Animal Motif Rugs from Ancient Times to Present

Animal Motif Rugs from Ancient Times to Present top hr

The great artisans that wove these antique carpets were masters at depicting small details that required great accuracy. The exotic animals were not always represented in nature but inspired by books and the imagination of the artists. For example, this Turkish Oushak rug features the mythical dragon and griffin entangled in a never-ending battle. This Tibetan rug also portrays the dragon motif, but in a more traditional Eastern Oriental format. Animals aren't always so ferocious though as is exemplified in the passivity of the birds and fish in this tranquil Amritsar rug from India.

Major Rug Producing Regions that Use Animal Motifs: Turkey, Persia, China, India, Caucasus, Morocco

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64 Rugs Found in Animal Motifs
 

Antique Spanish Carpet 3430

Style: Spanish Rug
Origin: Spanish Rugs
Size: 1 ft 6 in x 1 ft 11 in
          (0.46 m x 0.58 m)
This lovely fragment of a classical Spanish Alcaraz carpet displays a lovely acanthus vinescroll pattern in a classicizing Renaissance style

 

Antique English Tapestry Rug 43910

Style: Tapestry Textiles
Origin: English Rugs
Size: 5 ft 8 in x 2 ft 3 in
          (1.73 m x 0.69 m)
This beautiful English tapestry design is the epitome of elegance.

 

Antique English Tapestry 41483

Style: Tapestry Textiles
Origin: English Rugs
Size: 1 ft 4 in x 2 ft 6 in
          (0.41 m x 0.76 m)
This elegant antique textile depicts a Venetian cityscape in the manner of painters like Canaletto.

 

Antique Tibetan Rugs 42893

Style: Tibetan Rug
Origin: Tibetan Rugs
Size: 2 ft 2 in x 2 ft 9 in
          (0.66 m x 0.84 m)
This charming Tibetan rug has two central pinyin wans flanked by opposing dragons.

 

Antique Hooked American Rug 2559

Style: Hooked Rug
Origin: American Rugs
Size: 1 ft 11 in x 3 ft
          (0.58 m x 0.91 m)
Woven in the early 20th century, this antique American hooked rug features a charming juxtaposed horse-head pattern framed by a series of simple ecru borders.

 

Vintage Esfahan Persian Rug 43387

Style: Isfahan / Esfahan Rug
Origin: Persian Rugs
Size: 2 ft x 3 ft 1 in
          (0.61 m x 0.94 m)
This pictorial carpet from Esfahan features a pictorial scene depicting everyday life in Persia.

 

Antique Hooked American Rug 41024

Style: Hooked Rug
Origin: American Rugs
Size: 3 ft x 4 ft
          (0.91 m x 1.22 m)
The unusual design and coloration of this incredible antique hooked rug make it an authentic piece of Americana.

 

Antique Kashan Persian Rug 43901

Style: Kashan Rug
Origin: Persian Rugs
Size: 2 ft 1 in x 4 ft 8 in
          (0.63 m x 1.42 m)
This stunning Kashan carpet features a central arabesque medallion as well as two vinescroll vases aligned in a runner-style format.

 

Antique Luri Persian Rugs 42647

Style: Lori / Luri Rug
Origin: Persian Rugs
Size: 2 ft x 5 ft
          (0.61 m x 1.52 m)
A menagerie of animals and people repeats across the warm ivory surface of these charmingly tribal antique Luri saddle bags from Persia.

 

Antique Silk Kashan Persian Rug 45030

Style: Kashan Rug
Origin: Persian Rugs
Size: 3 ft 7 in x 5 ft 2 in
          (1.09 m x 1.57 m)
Woven in Kashan during the 1910s, this sumptuous silk rug features an impressive vase pattern framed by an ogival arch decorated with pictorial cartouches.

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