Rugs and Carpets on Sale

2nd quarter of the 20th century room size Persian Tabriz rug. 8'10'' x 11'8''

a mid 20th Century Persian Kashan Rug Measures: 9'11'' x 13'1''.

For your consideration is a gorgeous, vintage, Mahindra hand knitted area rug or carpet. Made of 100% wool. It’s in good vintage condition with some signs of distress. Hard to n...

Acquired from an important estate some years ago in Madrid, this grand scale (6.4 meters / 21 feet long) neoclassical runner carpet once furnished the hallway or stairway of a notabl...

A vintage American Braided oval room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 5" x 12' 3" North American has never developed a unified handmade rug tradition, but rather it is the unassimilated confluence of several. From Mexico comes the Saltillo serape wearing blanket, and this stimulates the Navajo and Rio Grande (Colorado) weavers, first as blankets, then as rugs. The thrifty habits of rural America gave rise to the New England (and Western Canadian) hooked rug types, while the farmers of the Midwest recycled their disused garments into braided and rag rugs. The closest to a real ongoing tradition are the Southwestern (New Mexican) Navajo rugs. By the 1860’s the native tribes were weaving wearing blankets with wool from the Spanish churro sheep. These were in stripe design, with combinations of undyed wool with cochineal reds and indigo blues. The multi-phase “Chief’s Blankets” from the 1870’s-80’s are a natural outgrowth of these. Machine spun red wool from Germantown in Pennsylvania appeared in the 1870’s with a bright red hitherto unobtainable. The weavers loved it and blankets appeared with bright reds, generally aniline, in “eye dazzler” patterns. Anglo traders established posts beginning in the 1890’s. Navajo weavings were perfect accompaniments not only for Western-themed decors, but for East Coast apartments, only they needed to be thicker and more rug like to be truly accepted. The traders brought Caucasian and Turkish village rugs to copy, borders were introduced and central medallions devised. The weavers continued to create on vertical looms, with a shared warp (dovetailing) weft structure to avoid slits. The warps were cotton string. Sizes were generally scatters, but occasionally a special order came in, hence antique room size Navajos are very rare and very pricey. Distinct village/pueblo styles developed. Among the best are: Two Grey Hills (considered the tightest, closest of all Navajo weaving), Crystal Springs and Ganado. Certain new patterns such as the “Storm pattern” with jagged lightning bolts emanating from a dark cloud developed. The Yei rug with dancing Kachina doll figures became popular. The palette has been expanded beyond the classic grey, tan, dark brown and cream natural wool combination to again include reds, blue and greens. Navajo pictorials include: American flags, trains and automobiles, domestic and local scenes and scenery. Individual artist weavers now command gallery shows and correspondingly elevated prices. There are several levels of Navajo work, and antique and vintage scatters with simple flat designs, medium weaves and tritonal palettes, and in good floor worthy condition are still available reasonably. The Native American weaving tradition extends into Colorado with two piece scatters with sharp sawtooth medallions and striped end borders, with wool tapestry weave on cotton warps. These descend from the Saltillo blankets...

Handmade in a refined, low-pile wool with a comfortable wash achieving this shabby chic distressed style, this 8 x 10 transitional rug joins th...

Originating from Ireland circa 1910-1920, this antique Axminster rug is 12’8 x 13’8 and handmade from hand knotted wool. Beige and orange are the...

A vintage Russian Bessarabian flat-weave accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a pictorial depiction of 2 tigers in a forest setting. Measures: 6' 7" x 9' 9".

An American specialty, rag rugs are flat-woven with sections of rags from worn out clothing or furnishings worked in a horizontal stripe design. This particula...

74339, vintage Indian Persian design accent rug with traditional modern style. This hand-knotted wool vintage Persian design accent rug features a large floral medallion set with a q...

A vintage Persian Tabriz rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century with a plain solid white field and a black border inspired by European floral design. Complete flow...

This roomsize circa 1960 rag carpet has a striated field with plain borders at each end. The general hue is green, but there is plenty of grey, black and ivory. This rag rug was wove...

A rare size vintage persian sarouk rug 5'4'' x 8'

Rare set of vintage Turkish Oushak rugs. Measuring 19'' x 38'' and 22'' x 42''.

A close to a matching pair of one of a kind antique Persian Serapi rugs from the early stages of the 20th century. Measuring: 40'' x 49'' and 41'' x 50'' respectively.

A vintage American Penny carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century. American Penny rugs are often used as decorative coverings for beds, tables, dre...

Superfine quality Stunning antique ziegler mahal Sultanabad rug. Gold-yellow field with enriched navy medallion and border. In the late 1870s, a new st...