Rare Antique Ushak

Late 19th century West Anatolia Ushak rug. A large camel - ground Ushak workshop carpet produced for export. Popular in Europa and the USA, circa 1800, carpets of this kind are usual...

nr. 318 - A real rarity: a large USHAK "vaghireh": sample for collection. It's the best piece of my "vaghireh" collection. It's speaks for itself. Now I'm closing my activities...

Large West Anatolia Ushak Rug Circa 1800’s A large white-ground Ushak workshop carpet produced for export. Popular in Europa and the USA ca. 1800, carpets of this kind are usually o...

This elegant antique Turkish Uşak carpet dates from the late 19th century and displays the finest craftsmanship of its period. With its rich color palette and detailed patterns, this...

Early 18th Century Anatolian Ushak Rug Size 142 x 220 cm (4,65 x 7,21 ft) By the 16th century the principal manufacture of large commercial carpets in Ottoman Turkey had been established at Uşak, which produced rugs for palace and mosque use and for export. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, this manufacture came increasingly under European control. By the close of the 19th century the carpets had become coarser and rougher, with designs calculated to please European tastes. The quality had probably never been as fine as that of the court carpets, made nearer to the capital cities. The best-known pattern among the older carpets is a scheme of large, rounded medallions of two types, alternating upon a field of brick red or, occasionally, of dark blue. A second common pattern shows diagonal rows of eight-pointed star medallions alternating with diamonds. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a number of carpets with prayer-niche motifs in rows were made for mosque worship. Holbein rugs...

Antique Ushak Rug - 19th Century Ushak Runner This antique Ushak carpet brings the elegance and sophisticated design of the Ottoman period to your home. ...