of the 20th century, 9’ x 12’ room size rug. Antique because of its age, yet it has a more modern design with earthy hues that ...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.

An antique Persian Bidjar room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century in shades of red and blue. Measures: 9' 4" x 11' 11".

Magnificent and finely woven neutral earth tone color antique oversized Persian Tabriz rug, country of origin / rug type: Persian r...

Made in Iran with the finest hand-carded wool, our Mazandaran collection highlights the Minimalist sophistication that existed long before the modern era. The collection was inspired...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian gallery carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 3" x 11' 4".

An antique Persian Malayer throw rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 3' 3" x 6' 6".

Our "Olympia" Greek Key decorative rug is hand-knotted, and made with the finest hand-spun wool. The Classic Greek Key motif takes on a modern look in this low pile rug. Custom sizes...

Considered a village rug, and inspired by Persian style, this rug is made with hand-carded, hand-spun wool using only vegetable dyes by the artisans and weavers crafting unique carpe...

Influenced by architecture and design, this modern minimalist "Street View" scene rug is hand-knotted with bamboo silk by artisan craftsmen in India. Custom ...

A vintage Turkish Art Deco style small room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 8" x 9' 6".

A vintage Turkish Anatolian small room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 9" x 10' 0".

An antique Persian Malayer rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 11" x 13' 4" Persian Rugs Carpets: Persia (Iran) is a moderately lar...

Born in France. Designed in Milan. Produced in Nepal. cc-tapis is an Italian company which produces contemporary hand-knotted rugs which are created in Nepal by expert Tibetan artisa...

Antique Silk Kashan Persian Area Rug, Country of origin: Persia, Circa date: 1900. Size: 9 ft x 13 ft (2.74 m x 3.96 m)

An antique Persian flat-woven Kilim tribal rug from the early 20th century.

An antique Persian Serapi (grade term for higher quality Heriz rugs) large room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 11' 10" x 15' 6".

This vintage hand-knotted Patchwork design rug is made of the finest hand-carded, hand-spun wool, and crafted by village artisan weavers in Turkey. Custom sizes and colors available....

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet in square format handmade during the turn of the 20th century in shades of ivory, rust orange, and gold. Measures: 11' 10" x 13' 8".

A vintage Persian Veece small room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 2" x 10' 4".

an early 20th Century Persian Sultanabad Rug size 6'9" x 9' 6"

An antique Persian Kurd rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century with a rustic appeal in khaki green. Measures: 3' 0" x 12' 7".

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 9" x 6' 2"

The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...

A vintage Persian Mahal runner in a modern Art Deco style handmade during the mid-20th century with a check board pattern in a multicolored palette. Measures: 1' 7" x 6' 1".

The Rapture Collection is the exception to our hand-woven only rule. Woven Concepts purist philosophy focuses on the creation of hand-made, high-end rugs. The Rapture Collection rugs...

An antique Persian Mahal room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 7' 9" x 11' 7".

This Persian tribal hand-knotted runner rug is hand-carded with the finest wool, and made with all natural dyes by the local Kurdish artisan weaves in Iran. Custom sizes and colors a...

Oversized Modern Art Deco-Inspired Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 16'0" × 20'6" (487 × 624 cm). Embodying the elegance and clarity of Art Deco design, this contemporary oversized rug...

A modern Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size rug handmade during the 21st century with a colorful horizontally striped pattern. A statement piece with its bright and whimsical colors....