This bold, antique Caucasian rug is filled with decisive angles describe three prominent ornaments, aligned through the center of the long the antique runner rug. The widest border adjoins, formed of diagonal strips.

This twenty-two and a half foot hallway runner rug comes from Amritsar, located in the state of Punjab in India. Amritsar is considered a holy city and is the site of the Golden Temple, the holiest of all religious complexes in Sikhism. Amritsar rugs differ significantly in style from other Indian rugs. They are generally made of wool woven on a cotton base, using a double weft.

Made with hand-knotted wool circa 1950-1960, this vintage 5x7 Turkish tribal rug is a grand new entry to Rug & Kilim’s repertoire of mid-century rugs.On the Design: Admirers of the craft will appreciate a strong resemblance to Caucasian rug designs—particularly to “Eagle” Kazak rug designs, named for the sharp talon-like features of this play of medallion and all over style. Bright, saturated red underscores field and border alike, while the patterns enjoy bright white, navy blue, and gold tones among the polychrome colorway. Both the field and border are decorated with other intricate tribal motifs as well, which coupled with vivid colors only adds to the rustic charm of the piece. It’s a gracious rug with a cultured personality, well suited for a wide array of decor possibilities. Condition: This vintage Turkish rug further enjoys good condition for its age and origin, and is ready for the floor.

Originating circa 1900-1910, this extraordinary 2’3 x 12’2 runner represents a repurposed fragment of an antique Indian rug, handmade in cotton in the early 20th-century vintage rug features geometric patterns married to floral designs on a beige foundation with pink, blue, and yellow hues within the piece. A cream filigree triangular pattern outlined in pink and blue features prominently down the length of the antique Indian rug with a blue-triangle and additional colorful shapes added inside the larger pattern. Other geometric shapes in blue and pink are framed by leaves of the same colorway, with dainty cream flowers stretching outward from their blue stems. Two floral borders are encased in a knotty blue-and-pink pattern displayed on the inside of the partition and the outside. Inside these knotty patterns, a border of blooming yellow and blue flowers stretches the length of the piece, connected by cream leaves outlined in pink. Alongside this pattern, another floral in pink and cream is featured. The length of this runner is particularly suitable for hallway flooring projects and table runner projects welcoming the meticulous detail, ideal condition, and forgiving colorway.

This enrapturing antique Shirvan rug showcases a beautifully varied and complex composition that incorporates an iconic selection of classical Caucasian rug details. The delightful runner-style format is bookended by impressively detailed khorjin compartments. Each segment features a fantastic repeating pattern of delicate boteh-like bouquets surrounded by multiple sets of lush curvilinear borders. These decorative compartments lead to a series of magnificent flat-weave Kilim segments that incorporate a tremendous assortment of symbolic burdock motifs with rectilinear limbs. The compartmental composition on this antique rug balances the elongated runner format while highlighting the beautiful assortment of traditional motifs, graphic scorpion figures and strong hourglasses that decorate the ornate central compartment.

This antique Turkish Yuruk runner features an exciting, traditional design. Antique hallway runner rugs such as this fine piece are valued by collectors and admirers of antique Oriental rugs for their cultural authenticity, and their inherent uniqueness. In contrast to the more sophisticated, cosmopolitan city rugs, which are characterized by a rigid symmetry and a precise execution, tribal rugs such as this exemplary Yuruk are woven in a very traditional manner, utilizing local materials for the wool and the dye. Further, the designs of such pieces are much more subject to the weaver’s interpretation, and often feature figures that give the impression of a free treatment of form. The beautiful, repeating geometric figures that pepper the field and the border of this Turkish rug are exemplary of this tendency: for while a keenness of handiwork is readily apparent, the slightly asymmetric leanings of the figures is equally clear, suggesting an intentional aesthetic decision. This whimsical quality communicates cultural authenticity and tribal aesthetics in an exciting, delightful manner.