High-quality Mid-20th century Swedish Green Handmade Wool Rug BB8767 10'6" × 15'9" $45,000

A Vintage Swedish Flat Weave rug with a modern linear design in contemporary colors. The dominant motifs are figurative and resemble stick figures.

Although imported textiles initially inspired the designs of antique and vintage area rugs, they gradually developed into an innately northern expression. Simple geometric patterns and vignettes from everyday life, such as bouquets of flowers, a child’s sampler, or a pet dog, were incorporated into flat woven tapestries or Swedish pile antique rugs and carpets, adding charm and immediacy to this folk art. The weavings of the celebrated Swedish carpet designer Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom and her circle sustained a fresh and appealing aesthetic during the first half of the twentieth century. The simplicity and purity of design in vintage rugs and Scandinavian design give them immediate relevance and contemporary desirability.