Nazmiyal Collection of Antique Rugs and Persian Carpets Contact Us Toll-Free 877-784-3463
Back to Previous Page

Scandinavian Antique Rugs and Carpets

Nazmiyal

Scandinavia is known for their rya and Rollakan rugs. Named after a town in southwest Sweden, rya Swedish rugs date back to the 16th century. At first the rugs were made in solid colors, featuring black, gray, white and yellow but as time passed geometric shapes and floral designs were introduced. Used by nobility as bedding and a display of social standing, rya Swedish rugs were often displayed as tapestries and exhibited as family heirlooms. Rollakan rugs are distinctive Scandinavian folk weavings that are flat woven tapestry rugs.

Related Articles: History of Scandanavian Rugs
Scandinavian Rugs part 2

Nazmiyal Collection of Scandinavian Rugs - 24 Results


Antique Scandinavian Rug 42013

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 3 ft 06 in X 5 ft
(0.93 m X 1.52 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $3,650.00
Price in UK Pounds £2,364.00
Price in Euros €2,853.00

This striking Finnish Rya or long pile rug is a classic example of the type. Originally developed as bedding coverlets, these rugs are luxuriantly soft and comfortable.

Antique Scandinavian Rug 42013 Antique Scandinavian Rug 42013

#AA9346 #333300 #FFFFCC #663300 #F0F0F0 #FF6633

Antique Scandinavian Rug 42367

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 4 ft X 5 ft 08 in
(1.22 m X 1.55 m)

This bold and exuberant Finnish Rya has a classic abstract "kehra" pattern of circles and lines in a luscious...

Antique Scandinavian Rug 42367 Antique Scandinavian Rug 42367

#FFCC99 #CC9966 #CC9999 #999999 #FF9966 #CC6633 #CC9933 #996633 #CCCCCC

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 40294

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 5 ft 09 in X 5 ft 11 in
(1.55 m X 1.56 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $3,250.00
Price in UK Pounds £2,105.00
Price in Euros €2,541.00

This lovely Swedish deco rug has a a stunning stepped geometry on a burnt orange ground set against a warm ivory-tan border.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 40294 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 40294

#FFCC99 #FF6600 #CC6600 #FF6633 #ff9933 #996633 #663300

Antique Rya Swedish Rug 42009

Style:Rya
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 4 ft 09 in X 6 ft 03 in
(1.25 m X 1.84 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $2,200.00
Price in UK Pounds £1,425.00
Price in Euros €1,720.00

This unique decorative antique Swedish Rya carpet is hand-made from fine wool in Sweden.

Antique Rya Swedish Rug 42009 Antique Rya Swedish Rug 42009

#666699 #FF9966 #663300 #CC9933 #FFCC66 #99CCCC #D5D4B5

Antique Deco Norwegian Rug 42011

Style:Art Deco
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 4 ft 06 in X 6 ft 03 in
(1.24 m X 1.84 m)

This splendid Norwegian antique deco rug has a Neo-classical design and palette related more to modish French Savonnerie carpets and Aubusson tapestries than to Scandinavian n rugs.

Antique Deco Norwegian Rug 42011 Antique Deco Norwegian Rug 42011

#f5deb3 #996633 #CC9900 #666633 #9999ff #CC3333 #CC0033 #FF9966 #A1A080

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42018

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 5 ft X 6 ft 07 in
(1.52 m X 1.85 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $700.00
Price in UK Pounds £453.00
Price in Euros €547.00

Swedish Rollakan tapestries like this lovely example have a long history reaching back to late medieval times. 

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42018 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42018

#CCCC99 #999966 #666633 #FFCC99 #CC6633 #993300 #ff9933 #357ec7

Antique Scandinavian Rug 42004

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 4 ft 06 in X 7 ft 07 in
(1.24 m X 2.15 m)

This charming antique Finnish Rya has a classic Scandinavian folk art design of the eighteenth century.

Antique Scandinavian Rug 42004 Antique Scandinavian Rug 42004

#000000 #FF6666 #FF3366 #FF6633 #FFCC66 #CC6633 #FF6600 #999966 #666633

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42020

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 5 ft 04 in X 8 ft
(1.54 m X 2.44 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $900.00
Price in UK Pounds £583.00
Price in Euros €704.00

This lovely Swedish tapestry rug preserves the abstract drawing and formal vocabulary of its Scandinavian folk art predecessors.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42020 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42020

#996666 #CC9999 #d2b48c #deb887 #FFCC66 #CCCC99 #FFFACD

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42005

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 06 in X 9 ft 02 in
(2.15 m X 2.75 m)

This charming antique Swedish tapestry rug combines the traditional Scandinavian and Aubusson carpet designs.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42005 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42005

#996666 #FF6666 #d2b48c #f5deb3

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3380

Style:Swedish Kilim
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 6 ft 03 in X 9 ft 07 in
(1.84 m X 2.76 m)

Strikingly modern in its simplicity, this lovely Swedish tapestry rug or Rollakan approaches the design of classic Navajo rugs and blankets.

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3380 Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3380

#FFCC99 #CC6633 #FF9966 #993300 #CC6600 #FFFF99 #FFFACD

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 41322

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 5 ft 11 in X 9 ft 07 in
(1.56 m X 2.76 m)

In this magnificent Deco carpet the geometry of traditional Swedish rugs converges with cutting edge modernism reminiscent of Mondrian.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 41322 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 41322

#CC9933 #993300 #CC6666 #CC3300 #996633 #FF9966 #666699 #F0F0F0 #663300

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42017

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 6 ft 04 in X 9 ft 09 in
(1.84 m X 2.77 m)

This antique Scandinavian rug reflects the designs of Turkish or Persian village weavings.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42017 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42017

#336699 #D5D4B5 #FF9966 #993333 #1b233f #CC9933 #A1A080 #f5deb3 #8A99AC

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 3373

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 6 ft 04 in X 9 ft 10 in
(1.84 m X 2.77 m)
Sale Price: Price in Dollars $4,750.00
Price in UK Pounds £3,076.00
Price in Euros €3,713.00

The open field of this lovely Swedish rug with a crenellated pattern at the sides comes from antique Anatolian kilims.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 3373 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 3373

#CC6633 #CC6600 #CC9966 #d2b48c #999999 #666666 #f5deb3

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3372

Style:Swedish Kilim
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft X 10 ft
(2.13 m X 3.05 m)

This elegant Swedish tapestry rug or Rollakan is arrestingly modern in its reliance on simple abstract linear geometry.

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3372 Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3372

#FFCC99 #663300 #CC9966 #FFFFCC #FF6600 #FF9933 #FFCC66 #f5deb3

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3378

Style:Swedish Kilim
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 09 in X 10 ft
(2.16 m X 3.05 m)

A classically modern Swedish tapestry rug or Rollakan with a subtle deisgn of repeating l curvilinear motifs in soft yellow against a tan ground.

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3378 Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3378

#999999 #D5D4B5 #FEFFD2

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42019

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 07 in X 11 ft
(2.15 m X 3.35 m)

This boldly unusual Swedish tapestry rug recalls the Turkish stylized animal carpets of the late Middle Ages.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42019 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42019

#996633 #CC9966 #663300 #d19172 #FFFFFF #ffcc33

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3381

Style:Swedish Kilim
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 07 in X 11 ft 04 in
(2.15 m X 3.36 m)

This lovely Swedish tapestry rug or Rollakan has a design of stylized geometric forms arranged in horizontal stripes of champagne, cinnamon, and apricot.

Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3381 Antique Swedish Kilim Rug 3381

#FF6666 #f5deb3 #FFCC99 #d19172 #663300

Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 40229

Style:Art Deco
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 8 ft 03 in X 11 ft 07 in
(2.45 m X 3.37 m)

The field of this lovely antique Swedish tapestry rug or Rollakan consists of simple blocks of color reminiscent of the paintings of Mondrian and Klee.

Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 40229 Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 40229

#CC6633 #CC6600 #FF9966 #FF9933 #FFCC99 #f5deb3 #FFCC66 #FF6666 #663300

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44609

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 10 in X 11 ft 07 in
(2.16 m X 3.37 m)

Strikingly modern and abstract in its appeal, this antique Swedish carpet has a tessellated design of abstract vegetal and animal motifs.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44609 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44609

#CC9999 #996666 #CC6666 #FF9966 #FF9999 #663333 #FFCC99 #330000 #CCCCCC

Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 3379

Style:Art Deco
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 8 ft 08 in X 11 ft 08 in
(2.46 m X 3.38 m)

Although stridently abstract and modern in its drawing, this antique Swedish Rollakan is still traditional in its design.

Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 3379 Art Deco Swedish Kilim Rug 3379

#CC9999 #CC9966 #999999 #FFCC99 #996666 #CC6666 #996633 #CC6633 #CC9933

Scandinavian Carpet #42006

Style:Art Deco
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 7 ft 08 in X 11 ft 10 in
(2.16 m X 3.38 m)

This charming antique Scandinavian carpet with its border of allover geometric flowers derives from the tradition of Swedish flatwoven tapestries or Rollakan.

Scandinavian Carpet #42006 Scandinavian Carpet #42006

#CC9966 #CC9933 #CC6633 #FFCC66 #FF9966 #FFCC99 #993300 #FF9933 #CC3333

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44610

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 8 ft 06 in X 12 ft 08 in
(2.46 m X 3.68 m)

Antique Scandinavian rugs like this are renowned for the striking abstract geometry of their design.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44610 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug #44610

#CCCC99 #CC9966 #999999 #CC9999 #FFFFFF #996666 #999966 #FFCC99 #996633

Art Deco Scandinavian Swedish Carpet 3367

Style:Art Deco
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 8 ft 06 in X 13 ft 04 in
(2.46 m X 3.97 m)

This extraordinary Art Deco Swedish Arts and Crafts carpet with its striking design of allover medallions harks back to medieval Scandinavian textiles.

Art Deco Scandinavian Swedish Carpet 3367 Art Deco Scandinavian Swedish Carpet 3367

#CC6633 #336666 #993300 #d19172 #FFCC66 #CC0000

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42007

Style:Region Specific
Origin: Scandinavia
Size: 8 ft 06 in X 13 ft 04 in
(2.46 m X 3.97 m)

Dated 1927 - This lovely Swedish carpet is a magnificent homage to the traditional Swedish Rollakan or flatwoven tapestry, although here it is rendered in thick pile.

Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42007 Antique Scandinavian Swedish Rug 42007

#FF6633 #996633 #f5deb3 #CC9966 #FFCC99 #FF6666 #FFCC66 #993333 #993300

Back to Previous Page Nazmiyal .

Agra •  Art-Deco •  Aubusson •  Bakhtiari •  Bakshaish •  Bessarabian •  Bezalel •  Bidjar •  Chinese •  Esfahan •  Farahan
Gabbeh •  Giordes •  Hooked •  Heriz-Serapi •  Kashan •  Karabagh •  Kazak •  Kerman •  Khotan •  Khorassan •  Kilim •  Malayer
Ningsia •  Needlepoint •  Persian •  Oushak •  Sarouk •  Senneh •  Spanish •  Sivas •  Sultanabad •  Tabriz •  Turkish


Persian Carpets •  Investing in Antique Rugs •  Masterpieces •  Rug Collectors Guide •  Rug Buying Criteria •  Community
Privacy Policy •  About Us •  Locations & Contact Information •  Sitemap

 

© NAZMIYAL Inc. 31 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016 |  Email Nazmiyal

Contact Us Toll-Free 877-784-3463