Antique Rug Pure Silk Rugs, Turkish Herekeh, Handmade Carpet

An antique Turkish silk Hereke woven rug, circa 1970. These fine handmade rugs feature a lustrous short silk pile with a tree of life design at one end of the ivory centre field, beautiful flower heads at the center and an arch at the other end. The central frame of the floral rug is enclosed within a beautifully rendered foliate border with a little weaver's mark at one end before the long fringe. Extremely fine weave with a high knot count and a sheen to the silk pile. This cream rug is in excellent condition. This geometric rug is suitable either as a decorative floor covering in a little traffic area or as wall decor. This carpet rug is a fantastic find and a definite boost to your home decor! These antique patterned rugs...

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces Turkish rugs began early the 20th century. The luxury rugs from Kayseri are known for their artistry with the pile of wool or silk. Those carpets and rugs are also often manufactured with high knot density and have varied patterns, borrowed from different areas. It is also familiar with oriental rug carpets produced entirely of silk, Silk-Ghom. Gardens, medallions or figural handmade rugs with plant and animal motifs are common. This Antique gold rug has a golden yellow border and an all-over animal and floral rug...

An antique Turkish Herekeh accent rug handmade during the turn of the 20th century. Measures: 7'0" x 10'5".

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...