20th Century Silk Hereke Rug - Antique Turkish Rug, Silk Rug

Antique Hereke Silk Rug Vintage Silk Rug 20th Century Turkish Hereke Silk Rug This magnificent carpet is a masterpiece, every inch of which is woven with precision and care, tellin...

Antique Hereke Silk Rug Antique Silk Rug 20th Century Turkish Silk Hereke Rug This magnificent carpet will fascinate you with its intricate designs and vibrant colors that reflect ...

The Art of the Elegant Touch This antique silk Kayseri carpet from the early 20th century stands out with its intricate floral and geometric patterns embroidered on a rich and deep r...

NW Turkey, around 1970. Pile material and chain pure silk. Top right signed with “Hereke”. Fine knotting (15×15 knots per cm.). On a midnight blue background lies a finely drawn red ...

Extremely Fine Turkish Silk Hereke Rug 2'10'' x 4'7''.

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces Turkish rugs began early the 20th century. The luxury rugs from Kayseri are known for their artistry with the pile of wool or silk. Those carpets and rugs are also often manufactured with high knot density and have varied patterns, borrowed from different areas. It is also familiar with oriental rug carpets produced entirely of silk, Silk-Ghom. Gardens, medallions or figural handmade rugs with plant and animal motifs are common. This Antique gold rug has a golden yellow border and an all-over animal and floral rug...

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. This oriental rug was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The silk rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These carpets were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this rug is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th-century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot...

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces Turkish rugs began early the 20th century. The luxury rugs from Kayseri are known for their artistry with the pile of wool or silk. Those carpets and rugs are also often manufactured with high knot density and have varied patterns, borrowed from different areas. It is also familiar with oriental rug carpets produced entirely of silk, Silk-Ghom. Gardens, medallions or figural handmade rugs with plant and animal motifs are common. This Antique gold rug has a golden yellow border and an all-over animal and floral rug...