2.8x5.8 Ft Mid-Century Handmade Anatolian Accent Rug in Red and Beige Colors

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a geometric medallion design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the ...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Central Anatolian rug from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition wi...

A vintage hand knotted Turkish area rug featuring a large medallion design in ivory at the centre of a key-hole shaped red field. The corner pieces are in ivory and blue and adorned ...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 6' 0" x 8' 6"

A vintage Turkish Anatolian accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 8" x 7' 7"

A vintage Turkish Anatolian accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 6" x 6' 7" Turkish rugs & carpets: Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian brown accent rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 5" x 8' 9".