18th Century Golden Turquoise Koula Carpet

Exquisite distressed 18th-century Turkish Koula antique rug, meticulously handwoven with wool-on-wool craftsmanship. This exceptionally rare piece, though showing signs of age and we...

Antique 18th century Turkish kilim wool carpet rug.

Mid 18th Century Turkish Ghiordes Prayer Carpet ( 4' x 6' - 122 x 183 )

Carpets from Ghiordes in west Anatolia are particularly rare in room sizes. This published example has an allover posie pattern centered by a sharply drawn lozenge medallion , with eight patterned borders, the widest with a stylized palmette sequence.The weave is fine and the condition is excellent for a mid-18th century rug.The colors have mellowed somewhat with age, but the general tonality of this antique Ghiordes carpet...

Ghiordes Prayer Rug Western Anatolia 3’10” x 5’ – 117 x 153 cm Mid-18th Century Warp: wool, beige, natural, z-2-s Weft: wool, beige, natural, Z-1 with a few Z-2; cotton selvage weft...

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993 nr.166. This is similar to ...