Early 20th Century Handmade Turkish Oushak Room Size Carpet in Gold and Beige

An antique Turkish Oushak carpet. The ambiance is mellow on this west Anatolian workshop carpet with an all-wool construction. Old ivory and straw yellow help to define the isolated ...

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. The tone-on-tone design incorporates a gold background with only light sketc...

An antique Turkish Oushak room size carpet. An exceptionally pale western Anatolian workshop Oushak with a pearl grey field and a tone on tone pattern set around an almost ghostly op...

Stunning antique fine Burlu Oushak rug in gold, salmon, pink, soft green and neutral tones. Keivan Woven Arts / rug G-0705, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa Late 19th...

13' x 16'. Delicate botanical patterns woven in soft rose and creams cover the central field on this antique Oushak rug from Turkey. A border of palmettes and repeating floral patter...

Antique Borlu Oushak rug with a minimal center medallion design in light tones, circa 1910, Keivan Woven Arts / rug VR-8561, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1910. Me...

50456 Vintage Gold Turkish Oushak Rug, 06'03 x 08'06. Antique-washed Turkish Oushak rugs originate from the Oushak region in western Turkey and are characterized by their unique was...