MORENTZ Russian and Scandinavian Rugs

"Marta Maas-Fjetterström is for the rugs what Picasso has been for art in the 20th century". Says Anette Granlund, Swedish Antique Expert on textiles. A vintage handwoven modern rug and a beautiful early example in muted tones on gren background with medallion pattern. Handwoven in a famous pattern called “Dukater” that was first composed in 1924 by Märta Måås-Fjetterström atelier. This is all about greens, yellow, brown and pink tones. Good condition. Cleaned and with new reconditioned ends. The working weavers in MMF atelier at Båstad also used to make rugs for themselves. Märta Måås-Fjetterström allowed and encourage the weavers to manufacture there own carpets for personal use. Therefore its not allowed to put a signature. But its still a MMF carpet...

A fine geometric pile carpet by Marta Maas-Fjetterström, circa 1960s, "Gul Primavera," signed MMF AB.

Swedish flat-weave Heavy weight wall hanging. May be suitable to use as carpet. Initialed: AB MMF, BN (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Barbro Nilsson).

This vintage hand-woven Swedish rug has a tonal overall field of camel, beige, sage and gray interwoven serrated geometric motif, overlaid by polychrome scattered tribal lozenges row...

This signed Swedish rug has a chocolate-brown field with an outer band of polychrome octogen lozenges and a similar spaced band of lozenges around a moss-green rectangular panel with...

Mid-20th Century Swedish Pile Carpet by AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström Sweden, circa 1955 Signed 'AB MMF' (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström)

Barbro Nilsson, easily Sweden’s greatest colorist of the Twentieth Century, shows us here that she can do subtlety as well as statement. This example, with a small amount of contrast...

Mid 20th century Swedish pile carpet Sweden ca. 1940 Signed "AB MMF" (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström) Handwoven 8'8" x 5'4" (264 x 163 cm)

"Il Greco." Sweden ca. 1941 Initialed: AB MMF (AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström). 10'11" x 7'11" (333 x 241 cm)

This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a polychrome field of lapis, ivory, chardonnay, and artichoke graphic geometric star-motif, in a checkered polychrome border with similar whims...

This vintage handwoven Swedish rug has a checkered overall field of tonal taupe diagonal rows separated by tribal stripes. Signed by the original artist and workshop. About the Ma...

Mid-20th century Swedish pile carpet Sweden ca. 1947 handwoven Initialed: AB MMF BN (Barbro Nilsson for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterström ).