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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Antique Konya Kilim Central Anatolian Rug Turkish Natural Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is a large size, Central Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Konya region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
As early as the 13th century Marco Polo noted, in his acco...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
Handmade Peach Turkish Kars Vintage Wool Rug With a Tribal Design
Located in Norwalk, CT
This lovely vintage Turkish Kars hand-knotted wool rug has a peach-colored field. It showcases a stunning Tribal design with blue, orange, brown, and green accents.
This rug measure...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Flat Weave Turkish Kilim Rug 5' x 8'1" #03
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Flat Weave Turkish Kilim Rug 5' x 8'1" #03 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Ele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Indian Oushak Wool & Silk Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30020 new contemporary Indian Oushak wool & silk rug with modern style. Seasonally charming yet perennially fresh, this hand-knotted wool and silk contemporary Indian Oushak rug is p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Hollywood Regency Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Silk
Zabihi Collection Colorful Vintage Turkish Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a vintage Turkish Colorful rug.
Measures: 17'' x 24''.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Colorful Stylized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug with Layered Tribal Medallion
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colorful stylized antique Turkish Oushak rug with layered tribal medallion, rug en-112395, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1920
This antique Turkish Oushak rug fe...
Category
1920s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1950's Turkish Angora Wool Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53854 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Blanket Kilim Rug, 04'00 x 05'02. Woven in the soft hush of Anatolia’s high plains, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim rug reflects the earthy wisd...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Plaid Rug with Preppy Madras Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74242, vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Plaid rug with Preppy Madras style. Warm and welcoming, conjure the feeling of modern rustic charm with this handwoven...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.6x8.6 Ft Vintage Turkish Area Rug redyed in Green Color for modern interiors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
5.3x9.2 Ft Modern Handmade Turkish Floral Patterned Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Floor Size Turkish Animal Motif Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Floor Size Pillow made from an early 20th century Turkish animal motif pictorial rug
Measures: 17" x 31".
Category
1920s Asian Folk Art Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Foam, Wool
Vintage Midcentury Tribal Anatolian Rug
Located in New York, NY
Anatolian rugs originated from Anatolia, also referred to as Asian Turkey, due to its geographical location. They are hand knotted, pile rugs made of natural fibers and dyes. Many of...
Category
1960s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5x9.3 Ft Contemporary Hand-Knotted Turkish Wool Area Rug in Green Color
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6.8x10 Ft One of a Kind Vintage Hand Knotted Oushak Area Rug in Soft Colors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Vintage hand-knotted Turkish area rug from the 1960s with distressed wool pile on cotton foundation. It has a central medallion and a floral wreath around it as well as curvilinear corner pieces and a floral border, all in purplish brown...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Hand Knotted Tulu Rug in Beige, 100% Wool, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
These beautiful hand knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's ol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pretty vintage Turkish rug Kazak design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage Turkish reg with a beautiful design of the antique Caucasian Kazak Chelaband rugs and beautiful colours with purple field, blue, white and black, entirely hand knotted w...
Category
1970s Turkish Kazak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handmade Carpet Antique Rugs, Turkish Rugs, Oriental Rugs, Pink Rug Borlou
Located in Wembley, GB
This Turkish Borlou woven rug is a decorative floral rug ideal for clients who are searching for muted colors and all over design. This is an example of a carpet rug from 1880s and is in excellent condition. These wool rugs would complement your home as floor rugs. These large rugs look beautiful and would stand out as bedroom rugs and living room rugs. These washable rugs...
Category
1890s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Antique Bayburt Kilim East Anatolia Rug Turkish Carpet
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an Eastern Anatolian Antique Kilim from the Bayburt region with a rare and beautiful color composition.
The deep green in the central field is particularly impressive and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber
4x8 Ft Antique Turkish Rug Fragment, Ca 1870, One-of-a-Kind
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Antique Turkish distressed rug. Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Deep washed professionally. Measures: 4 x 8 Ft
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Other Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Rug in Pink & Cream with Colorful Floral Medallion Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool, this 1x3 gift-sized vintage Turkish rug originating circa 1950-1960, is from the collection of mid-century rugs with antique washes giving them that old-...
Category
1950s Turkish Kilim Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Vintage Grecian Flokati
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage Grecian Flokati rug constructed with a beautiful camel colored shaggy wool.
Category
Mid-20th Century Greek Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Decorative Mahal Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century mahal rug with a garden design and beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
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Early 20th Century Asian Sultanabad Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
8x11.6 Ft Modern Turkish Wool Area Rug. Navy Blue Color Handmade Carpet
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
1960s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Zabihi Collection Antique Turkish Ghiordes Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic one of a kind Turkish Ghiordes rug.
4'7'' x 7'2''
Since the beginning of their production in the 18th century, rugs from the Turkish town, Ghiordes have mostly been known for their rectilinear, colorful, multi-bordered antique prayer patterns. Ghiordes rugs often have stylized architectural motifs that are found on 16th and 17th century Ottoman...
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tribal Turkish Prayer Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind mid-20th-century eclectic Turkish prayer Anatolian rug
Measures: 2'8" x 3'11".
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Mid-Century Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug Handwoven Blue Yellow Wool Floral 8' x 9'10"
By Asian Modern
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug Handwoven Blue Yellow Wool Floral 8' x 9'10"
This exquisite blue and yellow Turkish Oushak rug is a stunning, handwoven work of art, crafted by skilled artisans u...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6x9 ft Modern Handmade Moroccan Wool Tulu Rug in Beige, Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality.
Available as seen or can be CUSTOM PRODUCED in any design, size, color combination and pile thickness requested.
These beautiful han...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Tulu Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
11.2x15.2 Ft Modern Double Sided Large Kilim in Black & Cream, Wool Oversize Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A modern flat-weave rug with minimal design. Handwoven by female artisans in a rural village workshop in Eastern Turkey under the supervision and with the support of Ministry of Educ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1950's Turkish Angora Wool Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53837 Vintage Turkish Angora Wool Kilim Blanket Rug, 04'08 x 06'08. Woven in the remote highlands of Eastern Anatolia, this handwoven Turkish Angora kilim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Spanish Colonial Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Angora
3.3x5.6 Ft Vintage Handmade Wool Tulu Rug from Central Turkey in Bright Colors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A vintage hand-knotted Tulu (thick-piled) rug from Konya in Central Turkey. The rug is made of hand-spun lamb’s wool, is very soft and feels comfortable under your feet. It features ...
Category
1960s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Modern Turkish Kilim Rug Made of Antique Wool with Colored Paper Boats Pattern
Located in Dallas, TX
New Turkish rug handwoven from wool taken from antique fine carpets.
It’s a traditional Kilim weaving featuring paper boat patterns in vibrant colors over an ivory field. It’s a stu...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tulu Rug in Blue, with Green Accents, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 4x6 vintage Tulu rug, circa 1950-1960, is among the family of Tulus with quite a rare colorway for this provenance of bright blue with seafoam and other gr...
Category
1950s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
7x10.5 Ft Handmade Turkish Wool Area Rug in Navy Blue for Modern Interiors
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Modern Handwoven Rug
By Nasiri
Located in New York, NY
Our Mazandaran Collection highlights the minimalist sophistication that existed long before the modern era. These rugs are inspired by the kilims that were woven by Persian women in...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Earth-Tone Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner
Located in Dallas, TX
50146 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03’09 x 15’01.
Bucolic charm meets imitable warmth in this vintage Turkish Oushak rug The delicate botanical design and golden earthy hues woven in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Intricate Geometric Patterns in Earth6'10 x 11'6
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 6'10 x 11'6
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Intricate Geometric Patterns in Earth 6'10 x 11'6. Keivan Woven Arts / rug/TU-NED-5079, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
4.8x11.5 Ft Vintage Striped Hand Woven Turkish Wool Kilim Runner, Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Spring Valley, NY
This authentic hand-woven rug made to be used by the villagers in Central Anatolia. 100% organic wool. Good condition and cleaned professionally.
Ideal for both residential and comme...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Gabbeh Tribal Rug in Red with Beige-Brown Pictorial by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vintage 2x4 Gabbeh Persian rug is from the latest entries in Rug & Kilim’s rare tribal curations. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960.
Further On the Design:
This tribal ...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Runner with Modern Cabin Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53129, vintage Turkish striped Kilim runner with modern cabin style. With its warm hues and rugged beauty, this hand-woven wool striped kilim runner manage...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug. Size: 11 ft 7 in x 14 ft 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak rug, country of origin: Turkey, date circa early 20th century. Size: 11 ft. 7 in x 14 ft. 7 in (3.53 m x 4.44 m)
This rug is a wonderful example of Classic ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu by Mehraban Rugs
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Featuring a gorgeous wool shag of this Vintage Turkish Anatolian Tulu that showcases a muted and captivating earthy tones in beige. This mesmerizing rug displays a plush textured fie...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4381
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 12' x 15'6" - 365 x 472 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 12' x 15'6" - 365 x 472 )
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Oushak Rug 8'10" x 12' #15004
Located in Houston, TX
Turkish Oushak Rug 8'10" x 12' #15004 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at , where elegance meets functionality. Elevate your spac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Postmodern Moroccan Berber Pattern Black and Silver Beige Abstract Rug No Fringe
Located in New York, NY
The Rapture Collection is a high-end rug collection that includes 29 rug design options, in 155 design and rug color combinations, totaling 620 various design-color-size combinations...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Cotton, Polyester
Zabihi Collection Early 20th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th-century room square Turkish Oushak Rug
Details
rug no. j2078
size 6' 9" x 7'8''
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
8x9.8 Ft Outstanding Modern Handmade Turkish Wool Area Rug in Black & Beige
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A hand-knotted contemporary Turkish rug.
This modern rug has even medium wool pile on wool foundation.
It is made of premium hand-spun sheep and natural dyes, ie. plant based non c...
Category
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ararat Rugs the Divrigi Ulu Mosque Wagireh Carpet Seljukrevival Rug Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
The source of the carpet comes from the book Turkish Carpets from the 13th – 18th centuries, Ahmet Ertug, 1996 pl.16. This 15th-century carpet is from Ulu Mosque, Divrigi Sivas regio...
Category
2010s Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Vintage Tulu Square Rug in Red and Yellow with Geometric Patterns - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 4x4 vintage Tulu rug is an extremely rare piece and the latest addition to Rug & Lilim’s Vintage archives..
On...
Category
1950s Turkish Tulu Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Hand-Knotted Extra Long Oriental Runner, Wool and Cotton 'All Over Pattern'
Located in Austin, TX
Appealing to collectors and designers, this unusually long Turkish runner (3' wide x 13'long) is a hand-knotted carpet made from top-quality wool/cotton. The high knot count, dense '...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Moorish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
6.4x10.6 Ft Hand Knotted Floral Rug, Blue Modern Turkish Carpet for Living Room
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...
Category
20th Century Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
New Contemporary Oushak Style Rug with Jacobean Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30226 new contemporary Oushak style rug with Jacobean style. With its saturated auburn color and bold elemental nature, this contemporary Oushak style rug features a modern abstract design. Rich waves of abrash sweep across the field enhancing the simplicity of the entire composition. Well-balanced and stylized motifs are strategically placed throughout the field. The meticulously sophisticated main border creates a liveliness with geometric motifs. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Victorian, Hepplewhite, Queen Anne, Tudor, Chippendale, Neoclassical, Jacobean, Traditional, Federal, English, Old World, Modern, Contemporary, Industrial, Arts & Crafts, Craftsman, Baroque, Louis XIV, French Country, and Industrial. Perfect for a bedroom, living room, dining room, front room, great room, state room, studio, study, loft, lounge, office, library, parlor and large sitting room. Rendered in variegated shades of red, brick red, auburn, crimson, rust, cider, ginger, terracotta, burnt orange, pumpkin, tiger, fire, orange, clay pot, baked clay, paprika, cayenne, chili pepper, and sumac. Complementary Colors and Hues from Sherwin Williams: Spicy Hue, Rookwood Red, Roycroft Copper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Jacobean Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.2x7 Ft Handmade Area Rug, Modern Turkish Carpet for Living Room, 100% Wool
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A hand-knotted contemporary Turkish rug.
This modern rug has even medium wool pile on wool foundation.
It is made of premium hand-spun sheep and natural dyes, ie. plant based non c...
Category
Early 2000s Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Ararat Rugs Mamluk Wagireh Rug with Lattice Pattern Design Egypt Revival Carpet
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This lattice pattern is composed of palmettes and leaves filling the various compartments against the imposing ground. One has the impression that it is only part of a larger scheme designed 15th-century rug from the Mamluk era, Cairo region, Eygpt. These designs have often been described as wagirehs or samplers and were said to have been used as weaver`s aids, or for demonstration purposes, made as a template or pattern for the carpet design and production of larger rugs, they are generally small pieces of the size of a scatter rug or mat.
Mamluk carpets originated in a physical environment that lacked the combination of abundant marginal grazing land and a temperate climate with cool winters that were common to most carpet-weaving areas in the Islamic world. While related to a broader tradition of Turkish weaving centered in Anatolia, far to the north, the designs of these carpets include atypical elements, such as stylized papyrus plants, that are deeply rooted in Egyptian tradition. Their unusual composition and layout probably represent an attempt to develop a distinctive product that could in effect establish a “Mamluk brand” in the lucrative European export market. The uncharacteristic color scheme—devoid of the undyed white pile and employing a limited range of three or five hues in much the same value—also suggests a conscious attempt to create a particular stylistic identity. Also virtually unique in the world of Islamic carpets is the S-spun wool. It has been argued that the tradition of clockwise wool spinning originated in Egypt because of the earlier Egyptian tradition of spinning flax into linen thread. Details of the plant’s botanical structure make it impossible to spin flax fiber in the more common counterclockwise direction utilized throughout the Middle East for wool and cotton.
Mamluk carpets with the color combinations seen in the Simonetti are now generally accepted as part of an earlier tradition that has many links to the weaving of Anatolia, Iran, and Syria. The “three-color” Mamluk carpets, well represented in the Metropolitan’s collection, represent a later development that continued well after the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in 1517. Many such carpets may have been produced well into the seventeenth century, and possibly even later. (Walter B. Denny in [Ekhtiar, Soucek, Canby, and Haidar 2011]). The design of the rug is interpreted by our designers from our Mamlouk-type rugs collection and soft colors are used for this rug.
Color summary: 3 colors in total;
Moss Green 27 (Spurge – Indigo)
Mount Olive...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Organic Material, Natural Fiber
Vintage & Old Kilim Cushion Cover, Anatolian Yastik Turkish Modern Pillow 4422
Located in Tokyo, JP
We made a cushion cover using the undamaged part of the precious and high-quality old & antique kilims that cannot be repaired as a whole. Like a painting, a part of the scenery is c...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Zabihi Collection Pair of Muted Vintage Turkish Oushak Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Matching pair of Turkish Oushak scatter size rugs from the second quarter of the 20th century
Measuring 3'5'' x 5' and 3'5'' x 5'1'' respectively.
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Traditional Border Oushak Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
One-of-a-kind rug pillow made from a vintage Turkish Oushak with cotton back and zipper closure.
Measures: 16'' x 18''.
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Foam, Cotton
Ararat Rugs the Yellow-Brown Color Rug, Modern Desert Sand Carpet Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
This unique design rug is interpreted by our designers with a mixture of Ararat Rugs’ soft tone natural dyed hand-spun yarns.
This modern carpet looks like the sand in the desert.
C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Revival Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Antique and Vintage Turkish Rugs for Sale on 1stDibs: Shop Authentic Oushak Rugs, Bergama Carpets and Other Turkish Rugs
Antique and vintage Turkish rugs, with their ruby reds and misted blues, their entwined botanical designs and rhythmic geometries, are as beloved today as they were in the 13th century, when the Turks of the Seljuk Empire began weaving these vibrant carpets in Anatolia.
A Turkish rug is simply one made in Turkey or the former Ottoman empire, employing the region’s unique traditional methods and weaves. Varieties range from flat-woven kilims to lush knotted rugs, known as hali, many of which are created with Ghiordes, or Turkish, knots. Whereas in other knots, the weft (crosswise) yarn is wrapped around one warp (lengthwise) yarn, in Ghiordes knots, it is wrapped around two, imparting lushness and durability. In addition to knotting techniques, Turkish rugs differ in their motifs — naturalistic or stylized, geometric or figurative — which often reflect the region where they were made.
The main types of Turkish rugs, as Milan-based carpet dealer Alfredo Levi explains it, are kilim, typified by a plain slit-tapestry weave, which leaves a gap, or slit, between sections woven with different yarns in different colors; sumak, made with weft wrapping, for a sturdier flat-woven carpet; and cicim, which he describes as “a type of sumak with extra brocade techniques typical of the tribes and villages of central Anatolia.
Within each type, there are various regional styles. Among these are Bergama carpets, characterized by bright reds and strong medallions; thick-piled Tulu rugs; and Konya rugs, which Marco Polo is said to have called “the most beautiful in the world.” With their strong tribal motifs and hot-red wefts of especially luxurious wool, Konya carpets are especially prized by collectors.
Also treasured are Oushak (or Ushak) rugs, with their complex, intricate designs and warm earth tones of saffron, cinnamon, blue, ivory and gold; and Hereke carpets, originally created exclusively for Ottoman sultans, using the finest silk. For Jason Nazmiyal, of New York carpet dealer Nazmiyal Antique Rugs, “a good Turkish rug is when the colors are harmonious.” This is true of both modern and antique Turkish rugs, but the hues have changed over the centuries, thanks to both technology and changes in culture and taste.
Patterns, too, have evolved. Although many weavers continue to produce traditional designs, others reinterpret their cultural heritage in contemporary terms, with bolder ornamentation and more geometric motifs. Contemporary Turkish rugs also are seldom made by hand and often incorporate synthetics into the weave, for cost-effectiveness and a durability suited to 21st-century life.
Find antique and vintage Turkish rugs for your home on 1stDibs. At The Study, read about how to take care of your antique or vintage rug as well as how to choose the right rug for your space.