Rubirosa Mid-Century Pink Rug by Marianne Richter, Woven Signature to Edge “AB M BB6119 4'6" × 7'2" $18,000

This circa-1950 vintage Swedish flat weave rug by Märta Måås-Fjetterström, titled “Rubirosa Röd,” features a striking all-over design of geometric abstractions in eye-popping hues of red, pink and purple, for an over-all bold and modernist statement. Måås-Fjetterström (1873-1941) was a leading figure in Swedish textile design, with a workshop known for producing well-composed Scandinavian area rugs incorporating traditional Swedish and modern motifs. In Sweden, carpets and Vintage rugs 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 antique oriental 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.