How do I clean a vintage wool rug?

Maintenance requires gentle vacuuming without rotating brush heads to protect the wool pile and delicate edges. Professional textile cleaning is recommended for deep interventions to preserve natural dyes. Avoid chemical spot treatments and excessive moisture, which can destabilise wool foundations and cause colour bleeding across lighter ivory grounds.

Were these rugs used on floors?

Many examples functioned as floor coverings, village carpets, or area rugs within domestic settings. Others served specialised daily roles as saddle covers, spindle bags, and storage torbas. Nomadic households also utilised felted wool panels and embroidered hangings to insulate tents and decorate interior living spaces.

What are natural dyes?

Natural dyes derive from organic sources such as plants, roots, insects, and minerals harvested locally by weaving communities. These colourants create rich, complex tones that develop a characteristic patina over time. Unlike chemical dyes introduced later, natural vegetable dyes interact with wool fibres to produce subtle tonal variations across the field of the rug.

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A circa 1900 wool rug brings authentic tribal geometry, hand-knotted pile and rich vegetable dyes directly into domestic spaces.

Antique Caucasian East Caucasian Shirvan Baku Rug of Small Size, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Caucasian East Caucasian Shirvan Baku Rug of Small Size, Circa 1900.

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£1,950

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Scarce Antique Yomut Turkmen UK Ok Bash (Tent-pole Bag), Turkmenistan, Central Asia.circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Scarce Antique Yomut Turkmen UK Ok Bash (Tent-pole Bag), Turkmenistan, Central Asia.circa 1900.

From Country House and Eastern Interiors

£500

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Antique Turkish Obruk Region Prayer Kilim, Circa 1900.

1900 - 1920

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Antique Turkish Obruk Region Prayer Kilim, Circa 1900.

From Cotswold Oriental Rugs

£1,750

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Antique Caucasian East Caucasian Shirvan Baku Rug of Small Size, Circa 1900.

Scarce Antique Yomut Turkmen UK Ok Bash (Tent-pole Bag), Turkmenistan, Central Asia.circa 1900.

Antique Turkish Obruk Region Prayer Kilim, Circa 1900.

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