Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Romantic French Country Style

52769, distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner with English Manor House Tudor style 03'08 x 10'10. With its warm, rich colors and ornate detailing, this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner is well-balanced and poised to impress. Three large scale medallions patterned with serrated tear drops and leafy tendrils take center stage on the abrashed red backdrop. Small repeating lozenge motifs grace each corner spandrel, adding visual interest. The vintage Oushak runner is enclosed with a rosette border flanked with an inner and outer floral guard border. Perfect for a hallway, stair landing, open hall or long entry, kitchen, corridor, private library, den, mudroom, alcove, nook, study, home office, sitting room, bathroom, grand foyer and designer entryway or it would make a lovely accent to a living room, bedroom, hotel lobby, or long vestibule. Well-suited for a variety of interior styles: Manor House, Tudor, Victorian, Traditional, Jacobean, Elizabethan, Mid-Century Modern, Medieval...

52719, distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Rustic neoclassical style. Romantic Rusticity meets timeless Anatolian tradition in this shabby chic neoclassical style hallway r...

51561 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner, Entry or Foyer Rug with Rustic Style. This hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak runner features three connected square ...

52410 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner, Tribal Style Hallway Runner 03'09 x 09'01. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turk...

:: Center floral bouquet in a oblong cameo stylized contour atop an abrashed field with corner spandrel overlays loosely reciprocating the contour of the main medallion. Main border ...

:: Diamond shaped center medallion bearing inner serrated quatrefoil filled medallion atop a predominantly open field and corner spandrel overlays loosely reciprocating the contour o...

:: Hexagonal center medallion with minor serrated enveloped contour adorned at either end by multi-tiered finials atop an abrashed ground. Corner spandrel overlays loosely reciprocat...

A vintage Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 11' 7" 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...