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nice mid century French Janus, Lys points rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century French Janus rug with beautiful oriental antique rugs design and nice colours with a red field, green, yellow, sky blue, brown and white, hand made with the Janus Ly...
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Mid-20th Century French Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Early 20th Century Karapinar Bright Turkish 13 Foot Runner
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century rich vibrant color turkish karapinar runner.
Measures: 3'2'' x 13'.
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Early 20th Century Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Indian Agra Rug. 10 ft 3 in x 14 ft 4 in
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful floral antique room size Indian Agra rug, country of origin: India, date circa 1880. Size: 10 ft 3 in x 14 ft 4 in (3.12 m x 4.37 m)
This magnificently beautiful rug would at first appear to be Persian or perhaps even a French rug, but if one examines it in person, they will see that it is undoubtedly a great antique Indian Agra carpet. In the 1880’s, the popularity of Oriental and Persian rugs found their way into formal Victorian interior design. During this time, many cities began producing carpets that were not previously known as centers for weaving and the arts. Antique Indian Agra carpets rose...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Kilim Bessarabia with Pale Colors
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 575 - Discreet pale rose color for this elegant Bessarabia vintage kilim with nice measures, suited for a sitting or a sleeping room.
Interesting also without the usual central ...
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Early 20th Century Romanian Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Large French Janus Rug Agra Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice midcentury French Janus rug made in point de Lys manufacturing, very decorative with beautiful Agra design and nice colors with purple, green, blue and yellow. Entirely handmade...
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Mid-20th Century French Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Antique French Janus Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice French Janus or point de Lys rug, with beautiful Agra design and red, blue, green, yellow and pink colors, entirely hand manufactured with Janus method, wool velvet on cotton fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage German Continental Rug. Size: 8 ft 2 in x 11 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Purple Vintage German Continental Rug, Country of Origin: European Rugs, Circa date: Mid 20th Century. Size: 8 ft 2 in x 11 ft 8 in (2.49 m x 3.56 m)
Category
Mid-20th Century German Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Large Antique French Janus Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty large distressed French Janus rug with nice decorative Persian stylized design and beautiful colors, entirely hand crafted with « point de Lys » method by wool on cotton found...
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Mid-20th Century French Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Vintage European Spanish Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful Spanish hand knotted rug with a decorative design and a yellow field color with blue, green and pink, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Indian Agra Rug. Size: 10' 8" x 18' 3"
Located in New York, NY
A Remarkable Rare and Breathtaking Large Antique Indian Agra Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Indian Rugs, Circa Date: Late 19th Century. Size: 10 ft 8 in x 18 ft 3 in (3.25 m x 5....
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Blue Turkish Sivas Carpet
Located in New York, NY
Turkish Sivas carpet with an all-over blue motif rug and ivory border.
Category
20th Century Turkish Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Ghiordes Rug
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Turkish ghiordes accent size rug
3'10'' x 6'
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Agra Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Turkish rugs & carpets:
Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal.
Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality.
The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets were required, Oushak and Smyrna in the 19th century wove them by the boatload. When tastes changed again, and the European dealers in Smyrna wanted room size carpets with lighter and unusual colors, and with Persianate designs, production ramped up in nearby Oushak. Those antique, all-wool construction turn-of-the-century carpets are still in high demand with designers. Antique carpets with allover, roughly drawn patterns on grounds of shrimp, rust, straw, cream, pale blue, and pale and pea green, hitherto unavailable colors, are in such demand today that contemporary Oushaks have attempted to mimic them with soft palettes, extra-large scale drawing and coarse weaves.
Oushaks woven for the Turkish market, for palaces, houses and mosques were often oversize with large, repeating medallions, all in shades of (Turkey) red, dark blue, light blue-teal, and ivory, with lemon and green accents. Turkey, along with India, invented standard sizes. By vertically repeating the medallion, one could get one medallion, one with two end halves, two, three, etc. medallions, up to thirty or so feet in length. The process spared making new cartoons for each length and allowed a quicker turnaround time. Oushak, from the time of 15th century “Holbein” rugs onward, has always been a commercial center.
The prayer niche directional rug is primarily a Turkish development. In the towns and villages east of Oushak, in Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Kirsehir, Mucur and Konya, among others, arch pattern scatters with bright palettes and weaves varying from relatively fine to moderate were almost the entire production. Antique examples were particularly popular in America around 1900.
Other centers of village weaving were situated on the western coast and adjacent islands with the town of Melas and neighboring villages weaving geometric prayer rugs and scatters with a characteristic khaki green and lots of yellow.
The other large region was in the northwest of Anatolia, near ancient Troy, with the sizable town of Bergama at its center. The satellite towns of Ezine, Karakecilli, Yuntdag, and Canakkale all wove colorful scatters with moderate weaves in all wool with geometric designs and cheerful palettes. Near to Istanbul, these were among the first Turkish rugs to reach Europe in the Renaissance.
The earliest Turkish pieces depicted in Italian Old Master paintings display the so-called “Memling gul”, an allover panel pattern with hooked and stepped elements within the reserves. This pattern continues for centuries in the Konya area and in the Caucasus as well.
Turkey is a land of villages and much of the most interesting Turkish weaving comes from one undiscovered village or another. The Konya-Cappadocia region of central Turkey includes the active towns of Karapinar, Karaman, Obruk, Sizma, and Tashpinar, all weaving Konya-esque scatters and long rugs. Karapinar has been active the longest, since the 17th century. The mosques in and around Konya have preserved locally-made rugs from the fourteenth. In the 20th century, the extra-long pile, many wefted Tulu rug was devised, with limited palettes and color block patterns. These are not really antique Tulus, but they must be a product of long-standing village tradition.
There are thousands upon thousands of rural Turkish villages, almost all with easy access to local tribal wool. Rug students are discovering new names and rug types almost daily. The common denominators are bright colors, geometric designs, wool construction, moderate to coarse weaves and symmetric knots. Synthetic dyes hit the Turkish rug industry quickly and hard after 1870, and they penetrated to even the most off-the-beaten-track villages. This development was almost entirely negative. The village weavers used fugitive or overly bright dyes which ruined the color harmonies built up over centuries. Characteristic types disappeared or were negatively transmuted. The Turkish village rug of the 1870 to 1920 period is nothing to be proud of.
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Mid-20th Century Handmade French Art Deco Accent Rug
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Stunning early 20th-century green field antique Turkish Ghiordes rug. Accents in orange, red, goldenrod, pink, and raspberry simmer throughout
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Located in New York, NY
A highly decorative early 20th century Turkish Hekereh rug which was given as a dowry gift. A love poem is inscribed through the entire border.
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Antique Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century prayer motif rug from Turkey in vivid color.
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Agra western european rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Agra western european rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage western european rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Agra western european rugs made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for western european rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $165,000 while the average work can sell for $3,833.
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