Turkish Rugs
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Turkish Rugs For Sale
Vintage Ersari Rug in Red with Geometric Patterns from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 6x9 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The Ersari are a sub-tribe of t...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Beige-Brown, Blue with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 8x14 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The Ersari are a sub-tribe of...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Siraz Rug in Taupe and Brown Floral Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1970-1970, this 8x11 vintage Siraz rug is a rare new curation believed to originate from the titular region of Turkey.
On the Design:
This is also from a...
Category
1970s Turkish Modern Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Sivas Silk Rug - Antique Anatolian Rug, Antique Silk Rug, Anatolian Silk
Located in Sultanahmet, 34
Hand knotted in Turkey between 1880-1890, Antique Sivas Silk Rug
This rare 19th-century silk Sivas carpet represents the exquisite art and craft of the Ottoman period. With its rich...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Vintage Ersari Rug in Pink and Blue with Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 8x10 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The Ersari are a sub-tribe of ...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Pink and Beige/Brown with Geometric Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 7x10 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design
The Ersari are a sub-tribe of t...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Beige/Brown, Blue with Geometric Patterns by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 7x9 vintage rug is believed to be a rare mid-century Ersari rug, hand-knotted in wool and originating in Turkey circa 1950-1960.
On the Design:
The Ersari are a sub-tribe of t...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Beige-brown with Light Blue Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 7x9 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people, often known for their mo...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Taurus Collection Modern Striped Goat Hair Rug by Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Taurus Collection Modern striped goat hair rug by Doris Leslie Blau.
Size: 4'0" × 6'7" (121 × 200 cm).
Simple and well-executed, this new rug from the Geometric Taurus Collection is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Turkish Rugs
Materials
Goat Hair
Vintage Turkish Rug in Blue with Geometric Paisley Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted wool, originating from Turkey circa 1970-1980, this 6x9 vintage Turkish rug is from the same provenance, drawing inspiration from Persian Mahal rugs.
On the Design:
...
Category
1970s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Zeki Müren Runner Rug with Polychrome Floral Pattern, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool circa 1960-1970, this 4x7 vintage rug is believed to be among the rare works of Turkish artist Zeki Müren.
On the Design:
Connoisseurs will admire this vintag...
Category
1960s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Keivan Woven Arts Runner with All-over Tabriz Design with Geometric Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Keivan Woven Arts Runner with All-over Tabriz Design with Geometric Motifs. Keivan Woven Arts / MP-1903-B379, country of origin / type: Afghan...
Category
2010s Afghan Tabriz Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Kula rug of traditional 'Persian garden' design. Circa 1900.
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, GB
Size: 10ft 11in x 8ft 10in (332 x 268cm).
Antique Turkish Kula rug of traditional 'Persian garden' design.
Circa 1900.
This excellent carpet is drawn with a tradition garden desig...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Turkish Angora Oushak Rug with All-Over Vining Floral Design Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Turkish Angora Oushak Rug with All-Over Vining Floral Design Keivan Woven Arts. rug AN-120598, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak. antique reproduction ushak, angora oushak.
M...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Pink with Beige-Brown Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 9x13 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people, often known for their m...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug with Beige-Brown, Blue Geometric Medallion from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 10x14 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people, often known for their ...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug with Beige-Brown, Blue Geometric Medallion from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 8x11 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people, often known for their more...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Red with Geometric Medallions, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 10x15 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people, often known for their mor...
Category
1950s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug in Red with Blue Medallions, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool and believed to originate from Turkey circa 1970-1980, this 9x12 vintage Turkish Oushak rug is one of few overdyed and antique-washed pieces in a special new col...
Category
1970s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bakhtiari-Style Rug in Red with Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, originating from Turkey circa 1970-1980, this 10x16 rug is from a special new collection of overdyed, antique-washed young vintage pieces that draw on a variety...
Category
1970s Turkish Tribal Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Pure Silk Hereke Ozipek Turkish Rug Signed
Located in Lohr, Bavaria, DE
Very fine Turkish pure silk Hereke prayer rug from the famous Ozipek workshop.
Hereke silk carpet Özipek rug Turkey 3.3 x 2.5 ft 100 x 76 cm
Rare fine Hereke silk carpet, hand-knotted 1 million knots per m² / 654 kpsi.
Design: Hereke Silk Medallion
Material: Silk 100%
Production method: Hand-knotted
Length: 3.3 ft / 100 cm plus short kilim edge and fringes
Width: 2.5 ft / 76 cm
Shape: Rectangular
Colors: brown-red, gold, beige, black
Pile height: approx. 2 – 3 mm
Knot density: per m² 1,000,000, kpsi 654 inch²
A+ export quality
Condition: Unused
Made in Hereke, Türkiye by the Özipek workshop
Usage: Tapestry, Floor Carpet
Sustainable: Yes, from natural products
Cleaning: vacuuming, otherwise only carpet cleaning by a specialist company
Carpet stop: Generally recommended on smooth surfaces
Underfloor heating: Yes, suitable
Fair Trade: Yes, Label Step Fair Trade Carpets, no child labor, ecologically compatible production. We are Label Step Fair Trade Partners.
Hereke silk carpets have always been among the exquisite works of art in carpet production. Its origins go back to the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I, who founded the Hereke Imperial Manufactory in 1841 to produce all the textiles for his Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus. Due to the friendship between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire, there were plenty of contacts between the oriental art of weaving and European customers. As is well known, a particularly great admirer of Hereke carpets was Kaiser Wilhelm II, who brought an impressive collection of exquisite carpets from Hereke with him in 1894.
In the 20th century Hereke has developed into the most important production site for exquisite silk carpets. Floral carpets and prayer rugs in sizes 90 x 60 cm, 120 x 80 cm, 150 x 100 cm and 200 x 130 cm are common. Larger carpets are also available, but due to their high price these are much rarer. Simple qualities in wool on cotton warp start with a knot density of approx. 300,000 knots per m², particularly fine pieces reach fineness of over 4,000,000 knots per m². A floral drawing or floral repeat is typical. Well-known weaving masters or manufacturers are Ozipek, Derin, Han Hali.
Turkish Hereke silk rugs are the most exclusive and highly priced rugs of all silk rugs...
Category
20th Century Turkish Islamic Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Small Scatter Size Tribal Geometric Antique Turkish Yastic Rug 1'11" x 3'
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Small Scatter Size Red Blue Tribal Geometric Antique Turkish Yastic Rug, Country of origin: Turkish Rugs, Circa date: 1900
Category
20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
6.5x9.7 Ft Vintage Handmade Turkish Oushak Area Rug with Floral Medallion Design
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s featuring a floral medallion design. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the flo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'2" #24
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'2" #24
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at Turkish Rug Co, where elegance meets f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'3" #06
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'6" x 3'3" #06
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at Turkish Rug Co, where elegance meets f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5x9.2 Ft Vintage Striped Turkish Kilim Rug, 100% Wool, Reversible, Brown & Beige
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This beautiful and simple flat-woven/kilim runner rug is made of natural hand-spun wool in light and dark shades of brown and cream, woven by villagers in Central Anatolia, Turkey ci...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
21st Century Sultanabad Master 12x17 Ivory, Red, & Blue Handmade Area Rug
Located in Houston, TX
Ashly Fine Rugs presents an antique recreation of an original Persian Sultanabad. Part of our own, this antique recreation was thought of and designed in-house and 100% handmade in ...
Category
2010s Turkish Sultanabad Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'9" x 3'2" #33
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'9" x 3'2" #33
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
5.8x6.8 Ft Vintage Anatolian Kilim Rug in Red with Geometric Design, 100% Wool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A colorful Turkish Kilim (flat-woven rug) in very good original condition. 100% wool. Measures: 5.8 x 6.8 Ft.
This gorgeous Kilim features stepped diamond patterns nestled within ea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'2" x 2'7" #02
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'2" x 2'7" #02
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Turkish Handmade Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Turkish ruby red, beige, gray and black handmade silk rug
Size: 6'0" × 8'0" (182 × 243 cm)
Vintage Turkish rugs are considered by many to be some of the most beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Silk
Bobyrug’s small mid century Turkish Yastik rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century Turkish Yastik rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice colours with a red, yellow, orange , navy blue, green and white , entirely hand knotted with wool on ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s small vintage Turkish rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Turkish rug with beautiful geometrical design and nice colours with a red background, yellow, brown, grey, white and black, entirely hand knotted with wool on wool fou...
Category
1970s Turkish Oushak Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Ersari Rug in Beige-Brown with Geometric Medallions, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted wool and originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this 8x13 vintage Ersari rug is from the same provenance, a sub-tribe of the Turkmen people often known for their more ...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s small vintage Turkish Yastik rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty mid century Turkish Yastik rug with beautiful design with stylized flowers, and nice colours with a red, blue , green, beige grey, orange, white and black, entirely hand knott...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kilim with Polychromatic Geometric Patterns, from Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand woven in wool, this vintage 6x12 Turkish kilim features all-over polychromatic geometric patterns on a rich burgundy red field.
On the Design:
Connoisseurs will admire this ...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 3'2" #22
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 3'2" #22
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at Turkish Rug Co, where elegance meets f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Yastik Oushak Carpet, Timeless Appeal Meets Stylish Durability
Located in Dallas, TX
51200 Vintage Turkish Yastik Rug, 01'06 x 02'11. Turkish Yastik rugs, also known as "yastik" or "yastikli," emerge as exquisite small decorative treasures originating from Turkey. In...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Rustic Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
52070 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 04'01 x 08'01. Infused with the timeless elegance of French Provincial style, this hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak ru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Vintage Anatolian Velvet Pillow Cases, Mid-20th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
They do not come with inserts but bags made to the size to accommodate insert materials.
linen in the back
zipper closure
dry cleaning is recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Tribal Turkish Rugs
Materials
Metallic Thread
Vintage Bold Hand Knotted Wool Kilim Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage bold hand knotted wool kilim rug
Size: 7'6" × 16'5" (228 × 500 cm)
This circa 1930 antique Kilim rug is a part of the Kilim rugs collection features a bold all-over design of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Afghan Kilim Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 2'7" #62
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'7" x 2'7" #62
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique Turkish Oushak Brown Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Turkish Oushak brown handmade wool rug
Size: 12'2" × 13'4" (370 × 406 cm)
Antique Oushak rugs belong to the crème de la crème of Turkish weavings due to the exceptional skill...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Authentic Turkish Sivas Beige Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic Turkish Sivas beige handmade wool rug
Size: 11'5" × 17'0" (347 × 518 cm)
An early 20th century Turkish Sivas rug, the cream field with cloud bands, stylized palmettes and u...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 3'3" #72
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 3'3" #72
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 2'7" #64
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 2'7" #64
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s pretty antique Turkish Sparta runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful early 20th century Turkish Sparta runner with nice design with Botteh, and nice natural colours with a pink background with sky blue, dark blue and white. Some wears due to...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'9" x 3'5" #25
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'9" x 3'5" #25
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elevate y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'5" x 3' #33
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'5" x 3' #33
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elevate you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Anatolian 1'8" x 3'2" #6165
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Anatolian 1'8" x 3'2" #6165
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Glorious Silk And Metallic Silver Antique Turkish Seljuk Design Rug 4'2" x 6'
Located in New York, NY
Glorious Silk And Metallic Silver Antique Turkish Seljuk Design Rug, Country of Origin: Turkey, Circa Date: Mid 19th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'9" x 3'4" #95
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'9" x 3'4" #95
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Oushak Rug with Floral Motifs & Muted Colorful Tones by Keivan Woven Arts
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Oushak Rug with Floral Motifs & Muted Colorful Tones on Neutral Background.
Large Oushak Rug with Floral Motifs & Muted Colorful Tones by Keivan Woven Arts. Keivan Woven ...
Category
2010s Afghan Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Large Angora Oushak Rug With All-Over Vining Floral Design by Keivan Woven Art
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large Turkish Angora Oushak Rug with All-Over Vining Floral Design by Keivan Woven Art. rug AN-126255, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak. antique Ushak, Angora Oushak.
Meas...
Category
2010s Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'4" x 2'11" #40
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'4" x 2'11" #40
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces at Turkish Rug Co, where elegance meets ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'5" x 3'3" #24
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'5" x 3'3" #24
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
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Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 2'5" #36
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Mini Rug 1'8" x 2'5" #36
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elev...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
Materials
Wool
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'6" x 3' #17
Located in Houston, TX
Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Rug 1'6" x 3' #17
Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionality. Elevate you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Turkish Rugs
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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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