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Star Emerald Rug
By Sitap Carpet Couture
Located in Milan, IT
Star Black rug is carefully handmade by assembling recolored old Turkish hand-knotted carpets. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Textile

Star Emerald Rug
W 94.49 in L 94.49 in
Ararat Rugs Turkish Court Manufactury Rug Ottoman Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
) Sunray Color 405 (Henna) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile - Indigo) Group: Islamic Rugs Family Area
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Swastika Design Rug, Antique Caucasus Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of rug comes from the book Orient Star - A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Lesghi Star Shirvan Rug Caucasian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
– Madder Root) Khaki 413 (Dyers’s Weed) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile – indigo) Group: Caucasian Rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
rug. Color summary: 12 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Color) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile – Indigo) Group: Northwest Persia Rugs Family Area: Bidjar
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmette Lattice Rug, 19th Century Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book How to Read – Islamic Carpets, Walter B. Denny, The
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Bidjov Kazak Rug Caucasian Antique Revival Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Bidjov Kazak rug, designed late 19th century, is a type of handwoven rug that originated
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Medallion Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
this rug. Color summary: 12 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Bidjar Wagireh Pendant Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
production of larger rugs, they are generally small pieces the size of a scatter rug or mat. This seems
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Rug in Red, Gold, Green Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 6x8 distressed style rug from Rug & Kilim’s Homage collection enjoying a montage of geometric
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2010s Indian Tribal Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
by our designers for this rug. Color summary: 8 colors of total most used 4 colors are Emerald
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The design source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
vivid colors for this rug. Color summary: 8 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Emerald Green
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Gerous Arabesque Rug, Antique Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Islamic Carpets, Joseph V. McMullan, Near Eastern Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
. Only in the Vakiflar Museum in Istanbul, there is such a dragon village rug shown, corresponding in
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kurdistan area. Very
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kurdistan area. Very
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Dragon Rug, Antique Caucasus Museum Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
serrated panels means that the overlay play of the lattice has been lost. The design of this rug is
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21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Modern Design Gabbeh Rug, Persian Mid-Century Design Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This Gabbeh rug, designed in the 1930s, is a type of handwoven rug that originated from Iran
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Senna Rows of Flowers Rug Wagireh Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Bidjar Rug with Lion Design Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mina Khani Rug, 19th Century Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
) Emerald green 407 (Chamomile – Indigo) Cadet blue 26 (Spurge – Indigo) Group: Northwest Persia Rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Shrubs in Lattice Rug Kurdish Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Harshang Design with Kufic Border Rug Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mina Khani Rug, 19th Century Persian Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
rug. Color summary: 10 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Bidjar Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
part of a larger scheme designed for 19th-century rugs from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kurdistan area
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Bidjar Rug - 19th Century Design Persian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a Bidjar rug designed in the 19th century from the Bidjar region, also known as Bijar
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Seichur Kuba Rug Caucasian Antique Kazak Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Tapis du Caucase - Rugs of the Caucasus, Ian Bennett
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Modern Rug with Mamluk Jerrehian Border Design, Natural Dyed Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992. That
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Modern Rug with Mamluk Jerrehian Border Design, Natural Dyed Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Candelabra Elems Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Organic Material, Wool, Natural Fiber

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Candelabra Elems Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the possession of Endre Unger, which was sold at Sotheby’s in 1992
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Flower Lattice Design Natural Dyed Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
this rug. Color summary: 5 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Akstafa Kazak Rug, 19th C. Caucasian Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim
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21st Century and Contemporary Caucasian Revival Caucasian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Rug in Red, Gold, Green Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 6x8 distressed style rug from Rug & Kilim’s Homage collection enjoying a montage of geometric
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2010s Indian Tribal Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs Carpet with Two Medallions 18th Century Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
) Emerald green 407 (Chamomile – indigo) Group: Anatolian Rugs Family Area: Konya region Material of
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs the Divrigi Ulu Mosque Wagireh Carpet Seljukrevival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
rug. Color summary: 5 colors in total, most used 4 colors are; Dark Sky Blue 23 (Indigo) Dark
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2010s Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Palmettes and Flowers Lattice Rug Antique Revival Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
part of a larger scheme designed 19th-century rug from the Bidjar region, Eastern Kurdistan area. Very
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs the Barbieri Tree Design Carpet, Persian Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
, Genoa. The basic design of this rug is essentially quite simple. The field is organized by alternate
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Kerman Vase Technique Carpet 17th Century Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
. Oriental Rugs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1973. no. 38, p
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Diamond Lattice Carpet Seljuk Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Rug & Kilim's Distressed Style Rug in Red, Gold, Green Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 6x8 distressed style rug from Rug & Kilim’s Homage collection enjoying a montage of geometric
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2010s Indian Tribal Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs Cairene Ottoman Carpet 16th Century Antique Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Turkish Court Manufactury Rugs were woven in the Egyptian workshops founded by Ottoman Empire in
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Senna Rows of Flowers Rug, 19th Century Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Antique Rugs of Kurdistan A Historical Legacy of Woven
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs the Simonetti Mamluk Carpet 16th Century Revival Rug, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
even later. (Walter B. Denny in [Ekhtiar, Soucek, Canby, and Haidar 2011]). The design of the rug is
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

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Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs the Bode-Angeli Niche with Cloudbands Rug Revival Carpet Natural Dye
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Orange 529 (Madder Root – Walnut Husk) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile – Indigo) Group: Anatolian Rugs
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Rug with Central Star, 16th C. Revival Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the Textile Museum, Washington D.C. inv. R 16.2.4. This rug with
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Rug with Central Star 16th Cent. Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
(Spurge - Indigo) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile - Indigo) Group: Islamic Rugs Family Area: Mamluk
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Rug with Central Star 16th Cent. Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
used for this rug. Color summary: 3 colors in total; Imperial Red 415 (Madder Root) Emerald Green
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Medallion Ushak Carpet Museum Piece 17th C. Revival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.58 and Antique Rugs from the Near East, Wilhelm von Bode and
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Rug & Kilim's Caucasian Style Rug in Red, Blue and White Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 6x9 rug from our Burano collection beautifully adapts the sensibility of
Category

2010s Indian Tribal Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs The Simonetti Mamluk Carpet 16th C. Revival Rug, Square Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
) Emerald Green 407 (Chamomile - Indigo) Sunray Color 405 (Henna) Group: Islamic Rugs Family Area: Mamluk
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber

Vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu by Mehraban Rugs
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
rug is covered in an all-over arrow pattern on different directions across the textured emerald field
Category

Vintage 1920s Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Sweet Vintage Emerald Green Small Tribal Rug
Located in Milan, IT
A very unusual tribal rug, distinguished by an emerald green background in various gradations
Category

Vintage 1970s Tulu Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Emerald Green Botanical Antique Persian Kashan Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century Beautiful Persian Kashan rug Measures: 4'5'' x 6'9''. .
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Early 20th Century Persian Romantic Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ararat Rugs the Alaeddin Mosque Clouds Carpet Seljuk Revival Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of carpet comes from the book Orient Stars Collection, Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Ararat Rugs Mamluk Carpet with Central Star 16th Century Revival, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the rug comes from the book Völker, Angela, Die orientalischen Knüpfteppiche das MAK
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material

Zabihi Collection Rich Emerald Green Antique Sarouk Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Intermediate Rug with a rich emerald green field Details rug
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Early 20th Century Persian Sultanabad Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Emerald Rug For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic emerald rug available at 1stDibs. Each emerald rug for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and animal skin. If you’re shopping for an emerald rug, we have 16 options in-stock, while there are 20 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect emerald rug — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An emerald rug, designed in the Art Deco, Modern or Arts and Crafts style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one emerald rug that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jan Kath, Art Hide and Kilombo Home produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Emerald Rug?

Prices for an emerald rug can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $190 and can go as high as $74,156, while the average can fetch as much as $2,794.

Finding the Right Rugs and Carpets for You

Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.

In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.

It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.

Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.

Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.) 

When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.  

If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans. 

Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin. 

The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor. 

With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.