Dutch Colonial Turkish Rugs

A divine antique Turkish Oushak rug. This piece encompasses a tasteful geometric design. Neutral tones and an antique red gives the piece just the right amount of color. Oushak rugs ...

52087, vintage Turkish Oushak runner, narrow hallway runner. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features three connected hexago...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 7" x 3' 5"

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 2" x 3' 1"

51559, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner, hallway runner. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features a unique medallion design with the outline of two verti...

Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Pink Rose Rug 10x12 Rug 9'7" x 11'4" 9 x 12 300cm x 345cm Circa 1870 "This is a stunning, rare antique 1870'S T...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish runner rug for hallway decor. The rug is made of medium wool pile on wool foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condi...

73785 Distressed Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 03'05 X 06'05. This classic-style hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug merges French Provincial and Rococo Romanticism with timel...

Beautiful and impressive geometric antique Turkish Oushak angora rug, country of origin: Turkey, date circa 1900. Size: 9 ft. 9 in x 10 ft. 10 in (2....

A vintage Turkish Anatolian rug from the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 11" x 7' 5"

76859 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 12'01 x 13'05. With its striking appeal and saturated red color palette, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug appears like a sumptuous I...

An antique Turkish Oushak room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 10' 3" x 12' 10" Turkish Rugs & Carpets: 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...