Continental Rugs
Beautiful Antique Continental Rugs
Continental rugs (as in – rugs made in Europe) applied techniques and designs from Oriental area rugs and early period rugs from France. Production began in France with the Aubusson and Savonnerie styles and was later copied throughout continental Europe. Needlepoint embroidery was another European style that was adapted from Persian carpets. These rugs focus on the Arts and Crafts movement from the nineteenth century onward. These techniques were applied in various parts of Europe.
View our selection of antique European continental rugs
Large Antique 18th Century Spanish Carpet 49839
Size: 12 ft 10 in x 16 ft 9 in (3.91 m x 5.11 m)
Antique Ambiguous Floral Rug by Nazmiyal 48088
Size: 8 ft 7 in x 14 ft 10 in (2.62 m x 4.52 m)
Rare Square Size Antique Lion Motif Ukrainian Rug 318
Size: 13 ft 8 in x 14 ft 9 in (4.17 m x 4.5 m)
Antique Continental European Rug 1849
$7,200.00Size: 11 ft 8 in x 12 ft 9 in (3.56 m x 3.89 m)Decorative Mid Century Vintage Spanish Rug 47063
Size: 8 ft x 9 ft 5 in (2.44 m x 2.87 m)
Antique Velvet Italian Textile 41961
$9,000.00Size: 3 ft 1 in x 6 ft 2 in (0.94 m x 1.88 m)
Antique European Embroidery 3391
Size: 3 ft 2 in x 5 ft 9 in (0.97 m x 1.75 m)
