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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique Kilim Geometric Design Rug 10' X 6'1'
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Bessarabian Rugs / Kilims in both pile and tapestry weaving technique are some of the more beautiful carpets to have been produced in Europe. Many of the Bessarabian Kilims w...
Category
Early 1900s Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Khorassan Gallery Carpet, Late 19th century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Khorassan Gallery Carpet, Late 19th century
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 7'0" W x 16'0" L
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1900s Antique Mahal Floral Design Rug 11'5''x10'7''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca.1900 Antique Mahal Stylish Floral Design 11'5''x10'7''
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Empire Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Kilim Geometric Rug 9'10'' X 5'8''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Kilim Stylish Geometric Design 9'10'' X 5'8''
one of a kind 1 of 1
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Kilim Geometric Design Runner 9'.8'' X 5.'4''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique KILIM Stylish Geometric Design Runner Rug 9'.8'' X 5.'4''
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Persian Senneh Kilim Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Senneh Kilim Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimensions: 4'2" W x 6'0" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 16813
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Floral Design Rug 11'6''x10'8'
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Turkish Oushak rugs have been woven in Western Turkey since the beginning of the Ottoman period. Historians attributed to them many of the great masterpieces of early Turkish...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Art Deco Rug 9'0'' X 5'6''
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Turkish Art Deco Rug 9'0'' X 5'6'', authentic and vintage with an unusual design and its from early-19th century with wool on cotton founda...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Art Deco Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Konya Prayer Kilim, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Konya Prayer Kilim, Late 19th Century
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 5'7" L x 3'8" W
Condition: Good
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
1900 Turkish Geometric Design Rug 6'7''x 10'
Located in Los Angeles, US
Ca.1900 Turkish Oushak Stylish Geometric Design 6'7''x10'
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1900 Antique Woolen Turkish Rug With Signature - 5'7'' X 8'10"
Located in Los Angeles, US
One of the most unusual Turkish Carpets with 100% the softest wool that has existed. Made with vegetable dyes and has the artist's signature on it from Ca.1900. One of a kind and col...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Serapi Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Serapi Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimensions: 8'10" W x 12'2" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 17035
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Closter, NJ
Oushak carpets are named after the large town in western Anatolia (Turkey) where they were woven. This town has been a major weaving center for rug production since the reign of the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kurdish Kilim Runner, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Kurdish Kilim Runner Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5'2" W x 14'10" L
Origin: Northwest Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 19315
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Afshar Long Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Afshar Long Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional information:
Dimensions: 7'0" W x 15'2" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 19909
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Fereghan Sarouk Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Fereghan Sarouk Rug, Late 19th Century
Central pendant medallion on a midnight blue field with gul Hannae pattern within a madder palmette and vine border.
Addition...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Turkish Pink Oushak Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
77746 Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 16'00 x 19'01.
Softer yet no less striking, this oversized antique Turkish Oushak rug marries romantic style with unmistakable Anatolian imagery to create a truly unique piece. The angular botanical design and soft colorway woven into piece work together embracing a delicate and effortlessly beautiful feeling. An allover pattern composed of blooming palmettes, stylized flowers, stars, leafy tendrils and rectilinear vines cover the abrashed rose colored field. It is framed with a meandering palmette border enclosed with inner and outer floral guard borders. Emanating understated elegance with pure decadence, this palatial pink Oushak rug would provide a touch of glamour to nearly any space.
Rendered in variegated shades of rose, glaucous, beige, slate gray, baked clay, tan, pink, terra cotta, champagne, mauve and light gray with other accent colors.
Abrash.
Hand knotted wool.
Made in Turkey.
Measures: 16'00 x 19'01.
Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 16 x...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mahal Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahal Carpet, Late 19th century
This Mahal carpet from central Persia combines large scale with graceful design using an all over field pattern. Flowering palmettes, foliage, and bl...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Persian Bidjar Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Antique Bidjar Carpet, Late 19th Century
Ex. John Collins Jr. collection.
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 11'9" W x 22'0" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug I...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Tribal Bag & Flatweave Textile with Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, this 2x4 flatweave textile is a collectible antique tribal bag, believed to originate from Turkey circa 1890-1900.
On the Design:
Connoisseurs will note this piece has been opened up, similar to other nomadic textiles, rugs, Kilims, and horse covers of this gift size found today. This particular piece enjoys rich brown undertones, with beige, red and blue in the most present tones throughout its geometric patterns. It’s a rare find in nomadic folk art and primitive textiles...
Category
1890s Turkish Tribal Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Kashan Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Persian Kashan Rug, Late 19th Century
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 7'2" W x 10'10" L
Origin: Persia
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 24353
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Anatolian Turkish Oushak Rug, Late 19th Century
Ushak, a town in western Anatolia, has been a major weaving center since at least the 16th century. Local Ottoman workshops w...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique 19th Century Silk Turkish Kayseri
Located in Doha, QA
This is a beautiful antique Kayseri Rug with Italian Lions, Cyprus trees and monasteries . Really unique piece and a great collector item. The colours are ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Large Red and Gold Agra Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Large Red and Gold Agra Carpet, Late 19th Century
Additional Information:
Dimensions: 13'3" W x 16'8" L
Origin: India
Period: Late 19th Century
Rug ID: 19242
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Antique Persian Bidjar Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bidjar carpets are known for their sturdy, depressed-warp weave packed full of wool pile. With this in mind, the supple and indeed pliable handle of this fine example is quite notewo...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Turkish Oushak with an Open Field Design in Red, Turquoise, Yellow
Located in Barrington, IL
A late 19th Century Turkish Oushak room size rug in an open field design in brilliant colors of red, turquoise, and yellow. The center of this beautiful Oushak is completely open and is in red. The corner spandrels have palmate and arabesque design and are in ivory, yellow, and red. The rug has a wonderful major border in turquoise with designs in ivory, yellow and red. Truly a magnificent handwoven creation from the 19th century.
Dimensions: 9’ 8” x 11’ 5”
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural vegetable dyes
Condition: Good
At The Persian Knot...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Ottoman-Style Carpet, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Austrian Ottoman-Style Carpet, Late 19th Century
During the late 19th century, European scholars became increasingly interested in classical Oriental carpets of the 15th to ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Anatolian Oushak Rug, 19th Century
This pleasing Turkish Oushak carpet paints a rustic rendition of a classic medallion format. Soft wool is complemented by soft color using...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mid-1800 Antique Mogul Rug Geometric 10x20 Oversized Antique Rug 298x597cm
Located in New York, NY
Mid-1800 Antique Mogul Rug Geometric 10x20 Oversized Antique Rug
9'9" x 19'7"
298x597cm
"Magnificent antique Mogul Rug with a fantastic geomet...
Category
1870s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
73104 Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 17'10 x 20'07.
Timeless appeal meets Mediterranean style in this hand knotted wool oversized antique Turkish Oushak rug. The ornate detai...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Grande tappeto Ushak fondo rosso con medaglione
Located in Firenze, IT
I tappeti Ushak in turco Usak sono tappeti famosissimi realizzati nella città Usak a nord di Denizli. Tappeti molto apprezzati dalla corte di Istambul che ne commissionava svariati s...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
73632 Oversized Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 15'08 X 20'04.
Emnating timeless style with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug is a captivat...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Angora
Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Rug with Islamic Calligraphy
Located in Dallas, TX
72801 Late 19th Century Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 10’09 x 13’00.
Cultured and beguiling with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug will ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 11'2" x 18''6" - 340 x 564 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 11'2" x 18''6" - 340 x 564 )
Category
1890s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Hand Knotted Wool Khotan Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Khotan rug has a pale blue field with diagonal rows of hooked terracotta-red floral motifs alternating with flowerheads and sandy-yellow stepped lozenges, in a pale blue...
Category
Late 19th Century East Turkestani Khotan Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Circa 1890 Yellow Wool Ghordes Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1890, Ghordes rug has a golden-yellow field with a column of four octagon lozenges each with a central panel containing a hooked lozenge surrounded by narrow poly...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Handmade Medallion Orange Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
This Oushak wool rug boasts a stunning orange color field and is embellished with a navy blue frame and multicolored accents in a captivating medallion design. Its exquisite antique ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 8'4''x 11'2'' - 254 x 340 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Carpet ( 8'4''x 11'2'' - 254 x 340 )
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Anatolian Kilim with Geometric Compartments
Located in Milan, IT
A finely woven Anatolian kilim, originating from the eastern region of Turkey between the areas of Sivas and Malatya. It's distinguished by a geometric pattern composed of three squa...
Category
1870s Turkish Kilim Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Turkish Sivas with Floral and Fauna in Camel, Lavender, Red Colors
Located in Barrington, IL
19th Century Turkish Sivas Area Rug with Floral and Fauna Design in camel, red, and lavender colors. The rug is in the garden design with animal figures including deer, lion, and birds. The overall design is simplistic but very charming. The overall design is reminiscent of the rugs from 16th century Persian and Agra carpets. The rug has a beautiful antique camel field with the corner spandrels in pale lavender color. It has a fabulous central medallion in a rust red color. Beautifully unique form central medallion in dark red color with a great design. Overall a beautiful rug with a great color scheme that would work in any design.
Dimensions: 4’ 3” x 5’ 10"
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: Turkey
Material: Wool pile on cotton foundation
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
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Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Silk Turkish Prayer Rug, circa 1910
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique niche design silk rug from Kayseri region of Central Anatolia, circa 1910. Very good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep w...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
circa 1900 Handwoven Antique Wool Oushak Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1900, Oushak runner has an olive-green field with an central column of terracotta-pink serrated panels and pistachio-green hooked lozenges linked by angular serra...
Category
Late 19th Century Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Hand-Woven Oushak Runner, circa 1900
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique, circa 1900, Oushak runner has a brick-red field with diagonal rows of ice-blue stellar flowerheads, in an ice-blue border of meandering floral vine between brick-red ri...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Antique Silk Sivas Rug
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
57686
Size
4' 6" X 6' 4"
Design
Sivas
Collection
Antique/Vintage
Material
Silk
Texture
Pile Weave
Origin
Turkey
Age
Antique/Vintage.
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Antique Kula Prayer Rug Western Anatolian Turkish Mihrab Carpet Rare Design
Located in Tokyo, JP
This is an antique prayer (mihrab) rug from Western Anatolia, Kula region with a very rare and beautiful color composition.
Kula rugs, also known as Kula prayer kilims, are handwoven rugs that originated in the Kula region of western Turkey. Kula is a town known for its rug-weaving tradition and is renowned for producing high-quality prayer rugs.
Kula prayer rugs...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Organic Material, Wool, Natural Fiber
Antique N.W. Persian Large Gallery Rug in Navy Blue Background & All over Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique N.W. Persian Large Gallery Rug in navy Blue Background, And All-Over Design. Country of Origin: Iran; Type: N.W. Persian; Design: Floral; Rug...
Category
1890s Persian Malayer Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Rug Large Handmade Art Nouveau Rug Pink
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Pink Geometric
8'5" x 11'6" 257cm x 351cm circa 1880
"This is an authentic Antique Turkish Oushak in rare ...
Category
1880s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Kashmiri, circa 1870
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kashmiri rugs are a type of hand-knotted woolen rug that originated in the Kashmir region of India. These rugs are highly prized for their intricate desig...
Category
1870s Indian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Silk Velvet Ottoman Sarma Pillow Cover, L 19th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert but a bag made to the size to accommodate insert materials.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry cleaning is reccommended.
Antique Ottoman sar...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Metallic Thread
10.7x12.4 ft Antique Turkish Oushak Rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Turkish Oushak rug.
Finely hand-knotted with even medium wool pile on wool foundation. Origin good condition. Sturdy and as clean as a brand new rug (deep washed professiona...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Soft Teal Ziegler Sultanabad Rug with All-Over Pattern
Located in Milan, IT
The carpets woven by the Anglo-Swiss firm of Ziegler & Co. during the late nineteenth century in the region of Arak are often characterised by classic Persian patterns rendered in hi...
Category
Late 19th Century Azerbaijani Sultanabad Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Khotan Throw Rug
Located in New York, NY
A rare throw Size Antique Khotan Rug from the late 19th century
Purchased from a collection in Washington DC.
Measures: 2' x 3'7'.
Category
Late 19th Century Islamic Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Sanandaj, circa 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sanandaj rugs are a type of handwoven rug that originates from the city of Sanandaj, in the Kurdistan. Sanandaj rugs are highly prized for their quality craftsmanship, unique designs...
Category
1870s Persian Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, circa 1890
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Oushak rugs are a type of handwoven rug that originated in Turkey. These rugs are known for their soft, muted color palettes, with beige and tan being particularly popular sh...
Category
1880s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oversize Designed 19th Century Turkish Oushak Wool Rug with Olive Yellow Field
Located in Norwalk, CT
This exquisite hand knotted square wool rug from the 19th century Turkish Oushak collection features a stunning olive-yellow color field, complement...
Category
1890s Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Wool Antique Oushak Runner
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique Oushak runner has a soft terracotta-red field with ivory, brick-red and golden-yellow shield shaped lozenges and part-lozenges each containing angular floral vine with a...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Rug West Anatolia
Located in Dallas, TX
77400 Antique Turkish Oushak rug, measure 10'09 x 13'03.
Showcasing a directional prayer layout with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Anatolian Kilim Area Rug in Medallion Pattern in Red, Yellow, Brown
Located in Barrington, IL
The beautiful Anatolian Kilim area rug with a very unique geometric pattern of radiating medallion from the center each with a different background color including ivory, pink, red, yellow and brown. The earth tone colors produced by the use of vegetable dyes add to the beauty of this vintage Anatolian kilim. It has a beautiful border that frames the design. The colors include various shades of blue, yellow, light pink, and brown. The size, design, and colors in this kilim makes it ideal as a wall art to be displayed.
Dimensions: 2’ 6" x 4’ 1"
Date of Manufacture: 4th Quarter of the 1800s
Place of Origin: Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Material: Wool pile on a wool foundation with natural organic vegetable dyes
Condition: Wear consistent with age and use
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Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique, New and Vintage Turkish Rugs
Antique, new 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, new 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.
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