Kars Kazak
Bobyrug’s Pretty vintage Turkish Kars rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Beautiful Mid-Century Turkish Kars Rug with Stunning Kazak Design
This exquisite Turkish Kars rug
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice large mid century Turkish rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice light colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Large Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage Turkish Anatolian rug with a nice geometrical design and beautiful light colors with green, brown, yellow and beige, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool ...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 20th Century Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful little Turkish rug from Kars, wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century Turkish rug with a geometrical Kazak design and beautiful colors with pink
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty vintage Turkish Kars rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover this exquisite mid-century Turkish rug, a true masterpiece of craftsmanship. Hand-knotted with precision using soft wool velvet on a wool foundation, it boasts a stunning ge...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Turkish rug with a geometrical Caucasian design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Nice Vintage Large Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful geometrical design large Turkish rug with nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Room Size Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 20th century Turkish rug with a nice geometrical design and nice colors with blue, purple, green and red. Entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Caucasian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Mid Century Turkish Kars Square Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century Turkish square rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxu...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Turkish Kars rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite vintage Turkish rug from the Kars region, dating back to the mid-20th century. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s vintage distressed Turkish Kars runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Mid century Turkish rug with beautiful geometrical Kazak style design and nice colours with a pink
Category
Vintage 1980s Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Red Field and A Bold Medallion
Located in New York, NY
Kars, along with Tiflis and Erivan marks the limits of the Caucasian Kazak weaving area and it is
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Coral Ground and Cream Border
Located in New York, NY
From an outlying bit of the Kazak area, this Turkish large scatter rug shows a simplified version
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Rich Red Field and Three Medallions
Located in New York, NY
In the generalized Kazak manner, with an abrashed rich red field and three floating fat cruciform
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Turkish Kars Gallery Rug, Rustic Palette, Colorful Accents
Located in New York, NY
In the Kazak Lori-Pambok design, this vintage east Anatolian piece shows three similar octagonal
Category
Vintage 1950s Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner.
One Turkish specialty is
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner.
One Turkish specialty is
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Sivas Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Victorian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Art Deco Style Runner
Located in New York, NY
has a long tradition of idiosyncratic, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Edwardian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in New York, NY
the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner.
One Turkish specialty is
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Zabihi Collection Floral Turkish Kars Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th Century Turkish Kars rug with 2 floral medallions on a brown color ground
Measures: 7' x 9'4''
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20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
A Kars Rug circa 1940
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Kars Rug circa 1940. Handknotted with 100% wool yarn.
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Vintage 1940s Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s distressed Vintage Turkish Kars Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A geometrical design Turkish Kars runner. With a Caucasian design, and beautiful colors with pink, yellow and blue, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
Wears!...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug 9'11 x 11'10
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug 9'11 X 11'10. From Kars in the North East of Turkey these vintage hand knotted light colored rugs are similar to Oushaks and are among the most popular orien...
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20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug Warm Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
53726 Vintage Turkish Kars Rug, 06'04 x 11'06. Turkish Kars rugs, originating from Turkey, are narrow rugs tailored for hallways, entryways, or tight spaces, boasting earth-tone colo...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Large Square Vintage Turkish Kars With Geometric Tribal Medallion Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Square Vintage Turkish Kars With Geometric Tribal Medallion Design. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-112304, country of origin / type: Turkey / Tribal, circa mid-20th century. Square...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Bobyrug’s Little vintage Turkish Kars rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful small vintage Turkish rug from Kars, meticulously hand-knotted in wool on wool, featuring charming geometric designs. This rug showcases an intricate field pattern with thr...
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Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A bold and brilliant early 20th century Turkish Kars rug with several central diamond medallion running the length, and surrounded by field of stylized flowers, all surrounded by a c...
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Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Kars Rug
By Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
A vintage gray and gold Anatolian Turkish rug weaved in the high plains of Anatolia, Turkey also known as the Kars region. The popular medallion motif of Kars rugs take center stage ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug Warm Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
53714 Vintage Turkish Kars Rug with Earth-Tone Colors, 06'06 x10'07. Emanating nomadic charm with incredible detail and texutre, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Kars rug is a ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Zabihi Collection Beautiful Floral Turkish Kars Rug
Located in New York, NY
3rd quarter of the 20th Century Turkish Kars rug with an all over floral design on an ivory field
Measures: 5'7'' x 8'1''
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20th Century Turkish Arts and Crafts Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Kars Rug
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Mid-20th Century Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
53706 Vintage Turkish Kars rug, 6'06 x 8'05.
Abrash. Antique Wash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Kars Region Turkey.
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Late 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug With Medallion On A Brown Field with Pops of Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug With Medallion On A Brown Field with Pops of Color. Keivan Woven Arts / rug / TU-MTU-3489, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak / Kars, circa 1940
Measu...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Zabihi Collection Vintage Turkish Kars Corridor Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Bohemian style Turkish Kars long and wide gallery/corridor size rug.
5'1'' x 16'11''
Kars is a city located in Eastern Anatolia, has played an important role in Turkish history and...
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20th Century Turkish Bohemian Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Distressed Kars Rug Runner
Located in Katonah, NY
:: Single column interconnected center medallions in concentric stepped line design motif and interior checkered geometric flower arrangement. Colors and shades include: Ivory, coffe...
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Vintage 1970s Asian Other Turkish Rugs
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Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Semi-antique Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Semi-antique Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle coloration.
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1940s Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1940s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vinatge Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Runner
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars runner rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Kars Square Area Rug in Soft Muted Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
Kars carpets are sometimes referred to as Kars Kazaks; however, the colors are mellow compared to
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Vintage Turkish Oushak Kars Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
Kars carpets are sometimes referred to as Kars Kazaks; however, the colors are very mellow when
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Vintage 1940s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Kars Square Area Rug in Soft Muted Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
range of interiors. Kars carpets are sometimes referred to as Kars Kazaks; however, the colors are
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
1940s Turkish Kars Scatter Rug, Brown Palette with Some Beige Accents
Located in New York, NY
In the Caucasian Kazak manner with an abrashed brown field presenting a pole of three broad
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Vintage 1940s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
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Tribal Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Accent Carpet in Red & Black
Located in New York, NY
the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner.
One Turkish specialty is
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Art Deco Chintamani Runner Rug in Goldenrod
Located in New York, NY
has a long tradition of idiosyncratic, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Tribal Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Gabbeh Small Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
tribes operate from Diyarbekir in the extreme southeast to Kars in the northeast and populate the area
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Turkish Kars Rug with Warm Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
Kazaks; however the colors are warm and soft compared to true Kazak rugs from Russia. The city of Kars is
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Brown Turkish Kars Rug in a Caucasian Kazak Style, circa 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Kars, in far NE Turkey weaves Kazak-style, moderate weave, thick scatters in the SW Caucasian style
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Vintage 1940s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Long Vintage Turkish Kars Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful Turkish Kars runner with nice Kazak design and beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pretty Vintage Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage Turkish Kars with a nice Kazak design, and beautiful colors with a blue sky field
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage large Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 20th century Turkish Kars rug with a geometrical design and nice colors, entirely
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Late 20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Square Turkish Kars Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful midcentury Turkish rug with geometrical Caucasian design and beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on wool foundation.
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Square Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Anatolian Art Deco Style Runner
Located in New York, NY
has a long tradition of idiosyncratic, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Art Deco Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Tribal Early 20th Century Handmade Persian Gabbeh Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
tribes operate from Diyarbekir in the extreme southeast to Kars in the northeast and populate the area
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Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Dark Green Field and Brown Details
Located in New York, NY
Kars is technically a part of the Kazak district, and many earlier pieces show strong, direct
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kars Rug with Brick Red Field and Diamond Designs
Located in New York, NY
In the general geometric Kazak style, with a brick red field dominated by two giant octogrammes
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Kars Kazak from Turkish Caucasus
Located in Edinburgh, GB
-knotted nomadic Kazak rug from the mountains near Kars in the Caucasus in the north-east of Turkey
This
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Vintage 1970s Turkish Turkish Rugs
20th Century Hand Knotted Wool Kazak Runner from the Caucasus
Located in Raalte, NL
Vintage hand knotted wool on cotton warp Kars Kazak runner with a beautiful color pattern from the
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20th Century Caucasian Caucasian Rugs
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Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kazak Rug
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is a hand-knotted nomadic Kazak rug from the mountains of Caucasus near the town of Kars in
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Early 2000s Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Caucasian Eagle Kars Kazak
Located in Edinburgh, GB
(Kars). It is a soft, thick and heavy rug; an exceptional nomadic artifact.
Origin: Turkey
Design
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Runner
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars runner rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Vintage Turkish Kars Runner
Located in Salem, MA
Vintage Turkish Kars runner rug. This rug was previously antique washed, giving it a more subtle
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kars Kazakh Rug
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is an all-wool Turkish Kazakh rug from Eastern Turkey (Kars) in deep burgundy color c. 179 x
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Kazak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Caucasian Kars Kazak
Located in Edinburgh, GB
mountains of north-eastern Turkey (Kars). It is a soft, thick and heavy rug; an exceptional nomadic artifact
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Vintage 1950s Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
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Kars Kazak For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the kars kazak you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric and wool, every kars kazak was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the kars kazak you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A kars kazak is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Kars Kazak?
Prices for a kars kazak can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $620 and can go as high as $3,227, while the average can fetch as much as $2,016.
Finding the Right turkish-rugs for You
Antique, new 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, new 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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