Afghanistan Oushak Rugs

Pastel Rug

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$8,702

$1,923Sale Price|20% Off

3'x22'5" White Afghan Angora Oushak Leaf Design Hand Knotted Wool Runner Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

Bone White, Afghan Angora Oushak with All Over Leaf Design, Vegetable Dyes, 100% Wool, Hand Knotted, XL Runner, Oriental Rug Primary materials: Wool Latex: No Pile height: 0.25 Inch...

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2010s Afghan Oushak More Carpets

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Oushak 21st Century Oriental Rug

Unavailable

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W 110 in L 139 in

Pure Silk Oushak Hand Knotted Oriental Rug

Located in Carlstadt, NJ

This is a truly genuine one-of-a-kind pure silk Oushak hand knotted Oriental rug. It has been knotted for months and months in the centuries-old Persian weaving craftsmanship techniq...

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2010s Afghan Oushak More Carpets

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Silk

Beige Oushak Style Wool Area Rug

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W 111 in L 145 in

Beige Oushak Style Wool Area Rug

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Oushak rugs are known for their ability to add style and elegance to any setting through their design and coloring.

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21st Century and Contemporary Afghan Oushak Central Asian Rugs

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Modern Oushak Rug in All-Over Floral Motifs

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$2,560

W 96 in L 117 in

Hand-Knotted Oushak Rug by Keivan Woven Arts, 8' x 9'9

By Keivan Woven Arts

Located in Atlanta, GA

Hand-Knotted Indian Wool Oushak Rug in Cool Neutral Tones. Measures 8'0 x 9'9 This woven art was hand-knotted in India, where many rug makers take the Turkish Oushak style and rec...

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2010s Indian Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Oushak Rug with Fine Handspun Wool in All Over Design

$4,875Sale Price|25% Off

W 97 in L 122 in

Turkish Oushak Rug with Fine Handspun Wool in All Over Design

By Keivan Woven Arts

Located in Atlanta, GA

Fine Turkish Oushak rug with gray blue border and neutral color palette and all-over flower design, rug EN-179691, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak This hand Knotted, han...

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2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

$Gray Oushak Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Floral Design, 9'4\" x 12'1\"$

Gray Oushak Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Floral Design, 9'4\" x 12'1\"

$2,170Sale Price|50% Off

W 112 in L 145 in

Gray Oushak Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Floral Design, 9'4\" x 12'1\"

Located in Norwalk, CT

Beautiful contemporary Oushak hand knotted wool rug with a botanical floral design on a gray field. This rug has a frame of beige and ivory accents throughout the piece. This rug ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

Hand Knotted Afghan Oushak Designed Runner with Gray Background

$2,600

W 36 in L 119 in

Hand Knotted Afghan Oushak Designed Runner with Gray Background

By Keivan Woven Arts

Located in Atlanta, GA

This Afghan Oushak runner features a grand motif, showcasing from the border to the field with a vibrant elegance that pops against the light blue-gray border, as well as the charcoa...

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2010s Afghan Oushak Central Asian Rugs

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Wool

Turkish Oushak Rug with Muted Color Palette and All-Over Flower Design

$8,125Sale Price|35% Off

W 121 in L 149 in

Turkish Oushak Rug with Muted Color Palette and All-Over Flower Design

By Keivan Woven Arts

Located in Atlanta, GA

Turkish Oushak, Rug/ EN-649, This classic Oushak rug from Turkey features a colorful palette and an all-over design of floral shapes, surrounded beautifully by an all-encompassing, ...

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2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

$Gray Hand-Knotted Wool Oushak Rug, Floral Design, 9'10\" x 13'9\"$

$1,950

W 50 in L 74 in

Modern All-Over Floral Oushak with Muted Background and Accent Colors

By Keivan Woven Arts

Located in Atlanta, GA

Measures: 4'2 x 6'2 Modern All-Over Floral Oushak with Muted Background and Accent Colors. Keivan Woven Arts: rug AWR-6825 Country of Origin: Afghanistan Type: Oushak Design: All-O...

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2010s Afghan Oushak Turkish Rugs

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Wool

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Afghanistan Oushak Rugs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of Afghanistan oushak rugs is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, wool and silk, all Afghanistan oushak rugs available were constructed with great care. We have 20 antique and vintage Afghanistan oushak rugs in-stock, while there are 102 modern editions to choose from as well. Afghanistan oushak rugs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Afghanistan oushak rugs made by Hollywood Regency designers — are very popular at 1stDibs. Afghanistan oushak rugs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Mehraban Rugs, Nazmiyal Collection and Ashly Fine Rugs are consistently popular.

How Much are Afghanistan Oushak Rugs?

Prices for Afghanistan oushak rugs start at $850 and top out at $46,198 with the average selling for $3,411.

A Close Look at Oushak Furniture

Turkish rugs are as widely loved today as they were in the 13th century, and antique and vintage Oushak rugs and carpets are known specifically for their bold geometric patterns and fine quality. With a name derived from the town of Uşak, Turkey, in western Anatolia, the Oushak textile style — also spelled Ushak — originated in the 15th-century Ottoman Empire, but its aesthetic has influenced weaving around the world, especially through the export of rugs to Europe.

The distinctive Oushak “medallion” pattern has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds. Traditionally, the edges and empty spaces are filled with arabesque details or floral motifs. Both patterns can repeat in infinite directions, allowing for versatility in diverse sizes of hand-knotted authentic Oushak carpets, wall hangings and rugs. It’s believed that similar Iranian designs inspired the artistry of Turkish weavers, possibly through commissions by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.

While production of Oushak rugs accelerated for an international audience, they also maintained domestic popularity, including covering the floors of palaces and mosques. Owing to their deep colors and exemplary construction, Oushak area rugs woven by hand became status symbols abroad, with Henry VIII depicted standing astride an Oushak rug in a 16th-century portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. The rugs and carpets made for export had rougher weaves while European copies proliferated as demand expanded into the 19th century. And beyond the authenticity of antique and vintage rugs in general, the geometric styles of Oushak rugs are appealing to interior designers because they work so well in today's homes.

The market has changed with a global increase in machine-fabricated carpets, yet handmade designs continue to be produced in Uşak with contemporary rug companies like Kirkit working with skilled artisans in the area.

Find vintage Oushak rugs and carpets, folk art and other Oushak furniture on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Rugs-carpets for You

Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.

In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.

It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.

Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.

Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)

When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.

If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.

Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.

The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.

With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.