Kilim rugs are a type of flat-woven rug that originated in the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. They are known for their distinctive designs, bright colours, and intricate patterns.

Kilim rugs are made by tightly weaving warp and weft threads together to create a flat surface. They are usually made of wool but can also be made of cotton or silk. Because they are flat-woven, they have no pile or backing, which makes them thinner and more lightweight than traditional pile rugs.

One of the unique features of kilim rugs is their decorative designs, which often feature geometric patterns, bold colours, and intricate motifs. Many kilim designs are based on traditional tribal patterns, and some incorporate symbols and images that hold special meaning within their cultural context.

Kilim rugs have been traditionally used for a variety of purposes, including as prayer rugs, wall hangings, and floor more...

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An Anatolian kilim, Konya district, circa 1880, 336 x 189 cm

Anatolian Kilim from Konya, 1880

An Anatolian kilim, Konya district, circa 1880, 336 x 189 cm

A Caucasian eagle Kazak rug, with two stylised eagle designs in…

Caucasian Eagle Kazak Kilim Rug, 1908

A Caucasian eagle Kazak rug, with two stylised eagle designs in white and green against a red ground, Kilim dated circa 1908, 225 cm x 114 cm. Provenance: John Gaidzkar Oriental carpets, 23rd March 1982

A fine old Caucasian Shirvan kilim wide runner, slit weft weave,…

Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Wide Runner with Geometric Borders

A fine old Caucasian Shirvan kilim wide runner, slit weft weave, all wool, decorated with four medallions and multiple geometric borders. 305 x 190 cm

An Afghan Turkoman Hatchli carpet, of typical engsi design, the…

Burgundy Afghan Hatchli Carpet with Engsi Design

An Afghan Turkoman Hatchli carpet, of typical engsi design, the Burgundy field bisected by a horizontal band of kaikalak motifs within ashik gul borders, the vertical poles geometrical, the borders of ashik guls and sainak motifs, the elem with a hooked…

An Anatolian Kilim, early 20th century, with repeating…

Early 20th Century Anatolian Kilim with Geometric Motifs

An Anatolian Kilim, early 20th century, with repeating geometric motifs within the central field, 290 cm x 202 cm

Impressive massive Persian hand knotted wool main carpet with…

Persian Wool Carpet with Mina Khani Design & Kilim Fringe

Impressive massive Persian hand knotted wool main carpet with Mina Khani design and Kilim fringe ends, 390 cm x 585 cm

A large Kilim rug, coral coloured background with accent…

Coral Kilim Rug with Mustard and Navy Accents

A large Kilim rug, coral coloured background with accent colours mustard yellow and navy blue. Length 400 cm, width 225 cm

A Kelim rug, with hooked lozenge medallions on a red ground,…

Red Kelim Rug with Lozenge Medallions

A Kelim rug, with hooked lozenge medallions on a red ground, 290 x 171 cm

A vintage Turkish kilim, early to mid 20th century, 230 x 143 cm

Vintage Turkish Kilim, 20th Century, 230 x 143 cm

A vintage Turkish kilim, early to mid 20th century, 230 x 143 cm

An antique kilim, the field decorated with boteh, multiple…

Antique Kilim with Boteh and Border Guards

An antique kilim, the field decorated with boteh, multiple border guards, rings to one end for hanging, some old repairs. 130 x 310 cm.

An antique Kilim rug, with geometric design, 302 cm long, 162…

Geometric Kilim Rug from Margaret Carnegie's Collection

An antique Kilim rug, with geometric design, 302 cm long, 162 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from the late Margaret Carnegies' collection Kildrummie Station, Holbrook, New South Wales in the 1970s. Margaret Carnegie was a personal friend of the late…

An Anatolian kilim, Konya district, circa 1880, 386 x 148 cm

Antique Anatolian Kilim from Konya, 1880

An Anatolian kilim, Konya district, circa 1880, 386 x 148 cm

A tribal kilim, the flatweave rug with a series of hooked…

Tribal Kilim with Rose and Mauve Lozenges

A tribal kilim, the flatweave rug with a series of hooked lozenges in rose, mauve and yellow colours upon a dusky pink field and enclosed by a geometric border, 430 cm x 144 cm

An eastern Anatolian kilim, Sivas, circa 1900, 414 x 78 cm

Sivas Kilim, Eastern Anatolia, 1900

An eastern Anatolian kilim, Sivas, circa 1900, 414 x 78 cm

Persian Kilim 19th century, woven with geometric motifs in…

19th Century Persian Kilim with Geometric Motifs

Persian Kilim 19th century, woven with geometric motifs in shades of red, cream and blue, restored, 197 x 140 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney

A long large fine quality Dagestan kilim rug. 153 cm x 430 cm.

Fine Dagestan Kilim Rug - 153x430cm

A long large fine quality Dagestan kilim rug. 153 cm x 430 cm.

A large long old rare Dagestan kilim rug, decorated with…

Dagestan Kilim Rug with Stylised Plant and Bird Motifs

A large long old rare Dagestan kilim rug, decorated with stylised plant motifs and birds in rich dark colours. 540 cm x 310 cm.

A good quality Turkish Malatya kilim runner (Kurdish runner).…

Turkish Kilim Runner - 94cm x 320cm

A good quality Turkish Malatya kilim runner (Kurdish runner). 94 cm x 320 cm.

Two Kilim rugs, comprising a runner with geometric motifs in…

Geometric Kilim Rugs Set

Two Kilim rugs, comprising a runner with geometric motifs in shades of orange, red, blue and cream and a large kilim with geometric motifs in shades of blue, brown, red, yellow, orange and white (2), 135 x 334 cm; 370 x 242 cm. Provenance: Private Estate…

A traditional flatwoven kilim, eastern Turkey, circa 1930, with…

Sakir Kilic Kilim from Eastern Turkey (9 words)

A traditional flatwoven kilim, eastern Turkey, circa 1930, with the name, Sakir Kilic, woven into one end, 405 x 12 cm

An antique Turkish Aydin kilim, traditionally woven on a loom…

Turkish Aydin Kilim with Conforming Motifs

An antique Turkish Aydin kilim, traditionally woven on a loom in two pieces and stitched down the centre, three large diamonds to the centre with multiple conforming motifs, green, yellow, blue, brown and ivory tones.

#A long kilim runner decorated with six diamond medallions and…

#A long kilim runner decorated with six diamond medallions and framed by a latch hook motif border. 500 x 82 cm.

A Baluch prayer rug, first half 20th century, the step shaped…

Baluch Prayer Rug with Camel Ground and Guls

A Baluch prayer rug, first half 20th century, the step shaped mirabh decorated with guls against a camel ground, original kilim ends, 152 x 90 cm,

A Persian kilim, Senneh, circa 1930, 166 x 113 cm

Senneh Persian Kilim, 1930

A Persian kilim, Senneh, circa 1930, 166 x 113 cm

A Persian Senneh Kilim, the kilim typically decorated with a…

Persian Senneh Kilim with Boteh Motifs and Floral Border

A Persian Senneh Kilim, the kilim typically decorated with a large dominant lozenge and embellished with all over small scale boteh motifs in blue, cream and red colours upon a red field, with a stylised floral main border and narrow bands, length 355 cm,…

A Central Anatolian Kilim, circa 1930, 233 x 115 cm

Anatolian Kilim, 1930, 233 x 115 cm

A Central Anatolian Kilim, circa 1930, 233 x 115 cm

Moroccan Kilim rug hand woven geometric and stepped design with…

Moroccan Kilim Rug - Handwoven Geometric Design

Moroccan Kilim rug hand woven geometric and stepped design with polychrome natural Dyes 300 x 206 cm

A very finely knotted Persian rug, coral coloured central field…

Coral Vase Persian Rug with Blue Border

A very finely knotted Persian rug, coral coloured central field with vase ornamentation, main border blue background, also with vase decoration, kilim ends. 215 cm x 150 cm

A kilim carpet, slit weft hand woven, soft multi coloured…

Soft Geometric Kilim Carpet

A kilim carpet, slit weft hand woven, soft multi coloured geometric patterned. 29.5 x 21 cm

A fine hand knotted Iranian Ardabil Kelim rug a centre field of…

Iranian Ardabil Kelim Rug with Diamond Medallions

A fine hand knotted Iranian Ardabil Kelim rug a centre field of linked diamond medallions with starbursts in blue and terracotta. Together with stylised birds and animals on a cream field. Triple geometric guard borders. Finely woven kelim weave in silk…

Persian Kilim rug, wool, decorated with rows of geometric…

Persian Kilim Rug with Geometric Designs

Persian Kilim rug, wool, decorated with rows of geometric designs and medallions in predominantly red, blue and beige, with accents in brown, green and yellow, length 265 cm width 190 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW

Turkish Kilim runner Konya Yataklik, woollen, late 19th century,…

Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Runner with Polychrome Starburst Border

Turkish Kilim runner Konya Yataklik, woollen, late 19th century, five panelled decorations with polychrome starburst border, 420 x 165 cm, certificate of origin included

A West Anatolian Kilim turkey, 20th century, 216 x 147 cm

West Anatolian Kilim, 20th Century, 216 x 147 cm

A West Anatolian Kilim turkey, 20th century, 216 x 147 cm

A Caucasian kilim, Kazak, circa 1930, 360 x 116 cm

Caucasian Kazak Kilim, 1930

A Caucasian kilim, Kazak, circa 1930, 360 x 116 cm

A arköy kilim with prayer design, Thrace, South East Europe,…

Thrace Prayer Kilim, 1900

A arköy kilim with prayer design, Thrace, South East Europe, circa 1900, 158 x 106 cm

A small Anatolian kilim, Turkish, circa 1890, 173 x 114 cm

Anatolian Kilim, Turkish, Circa 1890

A small Anatolian kilim, Turkish, circa 1890, 173 x 114 cm

A Turkish slit weft kilim, multiple geometric forms on a multi…

Turkish Geometric Kilim in Traditional Tones

A Turkish slit weft kilim, multiple geometric forms on a multi coloured background in traditional tones. 230 x 205 cm

A late 19th century Turkish Central Anatolia, Obruk Kilim…

Turkish Obruk Kilim Runner with Reciprocal Rams Horns

A late 19th century Turkish Central Anatolia, Obruk Kilim runner wool and cotton geometric diamond patterns. The 7 central motifs are known as 'Reciprocal rams horns' with certificate and valuation from John Leach $5000,

A large Iranian Flat-Woven Kilim, 415 cm x 165 cm

Spacious Iranian Kilim: 415cm x 165cm

A large Iranian Flat-Woven Kilim, 415 cm x 165 cm

Kermanshah Harsin Kilim rug, hand knotted wool, polychrome…

Kermanshah Harsin Kilim Rug - Geometric Polychrome Design

Kermanshah Harsin Kilim rug, hand knotted wool, polychrome geometric field, 322 x 146 cm

A Turkish Karakecili kilim rug, slit weave construction,…

Turkish Karakecili Kilim Rug with Medallion and Latch-hook Pattern

A Turkish Karakecili kilim rug, slit weave construction, decorated with four medallion incorporated into a complex latch-hook pattern. 260 x 170 cm.

A large Turkish patchwork kilim carpet, comprising 51 variously…

Turkish Patchwork Kilim Carpet - 51 Panels, 282x202cm

A large Turkish patchwork kilim carpet, comprising 51 variously sized and decorated panels stitched together to make a carpet of 282 cm x 202 cm.

Kilim rug hand knotted wool, polychrome Chequered pattern,…

Colorful Chequered Kilim Rug from Kermanshah, Iran

Kilim rug hand knotted wool, polychrome Chequered pattern, Kermanshah Province, Iran, 289 x 175 cm

A long kilim runner, In various grey tones, patterned with…

Grey Medallion Kilim Runner

A long kilim runner, In various grey tones, patterned with conjoined medallions. 450 x 82 cm

A kilim carpet, slit weft hand woven, soft multi coloured,…

Multi-Coloured Geometric Kilim Carpet - 300x200cm

A kilim carpet, slit weft hand woven, soft multi coloured, geometric patterned. 300 cm x 200 cm

A Shiraz Kilim carpet, 330 x 175 cm

Shiraz Kilim Carpet - 330 x 175 cm

A Shiraz Kilim carpet, 330 x 175 cm

An Iranian Shiraz Kilim, Check design in orange and beige tones.…

Orange and Beige Check Shiraz Kilim - 1500 x 102 cm

An Iranian Shiraz Kilim, Check design in orange and beige tones. 1500 x 102 cm

A Karabagh district kilim, southern Caucasus, circa 1930, 308…

Caucasus Kilim, Karabagh District, circa 1930

A Karabagh district kilim, southern Caucasus, circa 1930, 308 cm x 192 cm

A large and impressive hand-knotted Turkish pictorial Kilim rug,…

Turkish Pictorial Kilim Rug with Geometric Borders

A large and impressive hand-knotted Turkish pictorial Kilim rug, on ivory ground, with burnt orange central panel. Decorated with figures, horses, phoenixes, antelope, fish, cockerels and geometric borders. 300 x 200 cm

Shiraz Kilim rug stepped hexagonal medallions, on a yellow…

Yellow Shiraz Kilim Rug with Stepped Hexagonal Medallions

Shiraz Kilim rug stepped hexagonal medallions, on a yellow pastel ground, surrounded by stepped geometric border, 262 x 152 cm

A large hand-woven slit-weft kilim rug, the field filled with…

Mushroom Medallion Kilim Rug

A large hand-woven slit-weft kilim rug, the field filled with eighteen polygonal medallions framed by a border of double hooked leaves. In muted mushroom, cream and charcoal tones. 300 x 206 cm

A pair of Kilim upholstered stools

Kilim Stool Pair

A pair of Kilim upholstered stools

A highly patterned kilim, profusely decorated with colourful…

Colorful Geometric Kilim with Border Guards

A highly patterned kilim, profusely decorated with colourful geometric designs, multiple border guards. 194 x 313 cm.

Afghan Meymaneh Kilim rug, woven wool, open field of stepped…

Afghan Meymaneh Kilim rug, woven wool, open field of stepped diamonds on a red ground with geometric border to match, 305 x 200 cm

An old Caucasian Shirvan kilim rug, hand-woven slit-weft all…

Caucasian Shirvan Kilim Rug with Latch-Hook Design

An old Caucasian Shirvan kilim rug, hand-woven slit-weft all wool construction, decorated with four large medallions outlined with latch-hook design. 310 x 155 cm

A brightly coloured flat weave kilim, 270 x 180 cm

Vibrant 270x180 cm Kilim Flat Weave Rug

A brightly coloured flat weave kilim, 270 x 180 cm

Vintage Kilim rug fitted for wall hanging having animal motifs…

Bold Animal Motif Kilim Wall Hanging Rug

Vintage Kilim rug fitted for wall hanging having animal motifs in bold colours. Length 202 cm. Width107 cm.

A Large Kilim geometric rug. Approx. 350 x 170 cm

Geometric Kilim Rug - 350 x 170 cm

A Large Kilim geometric rug. Approx. 350 x 170 cm

A Bohemian design Afghan Aryana Kilim full room size, hand…

Bohemian Aryana Kilim Afghan - 276x176cm

A Bohemian design Afghan Aryana Kilim full room size, hand woven 276 x 176 cm

A hand-woven kilim carpet, the central field decorated with two…

A hand-woven kilim carpet, the central field decorated with two diamonds surrounded by geometric patterns, framed by multiple hook latch motif borders. In traditional tones. 300 x 200 cm.

An Iranian Shiraz Kilim, 270 cm x 166 cm

270x166cm Iranian Shiraz Kilim

An Iranian Shiraz Kilim, 270 cm x 166 cm

A large hand-woven kilim carpet 300 x 200 cm

300x200cm Hand-Woven Kilim Carpet

A large hand-woven kilim carpet 300 x 200 cm

A Kilim carpet with traditional design, 300 cm long, 193 cm wide

Traditional Kilim Carpet - 300 x 193 cm

A Kilim carpet with traditional design, 300 cm long, 193 cm wide

An Anatolian kilim, Denizli, circa 1900, 478 x 100 cm

Antique Anatolian Kilim from Denizli, circa 1900

An Anatolian kilim, Denizli, circa 1900, 478 x 100 cm

Senneh Turkish Kilim rug, early 20th century, with alternating…

Senneh Kilim Rug with Animal Motif

Senneh Turkish Kilim rug, early 20th century, with alternating animal motif in geometric designs, 208 cm long, 121 cm wide

An Afghan Chobi kilim, decorated with a field of garden squares…

Afghan Garden Kilim

An Afghan Chobi kilim, decorated with a field of garden squares with geometric motifs, framed by a serrated border. 295 x 200 cm

A Turkish Balikesir kilim rug, patterned with a banded design.…

Turkish Kilim Rug with Banded Design and Certificate

A Turkish Balikesir kilim rug, patterned with a banded design. With certificate. 208 x 161 cm.

A Turkish Konya Obruk kilim runner, decorated with eight…

Turkish Latch-Hook Kilim Runner with Rosette Border

A Turkish Konya Obruk kilim runner, decorated with eight latch-hook sided large medallions, framed by a rosette border. With certificate. 340 x 122 cm

Turkish Kilim rug, four central medallions all with geometric…

Red Geometric Turkish Kilim Rug, 222 x 266 cm

Turkish Kilim rug, four central medallions all with geometric patterns, red tones, wool on wool, 222 x 266 cm

Kermanshah Harsin Kilim rug, hand knotted wool, pink, orange &…

Geometric Kilim Rug in Pink, Orange, and Grey

Kermanshah Harsin Kilim rug, hand knotted wool, pink, orange & grey geometric field, with patterned borders, 239 x 141 cm

Kilim rug hand knotted wool, pink and charcoal geometric fields,…

Pink and Charcoal Geometric Kilim Rug from Iran

Kilim rug hand knotted wool, pink and charcoal geometric fields, with repeating borders, Kermanshah Province, Iran, 291 x 172 cm

An intricate tribal wool Kilim, featuring a series of nesting…

Tribal Kilim with Diamond Lozenges and Geometric Motifs

An intricate tribal wool Kilim, featuring a series of nesting diamond lozenges to the field and intricately, decorated with a myriad small geometric motifs and vessels in muted cream, rust and pale blue colours with emerald accents and enclosed by…

Yomud Kilim Northern Persia mid 20th century - faded 192 x 107…

Faded Yomud Kilim from Northern Persia, mid-20th century

Yomud Kilim Northern Persia mid 20th century - faded 192 x 107 cm (irregular)

An old Turkish slit-weft kilim, ground loom woven in two long…

Turkish Snowflake Kilim

An old Turkish slit-weft kilim, ground loom woven in two long panels, decorated with snowflake motifs on soft coral and pistachio panels. 280 cm x 150 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.

A good quality Turkish Van Hakkari kilim rug, decorated with…

Turkish Van Hakkari Kilim Rug with Diamond Medallions

A good quality Turkish Van Hakkari kilim rug, decorated with diamond shaped medallions in traditional colours, with long orange fringing. 220 cm x 160 cm.

Kermanshah Kilim rug, woven wool, open polychrome Chequered…

Kermanshah Kilim rug, woven wool, open polychrome Chequered pattern field with black & white zigzag border, 378 x 194 cm

An old Turkish slit-weft kilim carpet, decorated with bands of…

Faded Snowflake Kilim Carpet

An old Turkish slit-weft kilim carpet, decorated with bands of large snowflake medallions, in soft faded tones, all wool construction. 256 cm x 186 cm. Provenance: The Williamson Estate Collection.

Persian Kilim rug, wool, decorated with three central…

Persian Wool Kilim Rug with Geometric Designs

Persian Kilim rug, wool, decorated with three central medallions and a border of geometric, star and wave designs in red, blue and black, length 295 cm width 165 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW

A Kilim rug, approximately 256 x 150 cm

Large Kilim Rug - 256 x 150 cm

A Kilim rug, approximately 256 x 150 cm

Turkish Kilim modern 186 x 117 cm

Modern Turkish Kilim, 186x117cm

Turkish Kilim modern 186 x 117 cm

An AfghanTurkoman Kilim floor rug, with geometric design, and a…

Turkoman Kilim Rug with Geometric Design and Brown Border

An AfghanTurkoman Kilim floor rug, with geometric design, and a brown border 550 cm long, 300 cm wide

An antique Afghanistan tribal Kazak style Kilim rug, with a…

Afghan Kazak Kilim Rug - Geometric Pattern - Antique

An antique Afghanistan tribal Kazak style Kilim rug, with a central geometric pattern 269 x 188.5 cm

An Afghan kilim, multiple wide strips with geometric patterns…

An Afghan kilim, multiple wide strips with geometric patterns to the field, brown and cream tones. 250 cm x 175 cm.

A Qashqai kilim, Fars Province, Southern Iran, circa 1930, with…

Geometric Qashqai Kilim from Southern Iran (9 words)

A Qashqai kilim, Fars Province, Southern Iran, circa 1930, with a repeated black and white geometric motif throughout, the central design of orange diamonds on a Burgundy ground, 248 x 157 cm

Kermanshah Kilim, woven wool, multi-coloured geometric design,…

Multi-Coloured Kermanshah Kilim with Geometric Design

Kermanshah Kilim, woven wool, multi-coloured geometric design, with border to match, 411 x 174 cm

A Berjusta rug, the field decorated with a stylised tree,…

Stylised Tree Berjusta Rug with Geometric Borders

A Berjusta rug, the field decorated with a stylised tree, multiple border guards and geometric forms, kilim edging and ends. 170 cm x 116 cm.

A Turkish kilim runner, decorated with large banded pattern.…

Turkish Kilim Runner with Banded Pattern

A Turkish kilim runner, decorated with large banded pattern. 210 x 93 cm.

Qashqai Kilim rug, border with bands of colours and black and…

Green Hexagon Qashqai Kilim Rug

Qashqai Kilim rug, border with bands of colours and black and white geometric design, central green ground with large hexagonal pattern

Hand woven pure wool Bukhara carpet with Kilim ends, deep pile…

Fine Quality Bukhara Wool Carpet with Kilim Ends

Hand woven pure wool Bukhara carpet with Kilim ends, deep pile and of fine quality. 340 x 250 cm

Pair 19th century Mongolian Kilim carpets. Two woven woollen…

Mongolian Kilim Carpets with Crane and Shou Designs

Pair 19th century Mongolian Kilim carpets. Two woven woollen panels with cranes and 'Shou' character designs. 252 x 120 cm

An Iranian Senneh Kilim carpet, hand knotted from Kurdistan, C.…

1930 Kurdish Senneh Kilim with Floral Motif

An Iranian Senneh Kilim carpet, hand knotted from Kurdistan, C. 1930, repeated floral motif on ivory ground. 161 cm x 112 cm

A large Anatolian flit-weft kilim carpet, the field in panels…

Anatolian Kilim Carpet with Lozenge Medallions

A large Anatolian flit-weft kilim carpet, the field in panels with lozenge shaped medallions and snowflake motifs, in cobalt, madder, pistachio and ivory. Ground loom woven in two long panels, all wool construction. Ground loom woven in two long panels,…

Four Persian and Central Asian tribal textiles, 19th/Early 20th…

Persian & Central Asian Tribal Textiles (19th/20th C.)

Four Persian and Central Asian tribal textiles, 19th/Early 20th century, comprising a silk ikat chapan, a miniature pair of saddlebags, a larger saddlebag face, and a kilim mafrash fragment, the chapan 115 cm high, 150 cm wide.

A Persian Kelim runner, with a geometric design and a deep blue…

Persian Kelim Runner with Geometric Design

A Persian Kelim runner, with a geometric design and a deep blue border. 410 cm long, 116 cm wide

A large fine quality kelim rug, multiple bands of various…

A large fine quality kelim rug, multiple bands of various geometric medallions. 315 x 226 cm.

A Turkish patchwork kilim rug, comprising squares of various…

Turkish Patchwork Kilim Rug - 180 x 130 cm

A Turkish patchwork kilim rug, comprising squares of various kilim rugs. 180 x 130 cm