Antique Turkish Oushak Room Size Carpet

An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak carpet with an all-over design on an. Ivory field, dominant accents in orange. Measures: 7' x 9'6''.

A late 19th century Turkish Oushak in predominant ivories and orange. Measures: 10'6" x 13'3" Oushak carpets are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called...

An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak carpet with a sky blue field, border, and center medallion in apple green. Measures: 11'4'' x 15'.

An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak rug with a beige-colored ground, accents in brown Measures: 9'9'' x 12'2''.

An early 20th-century Turkish Oushak with a pistachio green field, gray border accents in pink, soft yellow and red Measures: 9 x 11'5" circa 1st quarter 20th century Oushak ca...

A truly divine antique Oushak masterpiece. Two identical scrolls in between an irregular set of palmettes running through coral ground with a delightful s...

A modern Turkish Oushak room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 10' 1" x 14' 6".

A modern Turkish Oushak room size carpet handmade during the 21st century. Measures: 9' 6" x 12' 0".

An antique Turkish Oushak room size rug in square format handmade during the early 20th century with a vertical cane design (pole design). Measures: 11' 9" x 12' 10".

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...

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a predominantly blue-green field. Measures: 11' 4" x 15' 0".

A mauve colored antique Turkish Oushak 12' x 15' large room size rug handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 11' 11" x 14' 3".