Handmade Vintage Turkish Sivas Runner, 1970s, 1P143

Turkish handmade rug in soft colors and beautiful floral design. High quality of wool and great job of an artist.  

Handmade vintage Turkish Sivas rug in large medallion design. The rug is from the middle of 20th century in original good condition. -condition: original good, -circa: 1950s, ...

Handmade vintage Turkish Sivas mat in original condition, it has some signs of age. The rug has been made in wool in the middle of 20th century. -condition: original, some signs of ...

Antique Turkish Anatolian rug in original condition. The rug has traditional Anatolian design with the large diamond shaped medallion in the center in white color. Background color d...

Handmade Turkish Anatolian bag in original condition. This bag has very deep colors from the front side of it- deep red for the field with some turquoise...

Handmade vintage Turkish Konya distressed rug with overdyed colors. The rug is in original condition, it is distressed. It is from the end of 20th century.

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...

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A fine narrow and small Turkish Sivas runner in rich red and gold tones. 2' x 6'5''

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