Oushak Neutral, Purple and Green Rug with Foliate Detail, 19th Century

An amazing late 19th century Persian Sultanabad rug with a large central floral medallion on a rich crimson background, surrounded by a complementary floral border with an asymmetric...

This majestic carpet comes from the Ushiak (City of Anatolia) production. Often made to order rugs, heirs of a great tradition that made the history of the carpet in the East. The de...

Turkey ca. 1890 Handwoven 14'11" x 13'5" (455 x 409 cm)

The weaving workshops of Western Anatolia, where Oushak carpets such as this piece were originally made, have a rich history, stretching back at least as far as the Early Modern era – as the 14th Century explorer Marco Polo once wrote, ‘here they make the most beautiful silks and carpets in the world, and with the most beautiful colours.’ During the 19th Century, these pieces were highly sought after in the West, inspiring many of the designs of European weavings of the period, and can be found in grand historic homes across the UK and Europe. This late-19th Century Oushak rug boasts a charming, warm colour palette, all in gracefully aged vegetable dyes, with saffron, salmon, and ivory tones over a light terracotta ground. The design employs scrolling floral and botteh motifs in the spandrels...

This stunning hand-woven Turkish Ushak carpet from the borlu village probably which is over a century old, and it shows in its intricate craftsman...

A stunning late 19th century Turkish Oushak rug with a large floral and scrolling vine medallion living amidst a field of more vines and flowers, surrounded by a wide border containi...