Early 20th Century Turkish Rugs

Exquisite design and quality workmanship silk Hereke rug - a true masterpiece that will elevate the decor of any space. This rug has been hand-knotted with great care and precision t...

Royal Ozipek silk carpet/tapestry Hereke signed, 20th Century This hand-knotted Hereke rug is a magnificent addition to your living space. Once intended for imperial palaces, the de...

Impressive Ozipek silk carpet/tapestry Hereke signed, 20th Century This hand-knotted Hereke rug is a magnificent addition to your living space. Once intended for imperial palaces, t...

Museum quality rare vintage 100% pure silk hereke rug kaysari rug fine high quality 3x5 2'10" x 4'6" 87cm x 138cm "This is one of the highest quality antique silk rugs that we have seen in our 40 years in the trade. It is 100% silk pile and foundation. This vintage Silk Hereke Kaysari has a very fine weave and intricate design indicating master weaver workmanship. We received it from a home where it was displayed hanging on the wall for a long time. It is in great original shape with no repairs or work at all. All four sides are intact and original. This is a great long term investment quality piece."-DCR History Hereke carpets are 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 silver threads. The Ottoman sultan...

Mid 20th Century Silk Turkish Hereke Carpet ( 2' x 3' - 60 x 90 cm )

This Oriental rug for sale was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The small rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples of this woven rug used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These oriental rugs were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this luxury rugs is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot, published by the Museum. The gold rug has 1200 knots per square inch, and the entire field is woven of silver/metallic thread. The signature of these patterned rugs (see detail photos) is written in Ottoman script and says Use Ipek, which was the premier workshops in Hereke during the 1970s. Pure silk rugs, metallic pictorial Turkish...

Hereke Silk Pictorial Mat Rug, Early 20th Century Additional information: Dimensions: 3'0" W x 2'0" L

Mahajeran Sarouk Carpet, Early 20th Century Sarouk carpets from central Persia have been a favorite with American designers for nearly a century. Most Sarouk carpets hail from the 1920’s and 30’s and reflect a nascent Persian appreciation for international Art Deco style. This elegant Mahajeran Sarouk is arguably a generation earlier. With large scale drawing...

Antique Hereke Silk Rug Vintage Silk Rug 20th Century Turkish Hereke Silk Rug This magnificent carpet is a masterpiece, every inch of which is woven with precision and care, tellin...

Anatolia, the western region of Turkey, has a long-standing rug-weaving tradition, dating at least as far back as the 13th Century. As the explorer Marco Polo once wrote, ‘Here they ...

The region of Anatolia, in Western Turkey, has a rich history as a centre of high-quality rug weaving, going at least as back as the 13th Century; its carpets were among the first Or...

Antique Hereke Silk Rug Antique Silk Rug 20th Century Turkish Silk Hereke Rug This magnificent carpet will fascinate you with its intricate designs and vibrant colors that reflect ...