Antique Distressed Sultanabad Rug 8'3 x 11'4

Antique Faded brick Red Persian Distressed Sultanabad rug, 11'6 X 18'1. “Sultanabad” is one of those magical Oriental rug types, something to conjure with. There are real Sultanabad...

Antique Persian Serapi Heriz rug, circa 1890. The central panel, in shades of soft blues and pinks, creates a harmonious and happy feel, that is accentuated by the dark blue corner s...

Vintage Persian Heriz rug. Measures: 11'4 x 15'9. As perpetually fashionable as they are collectible, traditional Heriz rugs are skillfully woven in vibrant colors and emphatic geome...

Vintage Persian Heriz rug 8'4 x 11'4. As perpetually fashionable as they are collectible, traditional Heriz luxury handmade rugs are skillfully woven in vibrant colors and emphatic g...

Embark on a journey through elegance and beauty with the exquisite Sultanabad rug. Its dark ivory background sets the stage for a captivating display of floral motifs that breathe li...

Vintage Tabriz Sherkar Farsh Pair Rug in Wool and Cotton 11'4 X 8'3 Key Details: Pile: Wool Foundation: Cotton Origin: Tabriz Sherkar Farsh pair Design: Center Medallion Appr...

Usak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak carpets (Turkish: Usak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Usak, Turkey, one of the larger towns in Western Anatolia, which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the Ottoman Empire, into the early 20th century (although these patterns were woven in other regions also. After the 17th century, Ushaks (Ovshaks), development of Oushak rug weaving is less well known. Late 17th century saw a decline in the Oriental rug market as European consumers tended to purchase rugs of European origin – primarily Aubusson, Savonnerie and Axminster. The wane in the European market meant that Ovshak production declined. Those that were still made throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries were manufactured for upper-class people in the Turkish territories on Eastern Europe. Towards the end of the 19th century, when the European market began to be interested in Persian carpets once again, the Ushak (Ovshak) population did not have enough weavers still skilled in the traditional Ovshak craft. Manufactories had to turn to neighboring villages and their craftsmen who still maintained traditional techniques. Ushak carpets, particularly those known as lotto carpets...

The slightly abrashed rust-red madder field shows an allover pattern of repeating open palmette quatrefoils outlined in cream, with semi-geometric four-way motives between and rosett...