Art Deco Rugs
Art Deco rugs are carpets woven in the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 1930s: bold geometry, stylized flowers, open fields and strong color. Rugs On Net, in New York since 1979, has one of the largest collections of antique Art Deco rugs in the United States: French, English and other European Art Deco rugs, American hooked rugs in the Art Deco style, and more than 700 Chinese Art Deco rugs, including more than 100 Walter Nichols rugs.
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Antique Art Deco Chinese Oval Rug with Artistic Swirl Pattern in Red
$22,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 24046Rug sizes: 7 ft 9 in x 11 ft (2.36 m x 3.35 m) -
Vintage Black Double Five Claw Chinese Dragons Design Rug
$9,000.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 25692Rug sizes: 9 ft x 12 ft (2.74 m x 3.66 m) -
Vintage Benevolent 5 Claw Dragon Design Chinese Deco Rug
$9,800.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 25506Rug sizes: 5 ft 7 in x 8 ft 7 in (1.70 m x 2.62 m) -
Yellow Vintage Art Deco – European Spanish Knotted Rug
$3,000.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 22315Rug sizes: 4 ft x 6 ft 2 in (1.22 m x 1.88 m) -
Minimalist Vintage Light Blue and Ivory White Color Open Field Chinese Rug
$4,300.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 21865Rug sizes: 6 ft 2 in x 9 ft 2 in (1.88 m x 2.79 m) -
Vintage Art Deco – European Germany Flat Weave Rug
$9,800.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 21368Rug sizes: 6 ft x 9 ft 6 in (1.83 m x 2.90 m) -
Vintage Art Deco Round European French Allover Knotted Rug
$19,500.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 24050Rug sizes: 7 ft 9 in x 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m x 2.36 m) -
Stunning Antique Chinese Art Deco Carpet by Nichols Workshop Green Hand Knotted Pile Rug
$33,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 23817Rug sizes: 11 ft 10 in x 17 ft 2 in (3.61 m x 5.23 m) -
Antique Walter Nichols Art Deco Large Room Size Red Allover Rug
$38,000.00 Antique RugsSKU: 23745Rug sizes: 10 ft x 17 ft 6 in (3.05 m x 5.33 m) -
Antique Art Deco Chinese Allover Geometric Knotted Rug
$55,000.00 Antique RugsSKU: 24747Rug sizes: 9 ft 11 in x 13 ft 1 in (3.02 m x 3.99 m) -
1920s Classic Beige Field Floral Antique Chinese Art Deco Knotted Rug 2′ x 4′
$1,100.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7277Rug sizes: 2 ft x 4 ft (0.61 m x 1.22 m) -
1920s Small Raspberry Pink Floral Antique Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug 2′ 6″ x 4′
$1,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7276Rug sizes: 2 ft 6 in x 4 ft (0.76 m x 1.22 m) -
Antique Red Floral Modern Chinese Art Deco Wool Rug Hand-Knotted 1920s 3′ x 6′
$2,400.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7275Rug sizes: 3 ft x 6 ft (0.91 m x 1.83 m) -
1920s Solid Soft Pink Flowers Sprays Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug 4′ x 6′ 6″
$2,600.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7274Rug sizes: 4 ft x 6 ft 6 in (1.22 m x 1.98 m) -
1920s Ecru Field Geometric Avant Garde Antique European Art Deco Small Rug
$4,600.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7258Rug sizes: 6 ft x 9 ft 11 in (1.83 m x 3.02 m) -
1920s Rare Green Ground Geometric Antique European Art Deco Mid Sized Wool Rug
$6,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7259Rug sizes: 5 ft 7 in x 7 ft 8 in (1.70 m x 2.34 m) -
1920s Multicolor Geometric Modern Antique European Art Deco Room Sized Wool Rug
$10,400.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7260Rug sizes: 8 ft x 12 ft 2 in (2.44 m x 3.71 m) -
1920s Multicolor Field Geometric Antique European Art Deco Knotted Wool Rug
$7,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7261Rug sizes: 7 ft 5 in x 9 ft 5 in (2.26 m x 2.87 m) -
1920s Pair of Antique Chinese Art Deco Yellow Scenic Pictorial Oval Small Rugs
$6,300.00 Antique RugsSKU: 23900-23901Rug sizes: 3 ft x 5 ft (0.91 m x 1.52 m) -
1920s Brown Traditional Motifs Geometric Antique Chinese Art Deco Runner Rug
$9,100.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7217Rug sizes: 2 ft 5 in x 11 ft 7 in (0.74 m x 3.53 m) -
Contemporary European Art Deco Style Rug, Design E18301
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-E18301Rug sizes: 2 ft x 2 ft (0.61 m x 0.61 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18018
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18018Rug sizes: 8 ft x 10 ft (2.44 m x 3.05 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18017
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18017Rug sizes: 8 ft x 10 ft (2.44 m x 3.05 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18016
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18016Rug sizes: 9 ft x 12 ft (2.74 m x 3.66 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18015
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18015Rug sizes: 8 ft 9 in x 12 ft 5 in (2.67 m x 3.78 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18014
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18014Rug sizes: 8 ft 7 in x 11 ft 10 in (2.62 m x 3.61 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18013
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18013Rug sizes: 8 ft 9 in x 12 ft 2 in (2.67 m x 3.71 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18011
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18011Rug sizes: 2 ft x 3 ft (0.61 m x 0.91 m), 7 ft 11 in x 10 ft 1 in (2.41 m x 3.07 m), 8 ft 10 in x 12 ft 1 in (2.69 m x 3.68 m) -
Contemporary Chinese Art Deco Style Rug, Design C18010
Contact us for price New RugsSKU: NEC-C18010Rug sizes: 9 ft x 12 ft (2.74 m x 3.66 m) -
1920s Gold Field Floral Antique Chinese Art Deco Knotted Wool Wide Gallery Rug
$97,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6999Rug sizes: 18 ft x 31 ft (5.49 m x 9.45 m) -
1930s Solid Green Field Floral Antique Chinese Art Deco Carpet Rug
$18,200.00 Vintage RugsSKU: 25804Rug sizes: 12 ft 10 in x 15 ft 9 in (3.91 m x 4.80 m) -
1920s Antique Pink Rose Modernist Floral Knotted Wool Chinese Art Deco Rug
$10,400.00 Antique RugsSKU: 7009Rug sizes: 8 ft x 11 ft (2.44 m x 3.35 m) -
1920s Antique Yellow Field Flowers Border Knotted Chinese Art Deco Carpet Rug
$10,400.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6994Rug sizes: 8 ft x 11 ft (2.44 m x 3.35 m) -
1920s Antique Bold Green Field Handknotted Wool Chinese Art Deco Carpet Rug
$6,500.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6983Rug sizes: 8 ft x 9 ft (2.44 m x 2.74 m) -
1920s Antique Purple Field Modern Handknotted Wool Chinese Art Deco Carpet Rug
$7,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6972Rug sizes: 8 ft x 9 ft (2.44 m x 2.74 m) -
1920s Antique Pink Open Field Pictorial Room Size Knotted Chinese Art Deco Rug
$7,800.00 Antique RugsSKU: 6839Rug sizes: 8 ft x 11 ft (2.44 m x 3.35 m)
Art Deco Rugs: Frequently Asked Questions
What is an Art Deco rug?
An Art Deco rug is a carpet woven in the Art Deco style of the 1920s and 1930s, the design movement named after the 1925 Paris Exposition of decorative arts. Art Deco rugs use bold geometry, stylized flowers, open fields and strong color in place of the dense medallions and borders of traditional Oriental carpets. They were made in France, England, Spain, Germany, the United States and, in the largest numbers, China.
What are the different types of Art Deco rugs?
The main types are French Art Deco rugs, including knotted carpets, flat weaves and needlepoint; English Art Deco rugs by designers such as Marion Dorn; other European rugs from Spain, Germany and Holland; American hooked rugs in the Art Deco style; and Chinese Art Deco rugs, hand knotted in Tianjin and Beijing in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly for export to the United States. Chinese Art Deco rugs from the Walter Nichols workshops are the best known of all.
Where can I buy an antique Art Deco rug?
Rugs On Net has one of the largest collections of antique Art Deco rugs in the United States: more than 700 Chinese Art Deco rugs, more than 100 of them from the Walter Nichols workshops, plus French, English and other European Art Deco rugs. Every rug on this page can be bought online or seen by appointment at our showroom at 36 East 31st Street, New York, where the business has been since 1979. Interior designers can join our trade program.
How do you decorate with an Art Deco rug?
Art Deco rugs were designed for modern rooms, so they sit well with clean lined furniture, lacquer, brass and mid century pieces. Chinese Art Deco rugs with open purple, teal, blue or green fields work as the color anchor of a room; French and English geometric rugs suit a more architectural space. Runners and small rugs are easy ways to bring the style into a hall or bedroom. Our designer edits page collects rugs chosen for interior designers.
What makes an Art Deco rug valuable?
Age, maker, condition, size and color. Rugs from a documented workshop or designer, such as Walter Nichols, Helen Fette, Atelier Martine or Marion Dorn, are the most sought after. Rugs in good original condition, with even pile and strong color, are worth more than worn or heavily restored pieces. Large room size and oversized carpets are scarcer than small rugs, and saturated grounds such as purple, magenta and teal are especially popular with collectors and designers.
How can you identify an Art Deco rug?
Look for the hallmarks of the style: geometric or stylized motifs, open fields, asymmetric corner sprays instead of a central medallion, and bold contrasting color. On Chinese Art Deco rugs, a hand carved pile around the motifs, a thick wool foundation and, on many Walter Nichols rugs, a label or stamp on the back help confirm the maker. Our guides to Chinese Art Deco rugs and to Walter Nichols explain the details.
How do you care for an Art Deco rug?
Vacuum without a beater bar, rotate the rug once or twice a year so it wears and fades evenly, keep it out of strong direct sunlight and use a good rug pad. Blot spills at once and never rub. For deep cleaning, use a specialist in hand made rugs; in the New York area we also offer on site stain removal.
Why choose an antique Art Deco rug?
An antique Art Deco rug is a piece of design history that still works in a modern home. Each one was made by hand nearly a hundred years ago, no two are the same, and the best examples hold their value. They bring color and character to a room in a way a new rug rarely can.