20th Century Silk Kayseri Rug - Vintage Rug, Silk Rug, Turkish Rug

20th Century Antique Kayseri Silk Rug This 20th century antique silk Kayseri rug stands out as a unique and valuable piece for collectors and interio...

This 20th-century antique Persian Hereke silk carpet is both a masterpiece of textile art and a work that has survived the centuries. Fine workmanship, ...

This silk Hereke rug has an ivory field with a scrolling palmette and floral vine, cusped light blue mihrab arch above containing scrolling arabesque vine, the light blue spandrels s...

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...