Art Deco Persian Rugs
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful bold early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia ground surrounded by a thin inner cream satire border, a wide turquoise border, and a thin outer fuchsia borde...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark indigo background surrounded by a wide fuchsia border, and overlaid with wispy prunus blossoms and peonies, butterflies, and a garden...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning Chinese Art Deco rug with the most wonderful gold field covered in sprigs of prunus blossoms and a small central chrysanthemum medallion all woven in indigos, violets, and...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Art Deco Wool and Silk, Black and Cream, Persian Carpet, Orley Shabahang, 10x14
Located in New York, NY
This wool and silk, black and cream Persian carpet inspired by Art Deco traditions measures 10' x 14.' Simple and elegant, "Agora" utilizes contrasting black and cream tones to creat...
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2010s Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Silk
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a champagne colored field surrounded by a contrasting champagne colored border, and both overlaid with indigo and pink cherry...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Art Deco Rug Inspired By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mashad with an Art Deco design inspired by Edward McKnight Kauffer from the mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark indigo field surrounded by a wide dark cranberry and a thin indigo border. Myriad auspicious flowers including peonies...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Large Tiger Rug Hand Knotted Djoharian Collection 8 x 11 ft Tibetan Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Large Tiger Rug Hand Knotted Djoharian Collection 8 x 11 ft Tibetan Design
An Art Deco style tiger rug for dining room, living room, bedroom or office..
Size: 8.1 x 11.3 ft /247 x ...
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2010s Nepalese Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Midcentury Art Deco Cubist Bauhaus Style Rug
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Art Deco rug was handmade in Turkey, circa mid-20th century. It is in the style of Zeki Muren, a multidisciplinary Turkish artist, known for his bold, geometric, and whi...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Tibetan Tiger Rug Wool and Silk 3x6 ft by Djoharian Collection Antique Design
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
A Tibetan Tiger rug, hand knotted in Nepal, 2/3 silk and 1/3 wool pile.
This traditional Tiger rug design is typically found on antique rugs called Khaden. It describes a small size...
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2010s Nepalese Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Silk
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and sophisticated early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a black background with the most incredible large central peon...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Mashhad Rug with Islamic Quatrefoil Tile Geometric Pattern
Located in Dallas, TX
76305, vintage Persian Mashhad Area rug with Islamic Art Design. Elegant and captivating, this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Mashhad rug features an Islamic Quatrefoil Tile Artwork design composed of an all-over geometric pattern of interlocking motifs. Large-scale columns of stacked quatrefoil lobes are filled with navy blue four petal florals, serrated leaves while navy blue cruciform motifs are anchored by complementary colored palmettes. The quatrefoil medallions alternate with octofoil amulets composed of angular vines and Chinese cloud-collars made from trefoils. Crosses, eight-pointed stars, and lobed medallions of quatrefoil, trefoil and Chinese cloud-collars interlock and flow into one another, each replete with unique floral ornament. It is enclosed with an alternating quatrefoil and trefoil border flanked with meandering guard borders and thin diamond guard bands. Stately with a dazzling array of florals and undulating linear elements, this vintage Persian rug emanates grace and style. Invite the beauty of Persian weavings into your home with this beautiful vintage Mashhad rug...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Tabriz Art Deco Style Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Tabriz throw rug, with an Art Deco style geometric pattern, handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 8"
Persian rugs & carpets:
Persia (Iran) is a moderately large country with a very long history and an enormous art/craft/industry built around the handmade carpet. Until the discovery of oil, carpets were the largest Persian export. The craft goes back to ancient times, although the history is more broken than one might expect or desire. The Pazyryk rug...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia background, champagne colored border, and overlaid with myriad auspicious flowers including peonies, chrysanthemums...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Rare Oversize Antique Persian Mashad Rug, c. 1920s
Located in New York, NY
A Mashad rug uses cotton to form a base followed by a wool pile for a soft, cozy and durable texture. The Mashad rug typically has medallions and pendants woven throughout with ivory...
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1920s Persian Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia field surrounded by a wide turquoise border, and all overlaid with multi-colored flowers including lotus, chrysanth...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Art Deco Persian Rug, Wool, Neutral, Brown, Orley Shabahang, 6' x 9'
Located in New York, NY
This Orley Shabahang signature carpet consists of a handspun hand-knotted wool pile and organic vegetable dyes. Created in Iran in 2016, in a nearby village of Arak, formerly known a...
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2010s Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a champagne colored field surrounded by a white cranberry border, and overlaid with ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Oval Rugs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 20th century Chinese Art Deco oval rugs, each with a flowering cherry blossom tree growing from within a scholar's rock in each corne...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Kurdish Tribal Bagface in Burgundy, Yellow, Blue, Navy
Located in Barrington, IL
Early 20th Century Persian Kurdish Tribal Bagface in geometric pattern in burgundy, blue, navy, and yellow. It would be a great piece as Nomadic Wall Art. It could have been eithe...
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Early 20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a muted cranberry field surrounded by a wide indigo border, and all overlaid with multi-colored peonies and lotus flowers, wi...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
76126 vintage Persian Hamadan rug, 05'04 X 07'09.
With its timeless style, incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool vintage Pers...
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Late 20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Art Deco Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Art Deco design ha...
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20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark golden orange field with a central pagoda medallion, garden pavilion...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Handmade Wool Antique Rug Persian Beige Farahan Traditional Living Room Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
An antique central medallion rug is a fine example of an Persian Antique Rug woven in the 1900s. Handwoven with intricate details in orange blue and red accent colours. The design fe...
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Early 1900s Persian Antique Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique Kashan Traditional Red and Blue Silk Persian Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia between 1900-1910, this antique traditional Persian rug is hand knotted in naturally iridescent silk to complement an extremely Fine all-over field design. Th...
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Early 1900s Persian Antique Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Silk
Contemporary Modern Design Rug hand-knotted Gray Wool Dining Living Room 8x10
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Exclusive Modern Designer Rug 8x10 ft gray hand-knotted wool
This rug will lighten up any room with it´s decent color setting. The abstract design reminds of contemporary paintings ...
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2010s Indian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Silk, Wool
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a deep cranberry colored background surrounded by a black border, and myriad auspicious ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Art Deco Style Mahal Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Art Deco style Mahal throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 2' 9" x 6' 4".
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a sweet colors palette with a mint green field surrounded by a wide gold border, and all overlaid with myriad flowers includin...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Art Deco Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Art Deco design ha...
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20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet petite mid-20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a gray background and clusters of peonies woven in pale pinks, yellows, greens, and blues live in opposite corners.
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1940s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Unusual Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An unusual early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a fuchsia ground surrounded by an unusually patterned border containing several floral cartouches alternating with puffs of bi...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark indigo border surrounded a gray oval medallion overlaid with multi-colored peonies, lotus, chrysanthemum, and sherry b...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Kashan Traditional Rug in Red and Blue Floral Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Persia between 1900-1910, this antique traditional Persian rug is hand knotted in naturally iridescent silk to complement an extremely fine all-over field design. Th...
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Early 1900s Persian Antique Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Silk
Sweet Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with beautiful pattern containing myriad chrysanthemums and lotus blossoms on a dark green background surrounded by a wide border cont...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mashad rug from the mid-20th century with an Art Deco design.
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Handknotted Cream Wool and Silk Persian Carpet with Art Deco Design, 9' x 12'
Located in New York, NY
This handknotted cream wool and silk Persian carpet with an Art Deco-inspired design, measuring 9' x 12', blends timeless craftsmanship with sophisticated texture and tone. Persian a...
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2010s Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool, Silk
Antique Persian Runner Rug Art Deco Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian runner rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Art Deco design ...
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20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a bold fuchsia ground overlaid with myriad auspicious peonies and flowers, ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Art Deco Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Art Deco design ha...
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20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Art Deco Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Art Deco design ha...
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20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Blue and Cream Organic Art Deco Wool Persian Carpet, 8' x 10'
Located in New York, NY
In stirring tones of blue and cream, this organic Art Deco-inspired pure wool Persian carpet depicting cypress leaves measures 8' x 10'. "Cypress Leaves" provides a bold statement wi...
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Early 2000s Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A quiet yet sophisticated early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a gray background surrounded by a wide pale pink border, and overlaid with a pair of lanterns hanging from a fl...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Accent Rug with Romantic Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
75887, vintage Persian Shiraz Accent rug with Romantic Art Deco style. This hand knotted wool vintage Persian Shiraz accent rug features an all-over abstract floral pattern dotted wi...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a brilliant fuchsia field surrounded by a wide turquoise border flanked by narrow gold and fuchsia stripes. Overlaying the border are wonderful large-scale peonies and scrolling vines, all woven in gold, gray, teal and pink.
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Exquisite Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An exquisite early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a rusty orange central field surrounded by a wide sage green border. Myriad auspicious flowers like chrysanthemums, peonies ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Charming Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming Chinese Art Deco rug with a gray field surrounded by a violet border. The field depicts a flowering cherry tree perched above a scholars rock at the edge of a garden. The ...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Runner
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco runner with alternating auspicious floral and Shou character medallions set against an indigo background, and surrounded by a beautifu...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a cranberry field surrounded by a gold inner stripe, wide indigo central st...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a cranberry field surrounded by a wide teal border. Multi-colored potted peonies and cherry blossoms overlay the border, and a butterf...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Midcentury Handmade Persian Art Deco Style Navy Blue Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Malayer area rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a solid navy blue colored field and an intricate Art Deco style arabesque border. The design is very vers...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Persian Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Kashan rug with an Art Deco design from the mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Art Deco Paisley Scatter Rug in Cream and Red
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mashad Art Deco scatter rug handmade during the mid-20th century with 2 red paisley (boteh) motifs on inverse corners over a cream-white Minimalist and borderless g...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Art Deco-Inspired Labyrinth Wool Persian Carpet in Taupe, Cream & Brown, 9 x 12
Located in New York, NY
This 9' x 12' Persian carpet, titled "Labyrinth," offers a bold interpretation of art deco design through a maze-like pattern. Crafted in taupe, cream, and brown, the rug presents a ...
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2010s Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Kashan Art Deco Style Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Kashan accent rug, in the Art Deco style, handmade during the mid-20th century.
Measures: 4' 4" x 6' 3".
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Persian Art Deco Square Paisley Scatter Rug
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Persian Mashad Art Deco square scatter rug handmade during the mid-20th century with 2 paisley (boteh) motifs on inverse corners over an ivory Minimalist and borderless gro...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a central peony and chrysanthemum medallion woven in cream, ivory, and dark indigo set against a lighter indigo field of more...
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1920s Chinese Vintage Art Deco Persian Rugs
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Wool
Art Deco persian rugs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco persian rugs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage persian rugs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco persian rugs made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Iran pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original persian rugs, popular names associated with this style include Djoharian Design, Orley Shabahang, Bahram Shabahang, and Rug & Kilim. 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 persian rugs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $439 and tops out at $325,000 while the average work can sell for $6,000.