Neoclassical North and South American Rugs

Red and White Geometric Allover Antique American Quilt Textile, Country of Origin: America, Ohio, Circa Date: 1900-1920

Creams and Gold, tan antique American hooked rug with a bald eagle on a tree , Keivan Woven Arts / rug J10-1201, country of origin / type: United States / Hooked, circa 1950 This ...

74648 Vintage Edward Fields Octagon Rug, 16'00 x 16'00. Edward Fields rugs are renowned luxury rugs known for their exceptional craftsmanship and custom de...

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 particularly large example was m...

A vintage American Braid round/circular accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 7' 1" x 7' 1".

Antique American Star of Bethlehem Quilt Textile, Country of Origin: America, Circa Date: 1850-1870

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...

Red Geometric Patterned Antique American Rocky Road to California Quilt Textile, Country of Origin: America, Circa Date: 1900-1920

Hooked Rug, American, Early 20th Century – Size: 9 ft 6 in x 11 ft 7 in (2.9 m x 3.53 m) This sophisticated vintage American rug features a handsome allover pattern that incorporates a rich variety of monochromatic and variegated stripes arranged in staggered rows. The polychromatic field is further divided into a triad of distinct compartments that create a graphic stripe-within-a-stripe pattern. Each narrow segmented stripe is set against a variety of contrasting colors that create a harmonious low-key pattern comprised of varied hues. The motley assortment of bold colors creates a tonal blend that is superseded by the dark hues and enlivened by the vibrant accent colors. Reminiscent of piled books...

Pretty hand knotted old American rug, circa 1920 . I found it in California during my holidays in 1990: I bought, washed and re-edged. It's very pre...

A vintage American square Quilt handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 1" x 6' 4"

A vintage American Braided room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 1" x 12' 10".

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...

A rare matching set of rag rug runners containing a plaid motif on a straw colored ground from the mid-20th century Measuring: 3'2" x 14'5" & 3'2" x ...

A room size mid-20th century American Hooked rug with a floral all-over design on gray khaki striped field and oatmeal brown color border. circa mid-20th century, measures: 8'3...

This striking mid-20th century Navajo rug is defined by a bold, rhythmic arrangement of interlocking chevrons and diamond forms, creating a powerful sense of movement across the fiel...

Orangy-red dominates this 19th century Southwestern rustic scatter in the style of the Classic Style blankets of the 1870s. Zig-zags, single or doubled, alternate in panels with bloc...

Red and White Star Geometric Antique American Quilt Textile, Country of Origin: America, Pennsylvania, Circa Date: 1890-1910

Bold Geometric Antique American Amish Textile, Country of Origin: America, Circa Date: 1930

Measures: 4'1 x 8'8. American hooked rugs are indigenous to the Northeast of the United States and Eastern Canada. Their production began in the mid-1800s, gradually spreading lower in to North America. Early American Hooked rugs...

Hooked Rug, America, Early 20th Century – Size: 4 ft 5 in x 7 ft 9 in (1.35 m x 2.36 m)

Antique American Hook Stylish Floral Design 9'7'' x 8'7'' one of a kind 1 of 1 more info upon request

Antique America Hooked Rug that Was based Off Of A French Aubusson Carpet Design, Country of Origin: America, Circa Date: Early 20th Century – While the technique and somewhat quaint...

American Hooked Rug with Basket-Weave Pattern and Flowers. Rug/G-1002. Ingenious in style, color and composition, the features in this spectacular, antique American hooked rug creat...

Beautiful Room Size Antique American Chenille Carpet, Country of Origin / Rug Type: American Rug, Circa Date: 1870 – Size: 8 ft 8 in x 13 ft 9 in (2.64 m x 4.19 m).

Antique American hooked rug in black background. This beautiful antique American Hook rug sets on black background with large floral medallio...

Antique American Hooked Rug, Country of Origin: United States, Circa date: 1920. Size: 9 ft 4 in x 13 ft 2 in (2.84 m x 4.01 m).

Antique American hooked rug, measures: 12'6"x 13'6".