Unusual Turkish Oushak Rug, Gray Field, Pink Borders, Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
A bold octofoil medallion of four large and four smaller palmettes is detailed in rose, dark brown and ivory, and is set neatly on a pale blue-green--grey ground. Shield-shaped penda...
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Fine Turkish Oushak Carpet with Center Medallion in Light Red and Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4'3 x 5'9. Fine Turkish Oushak Carpet with Center Medallion in Light Red Keivan Woven Arts / rug/NA-63630, origin. turkey Early 20th Century This spectacular Turkish Ou...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Center Medallion Design in Earthy Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking vintage Turkish Oushak rug bears a neutral beige colored body that is highlighted by a dazzling design drawn in darker neutral earth tones. A large-scale medallion stre...
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Center Medallion Antique Turkish Oushak Rug with Red Ground & Multi Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
The bright red ground is home to the center medallion and surrounding Sub-geometric motifs.
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Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Red Field and Gold Borders, Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The abrashed Turkey Red field presents a golden-brown lozenge medallion with four arrowhead pendants and four field intrusions. En suite corners with ecru cores. Golden-brown border ...
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$11,520
W 109 in L 137 in
Classic Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Beige Field, Center Medallion, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
The warm beige field shows a floating doubly pendanted filigree 16-point medallion enclosing palmettes. En suite extended corners. Border with well-drawn reversing palmettes. Fairly ...
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$42,000
W 117 in L 172 in
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Ecru Field, Center Medallion, Orange & Pink Accents
Located in New York, NY
The ecru field shows a tall, softly scalloped medallion with four rust-tangerine palmettes, with carnation corners and ragged palmettes at both field ends. Goldenrod details. Powder ...
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Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Center Medallion, Brown and Light Blue Palette
Located in New York, NY
A real Sivas "Tabriz" with an ivory field precisely covered by a delicate all-over Herati pattern around a lightly piecrust-edged round medallion in the exact same pattern. En suite ...
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Early 20th Century Antique Turkish Fine Sivas Rug With Center Medallion in Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique Turkish Fine Sivas rug with center medallion in Red, yellow & Light Green.
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$10,500
W 105 in L 141 in
Brown, Tan, Sand & Ivory Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Floral Center Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brown, tan, and ivory vintage Turkish Oushak rug with floral center medallion, rug TU-ARS-538, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa mid-20th century This vintage Turkish...
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$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
W 57 in L 91 in
Early 20th Century Antique Turkish Sivas Rug with Delicate Pink Center Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4'9 x 7'7 Early 20th century antique Turkish Sivas rug with delicate pink center medallion.
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Vintage Sewan Kars with Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The Sewan Kazak design of a spear- headed and winged pale green medallion on a light red field, as here, is the classic Kars Kazak design. Stylised trees in each field corner. Straw...
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Turkish Oushak in Grey Ivory and Khaki with Tuna Red around Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
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Royal Blue Open Field Oushak with Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The royal blue open field hosts a centrally positioned pendanted, cream Octobergramme medallion, with stepped, sketchy blue corners. Sandy straw main border with humanoid stick figu...
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Vintage Oushak with Red Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The well-abrashed red field displays a bold, dark blue hexagonal medallion with enormous “anchor” pendants, and central star in a rust-red cartouche. Orange-rust convex corners. Ca...
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Mid 20th Century Ruby Red Oushak with Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The ruby red field of this urban city carpet is centered by a pendanted slightly notched oval ligh, arabesque-filled medallion, supported by wildly blossoming vases, secondary green ...
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Striking Antique Khotan Rug with a Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
This striking Khotan rug, crafted in 1920 and hailing from Turkmenistan, boasts a captivating palette of red ochre and sangria tones. With dimensions measuring 4X6, it features a mes...
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Vintage Kars Rug with Shades of Brown and Chocolate Brown Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
This rustic creation features a light brown, abrashed semi-open field focused on a pendanted chocolate medallion with a central, nested octofoil motif in ecru and brick. Convex choc...
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Vintage Turkish Anatolian Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A bold and intricately made vintage Turkish Anatolian rug. Beautiful cherry red and saffron colors make a statement meanwhile the Anatolian signature medallion takes center stage.
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Antique Turkish Rug - Size: 6'7x4'1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Turkish Rug in Wool and Cotton 6'7x4'1 Key Details: Pile: Wool Foundation: Cotton Origin: Turkish Design: Center medallion Approximate Age: 80 years Quality (KPI): 300 Condi...
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$2,880Sale Price|40% Off
W 48 in L 75 in
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Faded Plum and Cream Tones 4 x 6'3
Located in Atlanta, GA
The harmonious blending of warm and cool neutrals makes this rug an ideal foundation piece for both traditional and transitional interiors. Vintage Turkish Oushak rug with plum and ...
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$60,000
W 141 in L 224 in
Large Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Navy Tones, Center Medallion, circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
A tall navy medallion with a strong ecru octogramme Sub-medallion, with small shield pendants, is placed on the flesh tone field with a four-fold swirl of small leaves and floral spr...
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Antique Turkish Oushak with Large Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
A giant ecru medallion with stepped and pointed outlines hold various palmettes, leaves and a pelt-like open central motif with a pendanted ashik at the very centre. Strongly abrash...
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Turkish Oushak with Abrashed Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Possibly from Oushak, this scatter shows an abrashed and significantly worn Turkey red open field, substantially filled by a large eight-lobe upright medallion enclosing radiating fl...
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Antique Gold Turkish Oushak Rug, Larger Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The golden stepped cartouche-shaped subfield is set on a pinkish-mauve field, and a central cream medallion is filled with a delicate floral rinceau. Fairly good condition. Light ove...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Carpet, Hot Pink Field, Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Lightly distressed, this Turkish town carpet shows a medium-light pink-brown field, stepped and end-pointed, with beige and brown corners, and a central pale straw stepped and lobed ...
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Vintage Turkish Rug with Ecru Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
An ecru field overlaid by a close trellis pattern, and manifesting a central lozenge medallion with long vertical arms, and matching pairs of fractional motives at each end. Notched...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Carpet, Light Blue Field, Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The palest light blue field is focused on a doubly pendanted sandy octofoil medallion and is supported by en suite pendanted corners. Triangle palmette and rosette main border.
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Antique Square Turkish Oushak Rug, Brown Field, Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The well-abrashed brown field displays a round ecru medallion with radiating edge palmettes and barbed shield pendants. Elaborate, extended corners detailed in ecru and chocolate. Ch...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak with Center Medallion and Floral Details
Located in New York, NY
The strong abrashed ruby red field hosts a giant lobed ecru medallion with eight internally radiating flowers. Straw corners with similar blossoms. Abrashed slate border with rosette...
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Fine Weave Antique Turkish Sivas Rug with Delicate Gray Center Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ivory background antique Turkish Sivas rug with delicate gray center medallion, rug na-75473, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa mid-20th century.
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Vintage Turkish Rug with Coral Field and Light Green Center Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely Oushak features an unusual center medallion in light green with a coral central field, characterized by floral blossoms and trellis motifs. The light green border feature...
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Light Distressed Bright Red Turkish Oushak Carpet, Center Medallion, Even Wear
Located in New York, NY
Abrash-distressed in all directions, the brownish-red open field supports a layered medallion in ivory, black and pale green, with bat-shaped ivory pendants. Navy border with cartouc...
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Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, Sage Green Field, Center Medallion, Pink Borders
Located in New York, NY
The sage green field is centred by a nearly round, shallowly lobed medallion enclosing palmettes and stars, and dominates the scattered leaf, rosette and stem segment array scattered...
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Turkish Oushak Antique Carpet with Center Medallion Design in Red and Charcoal
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turkish Oushak antique carpet with center medallion design in red and charcoal, rug / H-610-22.
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Antique Oushak with Red Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The abrashing Turkey red field hosts a lobed, ogival olive medallion, with barbed outline and enclosing a rosette radiating palmettes and pairs of deeply barbed leaves. Olive corners...
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Antique Oushak with Rust Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
A giant, hooked cartouche-medallion mostly covers the rust-red field. A central cartouche sub-medallion shows a boldly volute hooked focus, and the stepped corners nearly contact th...
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Vintage Oushak with Brown Field with Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
The brown field of this Anatolian rustic scatter host a doubly stepped medallion with long vertical extenders and two similar partial elements at each end. Lattice with tiny stepped...
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Elegant Oushak Rug with Center Medallion and Rosette Border
Located in New York, NY
A rust small octogramme medallion with radiating internal palmettes, floats serenely on a lightly abrashed pale blue-grey field, within large convex corners decorated with flowers an...
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Vintage Oushak Rug, Colorful Field, Center Medallion, Gray Field
Located in New York, NY
A fat-lobed field in grey-celadon with ivory end sections, fills the narrow pale pink palmette and leaf border. Almost-boteh leaves on field sides.
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Antique Kars Rug with Dark Blue Field and Center Medallion
Located in New York, NY
This moderately woven village carpet shows a dark blue field overlaid by a small lattice with small crosses at the vertices and in turn supporting an irregular red and ecru floating ...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug With Medallions in Earthy Color Tones with Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-178670, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940 This vintage Oushak carpet from Turkey has center medallions in light blue and taupe surro...
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Light Green & Taupe Midcentury Vintage Oushak Rug with Geometric Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cream background vintage Oushak rug from Turkey with center medallion design. Keivan Woven Arts / rug TU-MTU-4940, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa mid-20th century.
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Green, Brown and Yellow Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Center Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Green and purple vintage Turkish Oushak rug with octagon center medallion, rug kbe-elc-15426, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940 This vintage Turkish Oushak rug f...
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Antique Traditional Rug Medallion Center
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite antique traditional rug is a true testament to the timeless beauty and craftsmanship of the past. Handwoven with meticulous attention to detail, it features a captivat...
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug With Medallion in Earthy Color Tones With Coral Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-14597, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940 Measures: 3'2 x 5'11 This vintage Oushak carpet from Turkey has center medallions in light bl...
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Vintage Yastik Turkish Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Rendered in variegated shades of red, blue, green, yellow, gray and beige. With its center medallion and geometric motifs, this Turkish yastik rug provides functional versatility.
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Vintage Yastik Turkish Rug with Modern Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Rendered in a traditional color palette of blue, oxblood red, green, ivory, beige and golden yellow. With its center medallion and geometric motifs, this Turkish Yastik rug provides ...
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Vintage Yastik Turkish Rug with Modern Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Rendered in a traditional color palette of blue, brown-plum, green, beige, taupe and red. With its center medallion and geometric motifs, this Turkish Yastik rug provides functional ...
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Antique and vintage Turkish rugs, with their ruby reds and misted blues, their entwined botanical designs and rhythmic geometries, are as beloved today as they were in the 13th century, when the Turks of the Seljuk Empire began weaving these vibrant carpets in Anatolia.
A Turkish rug is simply one made in Turkey or the former Ottoman empire, employing the region’s unique traditional methods and weaves. Varieties range from flat-woven kilims to lush knotted rugs, known as hali, many of which are created with Ghiordes, or Turkish, knots. Whereas in other knots, the weft (crosswise) yarn is wrapped around one warp (lengthwise) yarn, in Ghiordes knots, it is wrapped around two, imparting lushness and durability. In addition to knotting techniques, Turkish rugs differ in their motifs — naturalistic or stylized, geometric or figurative — which often reflect the region where they were made.
The main types of Turkish rugs, as Milan-based carpet dealer Alfredo Levi explains it, are kilim, typified by a plain slit-tapestry weave, which leaves a gap, or slit, between sections woven with different yarns in different colors; sumak, made with weft wrapping, for a sturdier flat-woven carpet; and cicim, which he describes as “a type of sumak with extra brocade techniques typical of the tribes and villages of central Anatolia.
Within each type, there are various regional styles. Among these are Bergama carpets, characterized by bright reds and strong medallions; thick-piled Tulu rugs; and Konya rugs, which Marco Polo is said to have called “the most beautiful in the world.” With their strong tribal motifs and hot-red wefts of especially luxurious wool, Konya carpets are especially prized by collectors.
Also treasured are Oushak (or Ushak) rugs, with their complex, intricate designs and warm earth tones of saffron, cinnamon, blue, ivory and gold; and Hereke carpets, originally created exclusively for Ottoman sultans, using the finest silk. For Jason Nazmiyal, of New York carpet dealer Nazmiyal Antique Rugs, “a good Turkish rug is when the colors are harmonious.” This is true of both modern and antique Turkish rugs, but the hues have changed over the centuries, thanks to both technology and changes in culture and taste.
Patterns, too, have evolved. Although many weavers continue to produce traditional designs, others reinterpret their cultural heritage in contemporary terms, with bolder ornamentation and more geometric motifs. Contemporary Turkish rugs also are seldom made by hand and often incorporate synthetics into the weave, for cost-effectiveness and a durability suited to 21st-century life.
Find antique and vintage Turkish rugs for your home on 1stDibs. At The Study, read about how to take care of your antique or vintage rug as well as how to choose the right rug for your space.
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