Antique rugs made in Mongolia from 1880’s to 1930’s are very rare and collectible old carpets. Mongolia, located between Russia and China is largely situated on mountains and plateaus and produced beautiful wool. The Mongols were influenced by Persian designs as well as the Chinese designs as seen in their hand woven area rugs.

This late 19th century antique Mongolian Oriental carpet measures 6’5” x 9’4” (198.12cm x 286.512cm). It has a very lovely design of three trees in three colors of blue growing out of a rockery serving as the shore of a water feature.

Each antique Mongolian rug for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wool and cotton. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique Mongolian rug — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available.

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Sadly, very few Mongolian rugs survived and we can learn about them mostly from old Chinese manuscripts, which describe in detail those gems of Middle Asian craftsmanship. Ever since the inception of weaving in Middle Asia, carpets had an important role in …

Antique Mongolian rugs are a rarity. Only a few pieces remained until today. Most of our knowledge on their subject comes from Chinese manuscripts. Their authors describe them as similar to modern Mongolian craft. The characteristic design of Mongolian carpets is a “see-through” pattern put against a solid background.