Antique Angora Oushak Rug

A luxurious example from the prolific looms of the Oushak region in Western Turkey, with brilliant colors, woven in shiny angora (mohair), the hair of the local angora goats. The des...

Antique Kula long runner rug in Angora. A well-known type of rug and one of our favorites, but this one is really special. The pile of the rug is angora (mohair), not regular wool, a...

Antique Kurdish long runner rug. A beautiful antique rug attributed to the Kurdish tribes in the vicinity of the city of mosul in Northern Iraq, ...

Large antique Oushak Kilim rug. A large format antique kilim rug, woven in the Oushak region of Western Turkey, displaying the classic central med...

Four Squares, Angora Tulu rug. An old tribal rug from West Central Turkey, coarsely woven with long strands of colorful angora goat hair (mohair). Such rug...

A fantastic, oversize antique Oushak carpet. The real deal, the genuine article, the kind that built the legend of Oushak. The best examples, like this one, display a lighthearted, ...

Antique Turkish Angora Oushak Rug with Saffron Yellow Field, Late 19th Century A soft and glossy rug with a saffron yellow field which contrasts nicely with a soft blue border and a...

Usak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak carpets (Turkish: Usak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Usak, Turkey, one of the larger towns in Western Anatolia, which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the Ottoman Empire, into the early 20th century (although these patterns were woven in other regions also. After the 17th century, Ushaks (Ovshaks), development of Oushak rug weaving is less well known. Late 17th century saw a decline in the Oriental rug market as European consumers tended to purchase rugs of European origin – primarily Aubusson, Savonnerie and Axminster. The wane in the European market meant that Ovshak production declined. Those that were still made throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries were manufactured for upper-class people in the Turkish territories on Eastern Europe. Towards the end of the 19th century, when the European market began to be interested in Persian carpets once again, the Ushak (Ovshak) population did not have enough weavers still skilled in the traditional Ovshak craft. Manufactories had to turn to neighboring villages and their craftsmen who still maintained traditional techniques. Ushak carpets, particularly those known as lotto carpets...

An early 20th century angora wool Oushak rug with a ivory colored field with other subtle warm accents. This is a genuine piece woven with angora goat wool and its an antique. There ...

An early 20th century angora wool Oushak rug with a soft watermelon colored ground on an open field and center medallion with the perfect amount of natural wear.

Stunning early 20th century Turkish Oushak rug woven with angora wool. Bright red field and blue-green border. Exceptional high quality.

Beautiful and impressive geometric antique Turkish Oushak angora rug, country of origin: Turkey, date circa 1900. Size: 9 ft. 9 in x 10 ft. 10 in (2....