Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

American, 1914-1999

One of the great style icons of the 20th century, Tony Duquette (1914–99) created pieces with a singularly ebullient elegance. Through his private interior-decorating commissions and his work as a stage and movie-set designer, Duquette made his name synonymous with flamboyance, fantasy and glamorous originality.

Duquette was born in Los Angeles and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute. But his true education began in the mid-1930s, first as an assistant to an aging Elsie de Wolfe — the eminent interior designer who many say created the profession — and later as a colleague of William Haines, the famed movie-star-turned-decorator. Duquette’s clients would come to include many Hollywood luminaries — he decorated “Pickfair,” the fabled home of actress Mary Pickford, and homes for producer David O. Selznick and director Vincent Minnelli — and a robust roster of the rich and powerful, among them Doris Duke, J. Paul Getty, Norton Simon and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. All the while, Duquette was designing film and theater sets and costumes. He worked on such films as Kismet, Ziegfeld Follies and Can-Can; he won a Tony award in 1961 for costume design for the original Broadway production of Camelot.

Theatricality is the keynote of the best of Duquette’s designs. He made things that would get attention. Duquette was no purist — he appreciated the spare and sleek as much as the baroque and elaborate — but everything had to provide a visual effect, if not necessarily perform a function. Apart from the furnishings and objects he designed for his grandest decorating commissions, Duquette rarely used precious materials. “Beauty, not luxury, is what I value” was his often-repeated motto. Duquette pieces priced at $10,000 and above tend to be either intricately made or super-scaled or have an interesting ownership provenance. Most of his works are marked at about $5,000.

As you will see on 1stDibs, Tony Duquette created something for anyone who likes big-statement design — providing a showstopper for a lean, modernist decor or an alluring element in a lush, more-is-more interior. A Duquette design says: On with the show!

Creator: Tony Duquette

Tony Duquette - 'Malachite' Rug Size All Silk Hand Knotted Carpet 9x12 ft RARE

$13,608Sale Price|65% Off

Tony Duquette - 'Malachite' Rug Size All Silk Hand Knotted Carpet 9x12 ft RARE

By Tony Duquette

Located in Long Island, NY

Tony Duquette - 'Malachite' Rug 9 x 12 feet Material: 100% Silk “Beauty not luxury, is what I value” was Tony Duquette’s refrain. Hutton Wilkinson provided Via Como with designs fr...

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Early 2000s Chinese Baroque Revival Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Silk

10x12.7 Ft Rare Size 1940s Turkish Rug. Fine Vintage Oriental Carpet

$4,465Sale Price|40% Off

W 118.12 in L 151.19 in

10x12.7 Ft Rare Size 1940s Turkish Rug. Fine Vintage Oriental Carpet

Located in Spring Valley, NY

This finely hand-knotted vintage Central Anatolian rug from the 1940s is a remarkable example of traditional Anatolian craftsmanship. Woven with meticulous attention to detail, the r...

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1940s Turkish Rustic Vintage Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Moroccan Rug Vintage Berber Carpet hand knotted beige brown 5 x 9.6 ft

$1,801

W 59.06 in L 114.18 in

Moroccan Rug Vintage Berber Carpet hand knotted beige brown 5 x 9.6 ft

Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE

Authentic Tribal Art – Vintage Moroccan Azilal Rug with Diamond Motif (ca. 1980/90) A Rare Gem of North African Rug Craftsmanship Experience the untamed beauty of the Atlas Mountai...

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Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft NEW Modern Moroccan Berber style Rug. Custom Options Available. ALL WOOL

$2,267Sale Price / item|40% Off

W 108.27 in L 142.92 in

9x12 Ft NEW Modern Moroccan Berber style Rug. Custom Options Available. ALL WOOL

Located in Spring Valley, NY

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this new modern hand-knotted Moroccan Berber Beni Ourain design rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Combining t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft Contemporary Hand Knotted Moroccan Style Rug. Custom Options Available

$2,267Sale Price / item|40% Off

W 108.27 in L 143.71 in

9x12 Ft Contemporary Hand Knotted Moroccan Style Rug. Custom Options Available

Located in Spring Valley, NY

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this new modern hand-knotted Moroccan Berber Beni Ourain design rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Combining t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft Handknotted Moroccan Azilal Style Rug. Custom Size Available. 100% Wool

$2,267Sale Price / item|40% Off

W 108.27 in L 143.71 in

9x12 Ft Handknotted Moroccan Azilal Style Rug. Custom Size Available. 100% Wool

Located in Spring Valley, NY

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this contemporary handknotted Moroccan style rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Blending the timeless beauty o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft Modern Moroccan Tulu Carpet Aqua Blue Color Rug CUSTOM OPTIONS Available

$2,645Sale Price / item|30% Off

W 108.27 in L 145.67 in

9x12 Ft Modern Moroccan Tulu Carpet Aqua Blue Color Rug CUSTOM OPTIONS Available

Located in Spring Valley, NY

100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality. Available as seen or can be CUSTOM PRODUCED in any Design, Size, Color Combination and Pile Thickness requested. These beautiful han...

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21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

8.3x12 Ft Vintage Hand-Knotted Turkish Wool Rug – Large Ivory and Peach Carpet

$3,360Sale Price|40% Off

W 98.43 in L 144.89 in

8.3x12 Ft Vintage Hand-Knotted Turkish Wool Rug – Large Ivory and Peach Carpet

Located in Spring Valley, NY

This vintage hand-knotted Turkish Kayseri rug is an elegant large-size statement piece with a soft ivory field, warm peach medallion details, muted beige tones, taupe accents, dusty ...

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1980s Turkish Country Vintage Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

3'x12'2" Blue Hand Knotted Rajasthan Wool and Silk All Over Design Runner Rug

$1,840Sale Price|25% Off

W 36 in L 146 in

3'x12'2" Blue Hand Knotted Rajasthan Wool and Silk All Over Design Runner Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind Hand Knotted Rajasthan Design Wool and Silk Oriental Rug. It has been Knotted for months and months in the centuries-old weaving craftsmanship t...

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2010s Indian Medieval Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft Modern Handknotted Moroccan Style Rug. Custom Size Available. 100% Wool

$2,267Sale Price / item|40% Off

W 108.27 in L 143.71 in

9x12 Ft Modern Handknotted Moroccan Style Rug. Custom Size Available. 100% Wool

Located in Spring Valley, NY

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this contemporary handknotted Moroccan style rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Blending the timeless beauty o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9x12 Ft Contemporary Brown Moroccan style Rug. 100% Wool. Custom Size Available

$2,267Sale Price / item|40% Off

W 108.27 in L 143.31 in

9x12 Ft Contemporary Brown Moroccan style Rug. 100% Wool. Custom Size Available

Located in Spring Valley, NY

Elevate your living space with the exquisite charm of this new modern hand-knotted Moroccan berber beni ourain style rug, crafted with precision and care from 100% wool. Combining th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

12'1"x15'4" Taupe Directional Vase All Over Design Silk & Wool Hand Knotted Rug

$11,907Sale Price|25% Off

W 145 in L 184 in

12'1"x15'4" Taupe Directional Vase All Over Design Silk & Wool Hand Knotted Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

Taupe, Directional Vase All Over Design, Silk with Textured Wool, Hand Knotted, Oversized Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: T...

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2010s Indian Medieval Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

9'x12'2" Ivory Hand Knotted Wool & Silk Nain with All Over Design Oriental Rug

$5,235Sale Price|25% Off

W 107 in L 146 in

9'x12'2" Ivory Hand Knotted Wool & Silk Nain with All Over Design Oriental Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

Powder White, Wool and Silk, Nain with All Over Design, Hand Knotted, 250 KPSI, Soft Pile, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool & Silk Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inches Style: ...

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2010s Indian Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Previously Available Items

Tony Duquette Emerald Green Malachite Modern Silk Rug

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W 72 in L 110 in

Tony Duquette Emerald Green Malachite Modern Silk Rug

By Tony Duquette

Located in New York, NY

Modern green Oasis pattern all 100 % silk designed by infamous designer Tony Duquette formerly from The Roubeni Collection Measures: 6' x 9'2" / 100 % wool.

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Late 20th Century Chinese Streamlined Moderne Tony Duquette Rugs and Carpets

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Silk

Tony Duquette rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.

Tony Duquette rugs and carpets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silk and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Tony Duquette rugs and carpets, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original rugs and carpets by Tony Duquette were created in the neoclassical style in east asia during the 21st century and contemporary. Prices for Tony Duquette rugs and carpets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $38,880 and can go as high as $38,880, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $38,880.

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