Early 20th Century Long Sivas Runner

The blood red field of this western Anatolian workshop runner displays a comfortably situated Yaprak (Leaf) pattern accented in powder blue, pale green, light rust and ivory. The blo...

This narrow northeastern Turkish kenare features a soft coral field with a pole medallion of conjoint dark brown or ivory stepped rectangles, each enclosing a stepped lozenge in red,...

The three section red and khaki field displays lightly stepped lozenge medallions with internal flower decors. The straw-beige main border features a Meander in central Anatolian style.

This borderless runner shows an allover diamond lattice with brown squares at the vertices on an oatmeal ground. The condition is good and the lattice is subtle, giving a very modern...

A gorgeous early 20th century Turkish Sivas rug with a central diamond medallion created from an intensely woven pattern of myriad flowering branches and vines woven in light and dar...

An early 20th century Turkish Sivas Scatter size rug with a muted palette. Measures: 2'6'' x 4'7''.

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...

A wonderful and bold early 20th century Anatolian Turkish runner with four large diamond medallions, each woven with a geometric pattern with alternating colored stripes and set agai...