Vintage Swedish Flat Weave Rug BB6150 5'9" × 8'3" $18,000

This circa-1930 vintage Swedish flat weave rug is comprised of repeating geometric abstractions in yellow, orange and gray against a neutral field. The minimal linearity and modernism of the early 20th century vintage carpet place it within a renowned weaving tradition. In Sweden, Scandinavian woven rugs and antique carpets have been hand-knotted in wool for centuries, taking on many different forms and functions over the course of time. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the craft was seen as being an important artistic and cultural practice throughout Sweden, and designers began to make rugs that had a broad international appeal. Scandinavian rugs from the mid-twentieth century, endorsed by such fixtures of modernism as Le Corbusier, Ray Eames and Frank Lloyd Wright, remain among the most desirable and sought after in the rug world.