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Kilim & Flat Weave

Wool

NO. 19729

Turkey

2'6" X 11'7" (0.76 m x 3.53 m)

$3,910

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Vintage Sivas Kilim Runner in Rust Hues with Traditional Motifs - Rug & Kilim

This 3x12 vintage Sivas kilim runner is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Kilim & Flat Weave collection—a masterpiece of the Turkish flatweave style, handwoven in wool and believed to originate from Turkey circa 1940-1949. On the Design: Sivas, located in central Anatolia, possesses a rich and dual-faceted weaving identity. While the city’s commercial workshops were historically celebrated for producing formal, curvilinear carpets, the rural communities surrounding the region maintained a deeply authentic tradition of flatwoven kilims. This vintage runner is a brilliant artifact of that rural lineage, showcasing the structural ingenuity and bold geometric lexicon of Anatolian folk art. The weaver departs from open-field kilim layouts by employing a highly structured, columnar framework, highlighting an impressive command of spatial organization. The true design intelligence of this piece lies in its rhythmic linearity and dimensional layering. A series of intricate, horizontally banded beige-brown columns create a ladder-like foundation that stretches across the vermillion field. Within and around these structural bands, an array of small-scale, vibrant geometric medallions—rooted in ancient tribal motifs meant to symbolize protection and prosperity—are meticulously placed. This precise, architectural layout not only grounds the lively, rhythmic geometry but also lends a remarkable sense of depth and dimensionality rarely achieved in traditional flatweaves, resulting in a highly versatile, masterfully drafted foundation. Condition: This vintage Sivas runner enjoys good condition for its age and origin.

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Specifications:

Measurements: 2'6" x 11'7" ( 0.76 m x 3.53 m )
Categories: Kilim & Flat Weave
Classification: Classic/Traditional, Geometric, Kilim/Flat Weave, Sivas
Material: Wool
Origin: Turkey
SKU: 19729

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September 23, 2026

What Makes Tibetan Wool the Gold Standard for Custom Rugs

Every great rug begins long before the loom. It begins on the animal, in the place, in the particular conditions that made the fiber what it is. And among all the wools that have ever been spun into a carpet, few can rival the wool of the Tibetan highlands, a material whose superiority is not a matter of marketing but of altitude, climate, and the unhurried logic of the natural world. The sheep of the Tibetan plateau live at elevations that would defeat most living things, thin air, brutal cold, a growing season measured against a sky closer than it has any right to be. Nature's answer to that severity is the fleece. To survive the plateau, the animal must grow a wool of exceptional density and, crucially, of exceptional lanolin content; the natural oil that coats each fiber, repels water, resists soil, and lends the finished yarn a luster and resilience that lowland wools cannot approach. What is hardship for the animal is a gift to the weaver.

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September 3, 2026

The Evolution of Floral Motifs in Antique Rugs and Kilims: Mapping the Pomegranate, Tulip, and Carnation

Antique 17th Century French Beauvais Tapestry with Floral Vase - Rug & Kilim, NO. 36829 We had a tapestry acquisition unfolding itself in the studio a while ago. Josh and the team just stood there, silently admiring the way the light caught the threads. This was the Antique French Beauvais Tapestry (SKU 36829). It was handwoven in wool, with natural silk accents, circa 1700. When you look at something like that, you do not just see fabric. What you see is the garden of wool and dreams. The precise interlacing of the wefts gives a picture of a gigantic floral vase placed atop an architectural entablature. The botanical imagery is absolutely mesmerizing. There is so much wealth and mystery to it all.

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August 28, 2026

The Total Art: Vienna’s Century, From the Gold Frieze to the Contemporary Era

In the dining room of a banker's house in Brussels there is a wall of gold. Klimt designed it; the Stoclet Frieze, a tree of life branching across marble and enamel and coral, a dancer on one side and an embracing couple on the other, the couple a direct rehearsal for the painting the whole world would later know as The Kiss. But to stand in that room, were one ever permitted to, is to understand that the frieze is not the point of it. The point is that the frieze, the marble, the cutlery, the door handles, and the carpet underfoot were all conceived as a single object by a single mind. The Palais Stoclet, built by Josef Hoffmann between 1905 and 1911 and now sealed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the most complete surviving statement of the idea that organised an entire Viennese century: the Gesamtkunstwerk, the total work of art, in which nothing; not the spoon, not the dress, not the floor, ranks below the painting on the wall.

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July 1, 2022

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

Referring to the art style characterized by using shape and color withdrawn from traditional repetition or realism. Abstract rugs — sometimes referred to as art rugs — capture an expressive nature that reads as a very modern style, though many abstract rugs draw inspiration from works of the same art style in the mid-century. One of the more widely known mid-century lineages of this style is abstract expressionism, named for the literal "expressionists" of the 1950s. Some of the most notable names behind this style include Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Referring to a lineage of nomadic Persian rugs (sometimes referred to as “Avsar” in the alternate spelling). Afshar rugs hail from the eponymous tribe in the region of Northeastern Iran.

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November 18, 2020

An Abbreviated Guide To Antique and Vintage Rugs

Antique rugs have been in Josh’s resume since he began in the industry almost 40 years ago when he was already recognized for one of the largest oriental rug collections in the United States. Each piece in the internationally recognized volume was hand picked for rarity, and of course aesthetic and beauty, now complementing one of the widest varieties of Persian rug and Turkish rug collections with the utmost attention to individuality and care. Because of Josh’s position in the wholesale rug industry he’s been responsible for promoting a number of collections throughout history, from breathtaking signature Tabriz, Sultanabad, Kerman Lavar, Agra, and Oushak classics to the more unsung jewels of the luxury industry.

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October 22, 2020

An Abbreviated History of Kilim and Flat Weave Rugs

The common denominator of nearly all of our lines, and the passion from which we found our name, lies in our unparalleled Kilim rug collection with selections from all over the world in both the most celebrated and unsung designs. In our antique and vintage collections our Persian, Turkish, and Moroccan Kilim collections alone enjoy rarity, versatility, and beauty with constant additions. In line with Josh’s pioneering spirit, our flat weave line in Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian collection enjoys fresh, invigorating designs and a durable body we’ve come to consider the hallmark of this collection; never buckling underfoot like traditional Kilims and blending a beautiful variety of yarns for a high-quality wool. While all Kilim rugs are united under the flat-weaving technique that has been adopted and specialized from culture to culture over time, some of the most significant ancestral Kilim rugs can be found among the varied tribes and regions stretching back to Anatolia/Turkey, Persia, Europe, Scandinavia, and Africa—all home to celebrated variations of flat weaving Josh Nazmiyal has studied and collected among Rug & Kilim’s Antique & Vintage, Kilim & Flat Weave, and Moroccan Collections to name a few. Needless to say, Josh’s devotion to learning the intricacies and histories of the style have, likewise, inspired pillars of our most well-received private collections, notably including our Scandinavian Flat Weave collection among the homes for contemporary and modern Kilim worth noting in our archives:

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Kilim & Flat Weave

Wool

NO. 19729

Turkey

2'6" X 11'7" (0.76 m x 3.53 m)

$3,910

Available: Shipping as Soon as Tomorrow

Vintage Sivas Kilim Runner in Rust Hues with Traditional Motifs - Rug & Kilim

"Working with this family-owned team has been an absolute joy. Their communication, craftsmanship, and flawless execution on our custom rugs consistently exceed expectations."

— Phoebe Howard, James Michael Howard

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Specifications:

Measurements: 2'6" x 11'7" ( 0.76 m x 3.53 m )
Categories: Kilim & Flat Weave
Classification: Classic/Traditional, Geometric, Kilim/Flat Weave, Sivas
Material: Wool
Origin: Turkey
SKU: 19729

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Stories from the Kilim & Flat Weave Collection

What Makes Tibetan Wool the Gold Standard for Custom Rugs

The Evolution of Floral Motifs in Antique Rugs and Kilims: Mapping the Pomegranate, Tulip, and Carnation

The Total Art: Vienna’s Century, From the Gold Frieze to the Contemporary Era

A Glossary of Handmade Rugs and Kilims: Understanding Terms, Types and Techniques Past and Present

An Abbreviated Guide To Antique and Vintage Rugs

An Abbreviated History of Kilim and Flat Weave Rugs

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