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Item Ships From: USA
Vintage Danish Rya Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
By Ege Art Line
Located in Dallas, TX
78279 Vintage Danish Rya Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style 04'00 x 06'06. With its geometric design and bohemian hygge vibes, this hand-knotted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,199 Sale Price
20% Off
Nordic Solstice: A Scandinavian Swedish-Style Masterpiece of Gilded Geometry
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter
Located in Dallas, TX
30674 New Scandinavian Swedish-Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'00 x 11'06. Behold a radiant ode to the legacy of Scandinavian Modernism—a handwoven wool kilim that channels the spirit of mid-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,032 Sale Price
39% Off
Colorful Antique Karabagh Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a Caucasian Karabagh rug. Polyfill and zipper closure included
Measures: 20'' x 20''.
Category
20th Century Spanish Colonial USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Modern Swedish Style Handmade Geometric Pattern Blue and Ivory Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Modern Swedish style wool rug with a blue field. This Swedish rug has accents of ivory in a gorgeous all-over geometric square pattern design.
This rug measures: 10' x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Rya Carpet, 05
10 x 08
00
Located in Dallas, TX
79013 Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Rya Rug, 05'10 x 08'00. Born of an era where form met function in its most elevated expression, this vintage Swedish rya rug is not merely a furnis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,584 Sale Price
20% Off
Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, Blått Timglas Korsmönster
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
Showcasing the bolder side of Scandinavian design, this handwoven Swedish style kilim rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The geometric pattern and blue hues woven into this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,076 Sale Price
30% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug with Pink Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 contemporary rug from the “High” line of Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection, known for its particula...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Handmade Samarkand Rug - 8
2
X 4
10
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Tribal Antique USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Geometric Floral Cream and Gray Wool Kilim Rug
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool with a unique blend of undyed natural yarns, this modern kilim rug hails from the latest flat weave additions to Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Kilim Collection, a ...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Midcentury Scandinavian Modern Rya Rug
By Ege Rya
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage Swedish Rya rug is simple and stunning, truly embodies Scandinavian Modern style. The browns and neutrals are muted and earthy in this Scandinavian Rya rug, but rich in ...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,100 / item
Modern Brown Dhurrie Wool Rug Handmade With Geometric Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This flatweave rug features a chic contemporary Dhurrie design with a tan field color. It has a geometric pattern throughout the rug in brown, beige, and gray shades.
This rug meas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Organic Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Designer, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A blue, pink, orange and off-white flat weave wood carpet designed and produced in Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Scandinavian Blue Kilim Rug Inspired by Irma Kronlund
By Irma Kronlund, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
31127 Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'11 x 11'11. In this captivating handwoven wool Swedish-inspired kilim rug, Scandinavian Modern style meets the tranquil essen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,436 Sale Price
20% Off
1990s Savonnerie Area Rug-10
0" X 8
0"
Located in Los Angeles, US
21th Century Authentic Savonnerie Area Rug 10'0" X 8'0", handmade and hand-knotted, wool on cotton foundation, reproduction
Category
Early 1900s Asian Empire Antique USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1920s Antique Samarkand Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Samarkand Rugs: The desert oasis of Khotan was an important stop on the Silk Road. The people of Khotan were expert carpet weavers who produced high quality antique rugs and ...
Category
1920s Other Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1900 Antique Bessarabian Flat Weave Kilim Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Beautiful Collection of Romanian Antique Bessarabian Kilims and Rugs
Antique Bessarabian Rugs / Kilims in both pile and tapestry weaving technique are some of the more beautiful carpets to have been produced in Europe. Many of the Bessarabian Kilims were woven around the mid to late 19th century, though some do date back to the 18th century as well. This production that carried into the early twentieth century under late Ottoman Turkish rule in an area corresponding to modern Bulgaria and Romania, they stand right on the cusp of European and Oriental carpet weaving. Many of the designs are floral patterns made in a naturalistic western style utilizing brown or black ground, not unlike certain Karabaghs from the Caucauses. But others, particularly flat weaves, reflect the tradition of Turkish kilims from nearby Anatolia, although in a distinctive Bessarbian palette. In either case they are supremely decorative rugs.
History Of Antique Flat Woven Bessarabian Kilim Rugs from Romania
Bessarabian Kilims and carpets are flat woven rugs that originate in the Russian provinces of the Ukraine and Moldova in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. While most carpet experts will classify the flat woven rugs as Bessarabian they will often refer to the knotted pile carpets as Ukrainian.
The Bessarabian carpets differ from antique Persian carpets in many ways. For example, unlike Persian carpets, Bessarabian rugs cannot be classified to a region according to the way the rugs were woven. Their weaves provide indications regarding the area for which they were created rather than for their classification. The markets these antique rugs were designed for could have fallen into different categories such as a rural market or an urban one. But all other attributes were dismissed and all the Romani made area rugs and carpets are referred to as Bessarabian instead.
Antique Romanian Bessarabian kilims are ornate and they come in a variety of designs as well color combinations. It’s not uncommon for some Bessarabian kilims to be more floral while others may feature more geometric patterns. Bessarabian carpets are made on carpet weaving looms similar to the ones used to make the French Aubusson rugs.
These looms are wooden, and the rugs are flat woven / kilims. The best of these rug types were created in the 1700’s. The Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was where these Romanian rugs were made, and the factory was created by none other than Peter the Great. He established the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory following his return from England and France. He was inspired to create the factory after being in awe of the splendid Aubusson carpets, Savonnerie rugs, and Axminster carpets he saw while abroad.
The beautiful carpets he admired while in Europe had already caught the eyes of his Russian contemporaries, and importing them was triggering a financial drain for the Russian treasury. For this reason, the Russian Imperial Tapestry Factory was used as a location for copying the French and English carpets Peter the Great and the Russian nobility desired.
Demand for these lavishly luxurious rugs grew, and additional factories were created in villages. This region is from where these rugs got the name Bessarabian. The region is divided between two territories: the Republic of Moldova and Romania. Bessarabian rug weavers were country people who had a country taste. Though they were tasked with replicating the elaborate motifs of the European rugs, they added their own unique country’s flair to their borrowed rug patterns and designs. This more folksy or traditional approach to the European patterns...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Neoclassical Antique USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Colorful Antique Karabagh Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Large Pillow made from a Caucasian Karabagh rug. Polyfill and zipper closure included
Measures: 16'' x 24''.
Category
20th Century Spanish Colonial USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
The Blush Geometry: A Finnish Rollakan Masterpiece of Modernist Serenity
By Alestalon Mattokutomo
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,808 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Brown Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 8x10 Swedish rug from our “High” texture named for its high-and-low approach to Swedish patterns features geometric patterns inspired by Swedish Deco sensi...
Category
2010s Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Swedish Rya Shag Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style and Danish Design
Located in Dallas, TX
77043, vintage Swedish Rya Shag rug with Scandinavian modern style and Danish design. This vintage Swedish Rya Shag rug with Scandinavian modern style is rich in texture and will add...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$7,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Antique Jerusalem Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Israeli Rugs – Israel is home to a surprisingly large and well-established carpet-weaving community. Area Carpet weavers in Israel had very serious traditions that were cultural, tec...
Category
Early 1900s Asian Other Antique USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
The Nordic Meadow: A Vintage Swedish Masterpiece of Scandinavian Folk Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79373 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'11 x 09'10. In the heart of rural Sweden—where weaving was both necessity and artistic inheritance—textiles like this emerged as soulful expres...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$2,128 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Blue with Geometric Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 9x12 contemporary rug is an exciting new addition to Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish minimalism ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Russian Velvet Embroidered Textile
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bohemian USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Scandinavian Modern Flat Weave Rug in Green and Gold Wool
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Modern all wool rug made with "rollakan" flat weave technique. A variety of colored threads are closely combined to create a fine heather ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Modern Flat-Weave Rug, Ombre Kilim with Pastel Postmodern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76911 Contemporary Modern Flat-Weave Rug, Ombre Kilim with Pastel Postmodern Style. Like a rippling infinity pool or an endless horizon, this contemporary modern flat-weave rug features an ombre design. Square rugs like this modern contemporary flat-weave Kilim make great alternatives to rectangular rugs in dining rooms, living rooms and bedrooms, but they are often overlooked. Rendered in variegated shades of blueberry popover, cornflower, hydrangea, cerulean, soft bluish-iris, YInMn Blue, indigo with periwinkle undertones, lavender-gray, slate, and lilac. Complementary SW Colors and Hues: Moonlit Orchid, Gris Morado, Vesper Viotlet, Gale Force, Downing Slate, Grays Harbor, Quicksilver, Cyberspace, Gibraltar, Steely Gray, Morning Fog, Foggy Day, Snow Drop...
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Late 20th Century Pakistani Kilim USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$559 Sale Price
20% Off
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Rug in Silver-Gray and Beige Geometric Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool and silk, this 8x10 rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian rug collection—a contemporary reimagining of Swedish Minimalism and vint...
Category
2010s Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Silk, Wool
Zabihi Collection Bessarabian kilim
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful early 20th Century Scatter Size Besserabian kilim
Measures: 3'7" x 6'10".
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Bessarabian USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ritva Puotila Vintage Finnish Rya Ryijy Rug, Neptunes. 1960s.
By Ritva Puotila
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ritva Puotila Vintage Finnish Rya Ryijy Rug, This hand-knotted wool vintage Finnish rya ryijy rug, Neptunus 1968, designed by the esteemed textile artist Ritva Puotila, epitomizes t...
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1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Russian Brown Horse 20th Century Pictorial Wool Decorative Rug
Located in New York, NY
Marvelous one of a kind Pictorial Russian Karabagh rug depicting a large, bold and beautiful horse with a floral scenic background with predominant accent colors in light blue, brigh...
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950
s Ingegerd Silow Swedish Scandinavian Röllakan
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Aesthetic Movement USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,368 Sale Price
20% Off
Ingegerd Silow, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in High Point, NC
An orange, brown and yellow-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed and produced by Ingegerd Silow, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Style Kilim Rug, Scandinavian Modern Meets Minimalist Cubism
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Dallas, TX
30951 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 12'01 x 15'01.
Scandinavian Modern meets Minimalist Cubism in this handwoven wool Swedish-inspired kilim rug. The simplistic linear design and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$7,788 Sale Price
20% Off
60
s HOJER EKSPORT WILTON Lightening UNUSED Rya Rug Danish Modern Mid Century
By Hojer Eksport Wilton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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% ...
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1960s Danish Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Custom Rug in Green with Geometric Patterns
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 12x15 custom rug design is an exciting new addition to Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian rug collection—a new line of flatweaves, made with a luxurious blend of handwoven wool and ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Finnish Ryijy Rya Rug with Scandinavian Modern Folk Art Style
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$1,500 Sale Price
20% Off
New Scandinavian Blue Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, 09
04 x 11
10
Located in Dallas, TX
31124 New Scandinavian Modern Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'04 x 11'10. This exquisite Scandinavian Modern Swedish-inspired kilim rug is a masterful example of contemporary design r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$3,717 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Persian Animal Pictorial Rug
Located in New York, NY
a Sweet Persian Pictorial mat in tan light blue and red accents
Details
rug no. r5046
size 1' 9" x 2' 9" (53 x 84 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Islamic USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim Runner Rug in Gray Blue Geometric Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x8 Swedish style kilim runner rug is from the award-winning Scandinavian rug collection by Rug
Kilim. Handwoven in wool, cotton and natural yarns, this flatweave is inspi...
Category
2010s Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Contemporary Hand-woven 100% Wool Swedish-Inspired Blue Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Mansour Modern Swedish collection is primarily inspired by vintage Swedish flat-weave rugs whose geometric designs are relevant as ever in the 21st century. The collection utiliz...
Category
2010s Indian USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Erik Lundberg, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
By Vävaregården, Erik Lundberg
Located in High Point, NC
A brown, green and pink-dyed flatweave wool carpet designed by Erik Lundberg and produced by Vävaregården, Sweden, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Geometric Beige-Brown Gray and Blue Wool Kilim
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in distinguished natural wool with a unique blend of exotic yarns, this modern rug hails from the latest flat weave additions to Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Kilim Collec...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool, Yarn
Gitt Grännsjö-Carlsson, Carpet, Wool, Sweden, 1950s
By Gitt Grannsjo Carlsson
Located in High Point, NC
A pink, brown and yellow flat-weave wool carpet designed and produced by Gitt Grännsjö-Carlsson, Sweden, c. 1950s.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Grand Pale Green, Wool Cut Pile Rug
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
The Grand Collection is made to create a hotel-like feel in your home. The collection comes in luxurious yet contemporary colors; dusty white, silver, brick red, deep blue and pale g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,095 / item
The Scandinavian Lattice: A Vintage Swedish Rollakan Masterpiece of Nordic Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
79389 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 06'06 x 09'06. This handwoven wool vintage Swedish rollakan rug embodies the quiet confidence of Scandinavian Modern design, where clarity, balanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$6,608 Sale Price
20% Off
The Nordic Cadence: A Vintage Swedish Rollakan Masterpiece of Scandinavian Grace
Located in Dallas, TX
79392 Vintage Swedish Rollakan Rug, 05'05 x 08'01. This vintage Swedish rollakan rug embodies the refined restraint and intellectual elegance that define Scandinavian Modern design. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$4,144 Sale Price
20% Off
Zabihi Collection Persian Animal Pictorial Meshed Red Rug
Located in New York, NY
a 1920s Accent size Persian Meshed rug with an animal pictorial design on a rosy red field
Details
rug no. j4376
size 3' 11" x 6' 3" (119 x 191 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Islamic USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Folding Ribbon, Wool Cut Pile Rug
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
Designed by Campbell-Rey with a colorful and Art Deco-influenced sensibility and the floral motifs of Gustavian Style, the neoclassicism of the North. Gustavian Style, a Swedish take on French neoclassicism dating back to the 1780s, with motifs like the wreath and the folding ribbon, is alongside ideas taken from the history of garden design, at the heart of this collection.
Folding Ribbon is a modern interpretation of the ribbons and swags that appear in late 18th-Century Furniture of the Gustavian Style. In raspberry pink and amber, this 3D trompe l’oeil pattern looks strikingly modern despite its roots in a 250...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,995 / item
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 USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$550,000
Early 20th Century Antique Persian Kashan Mohtasham Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Persian Mohtashem Rugs – Antique Rugs By Mohtashem From Kashan – Ustad Mohtashem is one of the most revered weavers of Kashan. His rugs are some of the highest quality Persian weaving. The town of Kashan located in central Iran between Isfahan and Tehran is often referred to as the greatest weaving center in western Persia.
Since the 3rd quarter of the 19th century and for about 30 years, the finest and most delicate area rugs of wool and silk were woven by arguably the most respected ustadan (master weaver), Zufilkhar Ed Din Mohtashem.
These fine Persian rugs are noted for their use of purple and ruby red silk bindings for the selvedges. They are characterized by a particular style, color and use of imported merino wool. Whether signed or unsigned, antique Mohtashem Kashan rugs are considered the crème de la crème of all antique Kashan rugs.
In modern times, the Mohtashem name is well known, but very little is known about his origins. It remained a mystery whether or not Mohtasham was simply a trade name, or whether he had actually existed.
There is a legend going around according to which Hadji Mollah Mohammad Hassan Mohtashem of Kashan was a well-to-do businessman, famous for his textiles. However, in the 1880’s business was bad owing to the importing of machine-worked textiles from Europe.
The story goes that Mohtashem had married a young woman from Sultanabad, who had brought with her from her city of origin the ancient tradition of the knotted carpet.
In view of the fact that business did not seem to be picking up, his wife wove a carpet using merino wool imported from Manchester. Upon completion of the carpet, local merchants were so enthusiastic that they commissioned more similar ones.
This drove Mohtasham not only to ask his wife to start weaving again, but also to train other weavers of Kashan to produce carpets using this model.
Thus, according to the legend of the bazaar, the art of the carpet began again; it had been lost in Kashan since the fall of the Safavid dynasty in 1723. This sparked a revival of the art of the carpet in Kashan; in 1890 there were only three operating looms, and that these became one thousand five hundred in 1900 and four thousand in 1949.
This specific Mohtashem carpet exemplifies how art can influence the onlooker. To appreciate such a great work of art, no great knowledge is needed; all one needs to enjoy this carpet is mere observation and attention to detail. This Mohtashem, woven with high quality kourk wool and an extremely fine weave, is unusual with its all-over design of delicate scrolling floral vines and palmettes in soft blues and ivory colors.
The combination of the colors used coupled with the exceptional condition and the fact that Mohtashem rugs are never found in runner sizes make this a truly rare and magnificent work of art.
What did you imagine as you read that just now? No doubt it was an elegant and refined weaving graced with curvilinear flora that winds its way through and around a commanding medallion. A rug that draws dropped jaws from anyone that beholds its magnificence.
A sea of swirling ruby tones, indigo, sapphire — a rug as bejeweled and becoming as a sultans own palace. The image may seem fantastic, but in truth antique Mohtashem rugs boast just these types of elements. Mohtashem rugs from city of Kashan are some of the finest rugs to emerge from the major Persian weaving centers of old and are synonymous with the quality one would expect from an antique Persian rug.
History Of Antique Persian Mohtasham:
The 19th century Persian Mohtasham rugs, are the rarest of all the antique rugs that were woven in the city of Kashan in the modern day country of Iran. These fine and beautiful antique rugs utilize color palettes and designs that are not exactly traditional. The reflective quality of the rugs’ surface comes from high grade lamb’s wool used to create these elite master weave carpets.
The truly extraordinarily fine knotted antique Mohtasham rugs are difficult to locate. These magnificent antique Persian rugs tend to employ either an antique leaf, allover blossoms with intricate detail or a teardrop medallion pattern.
The antique Persian Mohtashem carpets that date from the mid 19th century or before are the most prized of this style. Earth tones and pastels that have been softened over time are the colors used. Some of the most beautiful Mohtasham rugs will have a background that is gold or antique ivory to reflect the exquisite detail of the fine Persian carpets. Private collections are usually the only place that very old antique...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Antique Russian Shirvan Rug in Red, Black, Geometric Pattern by Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A feat of balance & harmony, a 5x10 antique tribal rug of the Russian Shirvan lineage boasting an intricate all over geometric pattern in a whimsical colorplay of red, black, blue—deliciously accented by crisp white for dextrous highlight in caucasian rug aesthetics. A 1920s piece, prevailing in great condition, a tasteful choice for a collector’s treasure chest. Near gallery size in its versatile, vast design appeal, and especially well suited to country homes.
Connoisseurs may note an intriguing, if not exemplary variety of celebrated motifs complementing the lozenge diamond medallions patterns...
Category
1920s Turkish Tribal Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug in Earthy Green and Golden Tone
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Swedish Flat-Weave Rug in Earthy Green and Golden Tones
Size: 5'4" x 8'2" (162 x 248 cm)
Infused with the charm of Swedish mid-century textile design, this vintage flat-weave...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Cross
Cream Jute Style Rug in Scandinavian Design
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
The Jute collection is woven with strong all-natural plant fibers in a modern rustic design. Equally as rugged as Minimalist. Available in three different patterns using our signatur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Minimalist USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Jute
$1,495 / item
Grid Chestnut/Black, Wool Cut Pile Rug
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
The Grand collection is made to create a hotel-like feel in your home. The collection comes in luxurious yet contemporary colors; dusty white, silver, brick red, deep blue and pale g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,295 / item
Blue shaded Vintage Swedish rug
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Blue shaded Vintage Swedish rug with accent colors in brown, pink yellow and orange in a geometric design. Good vintage condition with age appropriate wear to the fringes a...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim in Blue and Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern
By Rug
Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
An elegant flat weave from Rug
Kilim’s Scandinavian Kilim Collection. Exemplified in this 8x10 edition, this rug design possesses exemplary textural sensibility that perfectly ...
Category
2010s Indian Scandinavian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
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 USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Swedish Geometric Flat-Weave Rug Signed MLB 1950s Scandinavian Artist
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional Swedish flat-weave Kilim rug.
Gorgeous blues and whites in a mesmerizing geometric design.
Signed by the weaver "MLB".
Measures: 84 x 57".
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Grand Chestnut, Wool Cut Pile Rug
By Nordic Knots
Located in Floral Park, NY
The Grand collection is made to create a hotel-like feel in your home. The collection comes in luxurious yet contemporary colors; dusty white, silver, brick red, deep blue and pale g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
$2,095 / item
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 USA - Russian and Scandinavian Rugs
Materials
Wool
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