Antique Oushak

Antique Turkish Oushak.  

Antique Oushak Rug 9'5'' x 15'9''. The sandy straw field features a four-way layout of cloud bands, barbed lancet leaves, curving vinery and angled palmettes, all around a small, ray...

Antique Turkish Oushak  

Antique Turkish Oushak rug 11'2'' x 14'3''. Coarse weave, thick pile. Palette brings versatility. Good condition.

Antique Turkish Oushak rug meassures 11'4'' x 14'4''. The cream-straw field shows eight goldenrod petal palmettes controlling an arabesque, teem and leaf pattern vaguely reminiscent ...

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...

Rare Antique Turkish Fine Angora Oushak rug Beige Rose 9'10" x 14'10" (10' x 15') 300cm x452cm Circa 1870 "This is Exceptional: Rare antique 1870's Turkish Angora Oushak rug w...

Antique oushak handmade carpet oushak wool rug Measures: 8'2" x 10'8' (8' x 11') 249cm x 295cm This is a magnificent antique Oushak with ...

Rare 10x11 Antique Oushak Authentic Oushak Wool Foundation Geometric 8'5" X 11'6" 9x12 257cm x 351cm Circa 1920 This is a magnificent authentic Antique Angora Oushak with soft col...

Rare Antique Turkish Oushak Pink Rose Rug 10x12 Rug 9'7" x 11'4" 9 x 12 300cm x 345cm Circa 1870 "This is a stunning, rare antique 1870'S T...

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 ...

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 ...