20th Century Turkish Rugs

Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Medallions in Cream, dark blue, pink and Red. Rug EN-178468, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940. Measures: 3'7 x 10'6 Thi...

Vintage Turkish Zeki Mu¨ren carpet, rug TU-MTU-3486, country of origin / type: Turkey / Mid-Century Modern, circa mid-20th century. Alive with invigorating shades of vivid green a...

From Eastern Turkey, this rustic room size shows a deep chocolate sub-field with a rustic attempt at an ecru scrolled edge cartouche medallion. The corners and ends of the subfield s...

This striking vintage hand-knotted wool rug features a bold, geometric tribal aesthetic rooted in early-20th-century village weaving traditions. The rug’s strong architectural compos...

Hand Knotted in wool circa 1960-1970, this 5x9 vintage Turkish rug features a unique play of Art Deco and mid-century modern sensibilities for its period. On the Design: Connoisse...

Vintage Kilim rug with horizontal stripes in beautiful colors, Keivan woven Arts rug EN-178613, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa mid-20th century. Measures: 2'10 x ...

Antique Oushak Rug, Country of Origin: Turkey, Circa 1920 — Size: 11 ft 8 in x 25 ft (3.56 m x 7.62 m) Representing its Turkish roots, this antique rug features a dominating flow o...

This vintage Turkish rug features a field with an overall design of shaded light red, sandy-yellow, ivory, fox-brown and charcoal-black narrow vertical linked panels with various sty...

Measures: 6'0 x 9'10 Turkish Vintage Tribal Medallion Oushak in Muted Green, Blue, and Cream. Country of Origin: Turkey; Type: Oushak; Design: Medallion, Tribal Medallion, All-Over...

5' X 11'3. These attractive rugs are suitable for a wide variety of places, but the significant effect of Oushaks is that they bring space together, making it cozy and warm. The arti...

The light pink orange field of this west Anatolian carpet shows a centralized pattern of small palmettes, rosettes blue vinery and leaves, all around a small yellow center. Abrashed ...

Turkish Oushak runner with traditional motifs and elegant traditional medallion design, rug AN-105339, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak This traditional Oushak runner fro...

The sand field displays a round medallion edged with a flame pattern of small bottehs with additional booths floating around the floriate pendants and elsewhere in the open areas. Re...

Square shaped Turkish antique Oushak in Light Brown, Camel, Blue/Lavender. Rug/TU-MTE-449. This unique Turkish Oushak displays two large and stunning central star medallions. The s...

Rug Number 18131 Size 3' 9" X 6' 0" Design Anatolian Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage

This vintage kilim showcases a striking plaid-inspired design in contrasting gray, brown, charcoal and neutral tones. Woven with a meticulous balance of structured lines and natural ...

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 11" x 13' 3".

This simple yet beautiful vintage Turkish rug is made of wool and goat hair. It is very sturdy and finely woven. This type of kilims were produced across Anatolia until late 20th cen...

Vintage Turkish Flat-Weave L. Green, Taupe, butter, Lavender & Ink Blue. Keivan Woven Arts / rug/EN-15179, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa 1950 Measures: 5'6 x 8'0 This vintage flat-woven Kilim features a minimalist design rendered in thin ink blue, gray blue, light green, light teal...

nr. 504 - Another example from my collection of nomadic kilims, now on sale for closing activities. Thin blue and white lines on a brown background; sober and almost severe, but soft...

Embark on a journey through Turkish tradition with this exquisite vintage handwoven Turkish wool kilim rug, a testament to the enduring craftsmanship of Anatolian artisans. Woven wit...

Vintage Tulu rug with Camel Color Field and Flowers Surrounded by Brown Border Measures: 3'8 x 4'7 Made with very fine angora blend wool, this Turkish Tulu has Camel Color Field Surrounded by a Chocolate Border. Keivan Woven Arts rug/EN-112452 origin/Turkey, vintage Tulu, Colorful Tulu, vintage Moroccan rug, vintage rug, small Tulu rug, small Moroccan rug...

Vintage Turkish Kars Gallery Runner in Brown Color, Tan, Taupe and Orange. Keivan Woven Arts rug EN-4655, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kars, circa 1950 Measures: 5'9 x 13'4 Th...

Vintage Oushak small carpet from Turkey in light orange and light gray, rug/TU-TRS-136585, Keivan Woven Arts / country of origin / type: Turkey / ...

These kilims from Konya region of Central Turkey are flat-woven rugs made from high-quality sheep's wool in the Konya region of Turkey. These neutral-colored kilims feature mostly p...

Mid-Century handmade Turkish Deco rug. Measures: 4'10'' x 8'3''.

Measures: 3'1 x 4'8 Colorful Vintage Turkish Flat-Weave Kilim Rug with Geometric Striped Design. Keivan Woven Arts / rug TU-NED-5034, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa...

50869 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug, 07'03 x 11'03. Steeped in history and woven with masterful artistry, this hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug is a visi...

Taking months or even years to create, this handwoven kilim carpet is made of wool tinted with natural vegetable dyes, resulting in a beautiful palette o...

This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian tribal carpet, measuring 7' 9" x 10' 0", presents a striking composition that balances bold geometry with subtle intricacy. The deep aubergine...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 5" x 13' 5" Flat-weave rugs & carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not. Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic Egyptian weavers used it for ornaments on garments and larger wall hangings. Slits can be avoided by dovetailing of colors (warp sharing) or by interlocking the wefts. The Navajo weavers of the Southwest practice the first while the fine shawl weavers of Kashmir and Kerman employed the second. Interlocking produces a one-faced fabric, with smooth and rough, ridged faces. The typical Turkish, Caucasian, or Persian rustic kilim shows slits, but never long ones. Aubusson French carpets are also slit tapestries and the long color transitions are sewn up as part of the regular maintenance. Some kilims are very fine. The best antique urban Sehna (Senna) kilims on wool, cotton or silk warps approximate the comparable rugs in refinement and are the most desirable of all Persian kilims. Although the various flatweave techniques are usually expressed in geometric, simple, often repeating, patterns, Sehna kilims demonstrate that even the most intricate designs can be effectively rendered in flat-stich. The term ‘kilim’ has been extended to cover any pileless, weft-faced heavy textile. Thus, the sectioned and joined northeastern Persian horizontally striped wool rugs are called ‘kilims’. So are the plain-weave end finishes of pile rugs. All these are weft-faced, weft patterned flatweaves. These sectioned pieces are woven not on a frame loom, but one steadied by the weaver at one end and with the warps fastened down at the other. Only relatively recent have these tribal pieces become available. They are used as floorcoverings, hangings, room dividers, furniture covers. They are mostly bitonal in shades of natural dark brown and beige. Some more recent pieces show weaver innovations with ikat and moire effects. Work proceeds quickly and a skilled weaver can complete a thirty foot strip in almost no time. Wefts, the elements added as weaving progresses, play an essential part in what is a flatweave. The best-known example of an extra-weft, wrapping technique is on Caucasian and tribal Persian Soumaks, where a pattern weft wraps around the fixed warp, changing as weaving progresses. Soumaks can be large carpets, Kuba in the Caucasus, small bag faces (Caucasian and Persian Shah Savan saddle bags), or cover scatter rugs (Persian Afshars). The Soumak technique is fast, and a weaver can work much more quickly than tying knots. The left-over wefts are cut off on the back, so the front and back are initially different. As a Soumak on the floor gets used, these weft yarns wear away and the two sides converge although the exact texture remains distinct. There are other ways of pattern by weft. Often on smaller tribal pieces, the pattern weft(s) is (are) part of the weft structure, moving in an out, and holding the whole thing together. These wefts can be complementary or added (supplementary), continuous across the flatweave or cut off as they travel unneeded across the verso. Supplementary weft flatweaves are often very compact and substantial. The nomadic Turkmen and Balouch tribes employ both supplementary and complementary weft techniques on their pieces. Supplementary wefts are often raised on the recto (front) while complementary wefts are flat to the surface. Tribal Kurds employ this extra-wefting technique. The Balouch of Pakistan use complementary wefts almost exclusively on their small woven paraphernalia like salt bags. Flatweave techniques may be combined on a single piece. Afshar rugs employ plain-weave end strips, preceded by Soumak bands, with pile sections between. The large Bakhtiari saddlebags feature Soumak work, pile “islands” an areas of plain-weave. Qashqai rugs and kilims frequently displays checkerboard end strips in continuous, complementary wefting. Another distinct flatweave type is the jajim (jijim, cecim) in which a pattern is added with colored wefts as the weaving of the plain-weave ground progresses. Here the wefts are discontinuous and the pattern stands proud from the voided ground. Often made in two pieces on narrow looms and edge-sewn together, these may have geometric patterns. The term ‘jajim’ also refers to the assembled warp-faced strip and stripe covers from the Shah Savan of northwest Persia, the pattern is defined by warps alone, usually in plain stripes, but sometimes in designs of ladders, snakes, human figures and various animals. Here the color changing warps are continuous. Most are wool, a few are silk. Better to call these something else. Indian ‘Dhurries’ are all cotton kilims and ‘shatrangis’ employ wool wefts on cotton warps. Dhurries are slitless. The cotton texture is more appropriate to the humid and warm climate of the Indian subcontinent. Modern Dhurries...

This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian carpet, measuring 8' 1" x 9' 5", features a vivid allover design that masterfully balances tradition and bold modernism. Set against a saturat...

This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian tribal carpet, measuring 7' 7" x 12' 10", embodies minimalist tribal elegance with a strong graphic sensibility. The composition is anchored b...

Hereke carpets used to be only produced in Hereke, a coastal town in Turkey, 60 km from Istanbul. The materials used are silk, a combination of wool and cotton and sometimes gold or ...

Colorful vintage Turkish oushak with Geometric design. Vintage Turkish rug in green, soft yellow, pale purple, ivory, red, tan & taupe, keivan woven arts / rug EN-176061, country of origin / type: Turkey / oushak, circa 1940. Measures: 3'2 x 4'6. This vintage small rug...

This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian tribal carpet, measuring 7' 9" x 11' 4", exemplifies the expressive and symbolic artistry characteristic of village weaving traditions. The fi...

Measures: 4'5 x 8'3 This Turkish Oushak is set on a chocolate-brown background and features a light gray/taupe border. The overall palette remains cool, with accent colors of ice ...

Antique Flosh Rug - 20th Century Kayseri Flosh Rug 195x290 cm (76,7x114 In) We offer a wide collection of Kayseri Flush silk and wool blend carpets. This ca...

This mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian tribal room-size carpet, measuring 7' 2" x 12' 6", showcases a lively and rhythmic allover design of staggered medallions in a rich and varied...

Measures: 9'2 x 10'9 Turkish Vintage Kars Rug in Brown Background With Gray and Hints of Green. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-15156, country of origin /...

This striking mid-20th century Turkish Anatolian tribal room-size carpet, measuring 7' 2" x 12' 6", is a bold statement of geometric strength and tribal artistry. Six large octagonal...

Antique Turkish Oushak Rug Size: 11'5" × 13'8" (347 × 416 cm) This exquisite antique Turkish Oushak rug, dating from the early 1900s, is a stunning example of traditional Turkish cra...

:: Large scale design motif with diagonally oriented vines with floral blossoms across with heavy abrashes and change of dye lots adding to dynamic and unique character. Colors and s...

A mid 20th Century fun, funky Turkish Kars rug Measures: 6'6'' x 9'6''

Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 14’0" x 21’0". This large west Anatolian workshop carpet of coarse weave is a study in sandy cream and rust tones, with lozenges, oval petal rosettes, open...

Beautiful Turkish rug with cheerful design, rug en-176299, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1930 This antique Turkish Oushak rug features a central medallion desig...

Measures: 5'8 x 9'2. The field displays a Oushak design, utilizing repeating stylized floral motifs. The border homes a foliage-like pattern complimentary to the field design. The entire piece has been overdyed in shades of purple. Country of Origin: Turkey; Type: Oushak; Design: Floral, Overdyed, All-Over; Keivan Woven Arts: rug EN-P13616; Vintage Overdyed Turkish Oushak with All-Over Floral Design in Purples; Vintage Overdyed Oushak, Purple Oushak...

This hand-woven goat hair kilim is a stunning vintage textile, woven by nomadic tribes using natural, undyed goat hair. Featuring deep brown and grey tones, this kilim showcases a bo...

A vintage runner rug from Turkey. It has distressed low wool pile on cotton foundation and features multiple medallion design in soft colors. It has been washed professionally, the r...

a mid 20th Century Checkerboard motif turkish rug Details rug no. j4235 size 1' 7" x 1' 9" (48 x 53 cm)

Variation of teal colors , creams, and soft oranges antique Persian Kurdish runner /rug EMB-9534-02-P13033, country of origin / type: Iran / Kurdish, circa 1910. This Kurdish trib...

1930s Turkish Oushak room size rug Details rug no. j3299 size 8' 2" x 10' (249 x 305 cm) rug type Oushak

Antique mid-century rug in amazing condition, inquire with any and all questions.

Turkish vintage Kilim flat-weave small gallery rug in brown and cream with stripe design, with Minimalist design and stripes, rug TU-NED-33, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim,...

Vintage Kilim Rug 2'5" x 2'5".

Measures: 4'6 x 7'. All-over design vintage Turkish Oushak rug in shades of cream and teal. Keivan Woven Arts / rug en-912, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa 1940 Th...

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim gallery rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 5' 4" x 10' 10".

Hand-knotted in wool, an antique 13x16 Oushak rug from Turkey circa 1900-1910 - making way to Rug & Kilim’s antique collection. On the Design: The design is like a few of its perio...

Vintage Rug with a Modern Design with Multi Colors in Square and Rectangular shapes, Keivan Woven Arts / Rug/TU-MTU-3360. Mid century modern. This vintage rug with a Mid-Century d...

Extremely Fine Antique Turkish Silk Hereke Rug 3'5'' x 4'11''. This very finely woven all-silk niche-layout scatter with a lavishly flowering bush with roses, irises and carnations, ...