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Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet
Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet

Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

A vintage Turkish Sivas carpet from the mid-20th century.

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

An antique Turkish Sivas carpet from the early 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Carpet

Antique Sivas Carpet

Located in Atlanta, GA

This Antique Sivas Carpet from the turn of the nineteenth century is absolutely stunning in design and color palette.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in Port Washington, NY

Since the 15th century, Turkish rugs have always been on top of the list for having fine Oriental Rugs. size 9.5 x 19.2. Sivas carpets such as this, are desirable in today's highly ...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Turkish Sivas Carpet
Turkish Sivas Carpet

Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Turkish Sivas piece containing an all over design and natural abrashes with cool earthy coloration.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Turkish Sivas Carpet

Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

The central field woven with a repeat pattern of flower-filled urns, and Persian inspired flowers, all within a main border of lancelot leaves flanking leafy palmettes.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

Crafted during the golden age of carpet production in Sivas, this opulent antique Turkish rug displays an exquisite low-contrast arabesque that meanders across a generously sized fie...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet
Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet

Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

This substantially worn east Anatolian carpet presents vases at the cardinal points of the field. Tone-on-tone effect continues to the tan border with eggshell octofoils. There are a...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

The straw field presents a detached pattern of carnations, ragged palmettes, rosettes and blossoming vine segments, arranged around a central sharply petaled rosette. The medium brow...

Category

Vintage 1920s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Fine Turkish Sivas Carpet
Fine Turkish Sivas Carpet

Fine Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

A classical beauty from a prolific weaving region in Eastern Turkey. A rare find, especially considering its excellent state of preservation.

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Antique Sivas Carpet
Distressed Antique Sivas Carpet

Distressed Antique Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

This east Turkish room size has a cartouche and flowering potted plant border, and a sparsely ornamented light camel field with a spaciously set spade-edged round medallion and subsi...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Paisley Design Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet. Size: 7 ft x 9 ft 8 in
Paisley Design Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet. Size: 7 ft x 9 ft 8 in

Paisley Design Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet. Size: 7 ft x 9 ft 8 in

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful and Decorative Paisley Design Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Country of Origin: Turkey, Circa Date: 1920’s.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Neutral Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet
Neutral Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Neutral Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

The blush border features half-cartouches edged by "fish" leaves. Sivas is the Turkish answer to Tabriz and this carpet shows a close Persian stylistic connection.

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Neutral Color Turkish Sivas Carpet
Neutral Color Turkish Sivas Carpet

Neutral Color Turkish Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

An intermediate size Turkish Sivas rug in muted neutral tones. Touches of blue and rust. Measures: 6'7'' x 9'7''.

Category

20th Century Turkish Country Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Distressed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Soft Palette
Distressed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Soft Palette

Distressed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Soft Palette

Located in New York, NY

This worn and spot distressed eastern Turkish town carpet show a an adaptation of the Classic Persian "Vase carpet" design of tilted and erect oval palmettes on a vinery lattice toge...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Unique Sivas Carpet   9'10 x 15'2
Unique Sivas Carpet   9'10 x 15'2

Unique Sivas Carpet 9'10 x 15'2

Located in Atlanta, GA

Taken from our Masterpiece Collection, this stunning Antique Sivas Rug of notable size bears a remarkable Gray border and central field of Rich Reds, Muted Gold and Yellows with Deep...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Antique Sivas Carpet
Early 20th Century Antique Sivas Carpet

Early 20th Century Antique Sivas Carpet

Located in New York, NY

This east Anatolian city carpet has a dark brown ground covered by a jagged medallion enclosing a complex cream sub-medallion and small cartouches. Stiff vines, octogrammes, iris amp...

Category

Vintage 1920s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Carpet, circa 1920s, Oversized
Antique Sivas Carpet, circa 1920s, Oversized

Antique Sivas Carpet, circa 1920s, Oversized

Located in New York, NY

This is a particularly densely patterned eastern Turkish city carpet with a close smooth palmette, spiral arabesque and cloud band design, all of Tabriz inspiration, outlined i in da...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Formal Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s
Antique Formal Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s

Antique Formal Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s

Located in New York, NY

This reasonably finely woven eastern Turkish town carpet is definitely in the Tabriz style with rust, dark brown, cream as the important colors. The salmon-rust shaped field centres ...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Turkish Sivas Carpet Size 20' x 11'7"

Turkish Sivas Carpet Size 20' x 11'7"

Located in New York, NY

An early 20th century Turkish Sivas rug, the beige field with a bold large-scale stylized lattice of enlarged serrated vine forms around hooked-device palmette formed medallions with...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Brown Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s
Antique Turkish Brown Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s

Antique Turkish Brown Sivas Carpet, circa 1930s

Located in New York, NY

This distressed eastern Anatolian town carpet has a small Saraband boteh-miri all-over pattern on an abrashed dusty pink to pale terracotta ground. Ivory Saraband-style border of bot...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Vintage Square Turkish Sivas Carpet, Blue Field
Vintage Square Turkish Sivas Carpet, Blue Field

Vintage Square Turkish Sivas Carpet, Blue Field

Located in New York, NY

The sky blue field displays an all-over pattern of seeded pomegranates in an eight by eight array, framed by a complex border system employing broad meanders, and erect and tilted pa...

Category

Vintage 1940s Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Carpet with Medallion, circa 1920s
Antique Sivas Carpet with Medallion, circa 1920s

Antique Sivas Carpet with Medallion, circa 1920s

Located in New York, NY

Dark brown outlines the ivory lobed and palmette pendanted medallion, the corners, the open brown field edge palmettes and the angular motives in the straw border.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1980's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style
1980's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style

1980's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style

Located in Dallas, TX

79212 Vintage Turkish Sivas Fish Rug, 07'11 x 10'00. A delightful fusion of whimsy and craftsmanship, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Sivas rug offers a fresh interpretation o...

Category

Late 20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Finely Woven Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Neutral Palette
Finely Woven Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Neutral Palette

Finely Woven Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Neutral Palette

Located in New York, NY

This eastern Anatolian well-woven town carpet features a small flower, little palmette, diminutive octogramme and minute palmette allover pattern on a cream ground, accented in wine ...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Modernized Turkish Sivas Carpet, Afghan Woven, Blue Field
Modernized Turkish Sivas Carpet, Afghan Woven, Blue Field

Modernized Turkish Sivas Carpet, Afghan Woven, Blue Field

Located in New York, NY

This carpet has a closely patterned all-over rosette and flowering stem layout on an attractively abrashed blue-grey field. The old ivory border shows reversing palmettes separated b...

Category

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

1920's Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with Traditional Style
1920's Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with Traditional Style

1920's Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with Traditional Style

Located in Dallas, TX

79161 Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, 13'01 x 19'01. Bathed in Ottoman splendor and rich with cultural memory, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas rug is a one-of-a-kind masterpi...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Romantic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1920's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Art Nouveau Style
1920's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Art Nouveau Style

1920's Turkish Sivas Carpet with Art Nouveau Style

Located in Dallas, TX

50381 Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, 08'03 x 10'09. This exquisite hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas rug is a masterful blend of artistry, history, and elegance, embodying the rich...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Art Nouveau Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with All-Over Floral Design
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with All-Over Floral Design

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet with All-Over Floral Design

Located in Atlanta, GA

This beautiful antique Turkish Sivas rug displays a magnificent, all-over floral design featuring a central palmette blossom and other various floras rising from a decorative urn set...

Category

Vintage 1910s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Brown Turkish Sivas Carpet, Brown Field, Tribal Pattern
Antique Brown Turkish Sivas Carpet, Brown Field, Tribal Pattern

Antique Brown Turkish Sivas Carpet, Brown Field, Tribal Pattern

Located in New York, NY

The medium brownfield presents a closely packed Neo-Caucasian design centered on an octogramme with a Lesghi star and surrounding birds. Half octogrammes above and below and lesser o...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Lightly Distessed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Allover Field, Light Brown Palette
Lightly Distessed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Allover Field, Light Brown Palette

Lightly Distessed Turkish Sivas Carpet, Allover Field, Light Brown Palette

Located in New York, NY

The sand ground shows a small-pattern version of the Classic "Vase carpet" pattern complete with little vases, along with palmettes, rosettes and a large vinery lattice. Looks like a...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Pink Curvilinear Central Medallion, circa 1930s
Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Pink Curvilinear Central Medallion, circa 1930s

Antique Turkish Sivas Carpet, Pink Curvilinear Central Medallion, circa 1930s

Located in New York, NY

The beige field displays a close floral stem and flowering tendril pattern around a pendanted 16 point medallion. Radically ragged palmettes and slanted leaves appear in the soft red...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1960's Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style
1960's Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style

1960's Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Carpet with Modern Style

By Zeki Müren

Located in Dallas, TX

The association with Zeki Muren adds a touch of laid-back luxury, elevating them to cherished treasures valued for their aesthetic allure, enduring quality, and cultural significance...

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

1950's Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas Carpet with Midcentury Cubist Style
1950's Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas Carpet with Midcentury Cubist Style

1950's Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas Carpet with Midcentury Cubist Style

By Zeki Müren

Located in Dallas, TX

52592 Zeki Muren Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 06'07 x 09'08. This mesmerizing hand-knotted wool Zeki Muren Turkish Sivas rug is a bold expression of modern artistry woven into a rich A...

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Shabby Chic Turkish Sivas Carpet, Bright Red Field, Allover Field, Blue Borders
Shabby Chic Turkish Sivas Carpet, Bright Red Field, Allover Field, Blue Borders

Shabby Chic Turkish Sivas Carpet, Bright Red Field, Allover Field, Blue Borders

Located in New York, NY

This red field displays a seven column close palmette and rosette pattern, with saz leaves swirling about certain of the elements. Medium blue border with spiky petal star shaped flo...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Rug
Antique Sivas Rug

Antique Sivas Rug

Sold|$24,000

Antique Sivas Rug

Located in New York, NY

Antique Persian Sivas Carpet, Persia, c. 1920's - Here is impressively woven, classical antique Oriental rug - an antique Sivas carpet, woven in Persia during the second or third dec...

Category

Antique 19th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Handmade Antique Turkish Sivas Oriental Rug, 1900s
Handmade Antique Turkish Sivas Oriental Rug, 1900s

Handmade Antique Turkish Sivas Oriental Rug, 1900s

Located in Bordeaux, FR

Antique Turkish Sivas carpet in very light warming colors. Traditional Classic design reminds to us the atmosphere of the East.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Turkish Sivas
Turkish Sivas

Turkish Sivas

Sold|$3,000

Turkish Sivas

Located in New York, NY

Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets.

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Silk Sivas Turkish Rug

Antique Silk Sivas Turkish Rug

Located in New York, NY

Woven in soft colors, this traditional Sivas carpet features a stepped lozenge medallion and ornate floral arabesque field.

Category

Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Silk

Vintage Sivas
Vintage Sivas

Vintage Sivas

Sold|$5,250

Vintage Sivas

Located in Atlanta, GA

This beautiful Vintage Sivas Carpet serves as a magnificent example of Turkish craftsmanship and design.

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Beautiful Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug
Beautiful Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Beautiful Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Located in New York, NY

Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, Turkey, c. 1920 - Here is a beautiful and elegant antique Oriental rug - an antique Sivas carpet, woven in Turkey during the second decade of the twentieth...

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Sivas Runner
Sivas Runner

Sivas Runner

Sold|$6,500

Sivas Runner

Located in New York, NY

Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug
Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Located in New York, NY

Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets.

Category

Antique 19th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug
Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Located in Evanston, IL

Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Gorgeously Contrasted Turkish Silk Sivas Rug
Gorgeously Contrasted Turkish Silk Sivas Rug

Gorgeously Contrasted Turkish Silk Sivas Rug

Located in Norwalk, CT

Some Sivas rugs recreate the grandeur of early classical carpets.

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Rug
Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Located in New York, NY

An antique Turkish Sivas carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs

Materials

Cotton, Wool

Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug
Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Large Antique Turkish Sivas Rug

Located in New York, NY

Antique Sivas Carpet, Origin: Turkey, Circa 1900 -- Vibrant colors and rich, intricate details bring this rug to life.

Category

Early 20th Century Persian Art Nouveau Persian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Distressed Handmade Turkish Gold and Beige Room Size Carpet
Early 20th Century Distressed Handmade Turkish Gold and Beige Room Size Carpet

Early 20th Century Distressed Handmade Turkish Gold and Beige Room Size Carpet

Located in New York, NY

An antique Turkish Sivas carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a weathered and distressed appeal (no holes or tears, and structurally durable) in neutral earth tones.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug
Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Antique Sivas Turkish Rug

Located in New York, NY

Sivas carpets from central Turkey are well known for their ability to reproduce the opulent design of and texture of classic Persian forerunners, and in this regard, this antique Siv...

Category

Early 20th Century Other Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Pictorial Motif Ivory Turkish Square Room Size Rug
Pictorial Motif Ivory Turkish Square Room Size Rug

Pictorial Motif Ivory Turkish Square Room Size Rug

Located in New York, NY

Room size pictorial Turkish Sivas carpet from the second quarter of the 20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century Turkish Folk Art Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Large Fine Vintage Turkish Soft Teal Shabby Chic All-Over Design Rug
Large Fine Vintage Turkish Soft Teal Shabby Chic All-Over Design Rug

Large Fine Vintage Turkish Soft Teal Shabby Chic All-Over Design Rug

Located in Milan, IT

A finely woven old Turkish Sivas carpet of great nobility, distinguished by an infinite repeat pattern of delicately colored large scale palmettes and rosettes floating on an aqua-te...

Category

Vintage 1930s Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Turkish Sivas Designer Carpet
Turkish Sivas Designer Carpet

Turkish Sivas Designer Carpet

Located in New York, NY

No borders, but row and rows, columns and columns of rounded stems enclosing flowers in beige and goldenrod, on the densely abrashed sienna ground on this Afghan origin Sivas-style c...

Category

2010s Afghan Modern Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Carpet
Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Carpet

Antique Turkish Sivas Prayer Carpet

Located in New York, NY

Decorative antique carpets from Sivas in the southeast region of Turkey are finely woven and tend to be more formal than other cities/villages woven in Turkey.

Category

20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Ivory Taupe Gray Green Turkish Sivas City Carpet
Ivory Taupe Gray Green Turkish Sivas City Carpet

Ivory Taupe Gray Green Turkish Sivas City Carpet

Located in New York, NY

One of a kind Turkish Sivas in taupe's, greys and green. Measures: 6'4" x 9'5".

Category

20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Sivas Room Size Carpet
Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Sivas Room Size Carpet

Mid-20th Century Handmade Turkish Sivas Room Size Carpet

Located in New York, NY

A vintage Turkish Sivas room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century.

Category

Mid-20th Century Turkish Tabriz Turkish Rugs

Materials

Wool

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Sivas Carpet For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the sivas carpet you’re looking for. Frequently made of fabric, wool and cotton, every sivas carpet was constructed with great care. Find 926 options for an antique or vintage sivas carpet now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a sivas carpet — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A sivas carpet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern and Industrial styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made sivas carpet over the years, but those crafted by Zeki Müren, Mehraban Rugs and Rug & Kilim are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Sivas Carpet?

Prices for a sivas carpet start at $119 and top out at $182,000 with the average selling for $2,900.

Finding the Right Turkish-rugs for You

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.