Mid-20th Century Brown Turkish Oushak Wide Runner, Floral Design, circa 1950s

The abrashed golden brown field is centered by a standing ecru cartouche with inner carnation and blossoming vine decor. Leafy vines twist around rods to fl...

This borderless runner shows an allover diamond lattice with brown squares at the vertices on an oatmeal ground. The condition is good and the lattice is subtle, giving a very modern...

Beautifully crafted by hand using hand knotting techniques, this Turkish Oushak rug is an antique unlike any other. This piece comes with brilliant medallions down the center field ...

From around Konya in central Turkey, this subdued palette village kellegi (long rug) shows three connected octagons in buff on a soft brown ground,with light blue accents. Border abr...

The light red and brown field shows seven columns of barbed rose tone barbed diamonds enclosing roughly drawn roses in a continuous textile pattern. Narrow semi-circular garland bord...

The blood red field of this western Anatolian workshop runner displays a comfortably situated Yaprak (Leaf) pattern accented in powder blue, pale green, light rust and ivory. The blo...

Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Fragment Runner Size: 2'2" × 11'6" (66 × 350 cm) This antique Turkish Oushak runner dating back to circa 1930 is remarkably elegant in both color and ...

A vintage Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 11' 7" Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...

Gallery Rug from Mid-20th Century Turkey with Floral Design rug/en-86026 origin/turkey This beautiful vintage Oushak runner from mid-20th century Turkey features a Classic Oushak...

This vintage runner is a simple study in medium brown and khaki with shadow details in golden tan. The condition is low and somewhat distressed.

Beautiful hand-knotted Oushak style wool rug with an orange field with brown mandala accents. This rug measures 3' x 11' 8".

A stunning mid-20th century Turkish Oushak rug with the most beautiful tone-on-tone pattern with a large floral medallion against a pale blue field, and surrounded by a similarly sty...