Antique Turkish Sivas Runner

Narrow Turkish Sivas runner with icy blue field and deep reds.

A one-of-a-kind Turkish Sivas runner from the early 20th century. Measures: 3'5'' x 12'5''.

A fine quality Turkish Sivas small runner with rich colors. 2'9'' x 5'8''

Full Pile Turkish Sivas rug with intricate geometric design. Size: 4' x 7'9".

Antique Turkish Sivas rug in reds, brown, blues and mustard. 3'10'' x 6'

One of a kind rare original size antique Sivas rug with a raspberry colored ground and gray medallion and border with accents in blue, soft green and soft yellow.

50364, antique Turkish Sivas runner with Modern Northwestern style. With its luminous warm hues and beguiling beauty, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas runner is immersed ...

An antique Turkish Sivas carpet from the early 20th century. Measures: 9' 11" x 14' 5"

An early 20th century Turkish Sivas. Sivas is a city in North Central Turkey, which is a major production site of Turkish rugs based on Persian designs. Often finely woven, Sivas rug...

73154 Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, 09'10 x 13'06. With roots tracing back to Sivas in central Anatolia, Turkey, antique-wash Turkish Sivas rugs emanate vintage allure, courtesy of a un...

A vintage Turkish Sivas rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 10" x 7' 4" Turkish rugs & carpets: Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...

Long antique fine Turkish sivas runner with blue background and earthy tones. Rug V21-0306-97, country of origin / type: Turkey / Sivas, circa 1920. Measures: 2'9 x 15'9. Stylized a...