Fine Antique Allover Design Celadon Green Oushak Rug with Blush Pink Border

The soft palette of this antique Anatolian Oushak is characteristic of this group of carpets from the late Ottoman period. Rugs of this type were woven in western Anatolia since the ...

The court workshop called 'Real Fabrica de Tapices' has been active in Madrid since the 17th century, supplying handmade carpets woven with Turkish (symmetrical) knots to both the court as well as for export. Throughout the 20th century their carpets were either woven with French Savonnerie patterns or, as in this case, with designs taken from the Spanish Renaissance weaving tradition. These carpets are known in the trade with the term of 'Cuenca,' which is the city in southern Spain where they were originally woven in the 15th-17th centuries. Here the pattern, which has a raised pile with respect to the ivory background, is distinguished by an infinite repeat of curvilinear palmettes as seen on 15th-16th century Spanish Alcaraz carpets.

Large antique Turkish Oushak rug in light green background and coral border. Keivan Woven Arts / rug N15-1002, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa Early-20th century. Me...

Turkish carpet from Oushak with a combination of soft colors having an all-over design. Finely woven, having the most superb wool found in the mountains of Anatolia. This is a fine e...