Early 20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Large Room Size Carpet

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century with a predominantly blue-green field. Measures: 11' 4" x 15' 0".

An antique Turkish Oushak room size carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 10' 3" x 12' 10" 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...

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet in square format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 13' 1" x 14' 7".

An antique Turkish Oushak large carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 12' 3" x 17' 9"

An antique Turkish Oushak large room size carpet in square format handmade during the early 20th century. The tone-on-tone design incorporates a gold background with only light sketc...

A vintage Turkish Oushak square room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century with a large-scale light green cane design of 6 poles over a co...

Early 20th century Turkish Oushak handmade rug Size: 6'2" × 8'7" (187 × 261 cm). This circa-1920 antique Turkish Oushak rug features an al...

Authentic Turkish Oushak Handmade Wool Rug (size adjusted) Size: 14'5" × 16'5" (439 × 500 cm) Antique Oushak rugs belong to the crème de la crème of Turkish weavings due to the exce...

Early 20th Century Turkish Oushak Handmade Wool Rug Size: 13'2" × 21'7" (401 × 657 cm) In interior decorating, nothing compares to the glory of carpets and the magnificent antique Tu...

Early 20th century Turkish Oushak cool brown handmade wool rug Size: 13'9" × 16'9" (419 × 510 cm) This circa 1920 antique rug features an elaborate all-over design of floral and geom...

Early 20th century Turkish Oushak handmade wool rug Size: 11'0" × 18'0" (335 × 548 cm) This circa-1920 antique Turkish Oushak rug features an intricate all-over design of geometric a...

Early 20th century Turkish Oushak handmade wool rug Size: 11'8" × 14'1" (355 × 429 cm) An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak rug, circa 1920. This outstanding antique rug is t...