Turkish Hereke Silk & Metal Signed Rug with an All-Over Design, XXI Century

This is a modern Turkish Hereke silk metal thread rug woven in Turkey during the beginning of the 21st century circa 2000 – 2010. Its size is 167 x 1...

This is an extremely fine silk Hereke rug woven in Turkey during the beginning of the 21st century circa 2000 - 2010 and measures 210 x 129cm in size. It has a traditional center med...

Very fine Turkish pure silk Hereke prayer rug from the famous Ozipek workshop. Hereke silk carpet Özipek rug Turkey  3.3 x 2.5 ft 100 x 76 cm Rare fine Hereke silk carpet, hand-knotted 1 million knots per m² / 654 kpsi. Design: Hereke Silk Medallion Material: Silk 100% Production method: Hand-knotted Length: 3.3 ft / 100 cm plus short kilim edge and fringes Width: 2.5 ft / 76 cm Shape: Rectangular Colors: brown-red, gold, beige, black Pile height: approx. 2 – 3 mm Knot density: per m² 1,000,000, kpsi 654 inch² A+ export quality Condition: Unused Made in Hereke, Türkiye by the Özipek workshop Usage: Tapestry, Floor Carpet Sustainable: Yes, from natural products Cleaning: vacuuming, otherwise only carpet cleaning by a specialist company Carpet stop: Generally recommended on smooth surfaces Underfloor heating: Yes, suitable Fair Trade: Yes, Label Step Fair Trade Carpets, no child labor, ecologically compatible production. We are Label Step Fair Trade Partners. Hereke silk carpets have always been among the exquisite works of art in carpet production. Its origins go back to the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I, who founded the Hereke Imperial Manufactory in 1841 to produce all the textiles for his Dolmabahçe Palace on the Bosphorus. Due to the friendship between the German Empire and the Ottoman Empire, there were plenty of contacts between the oriental art of weaving and European customers. As is well known, a particularly great admirer of Hereke carpets was Kaiser Wilhelm II, who brought an impressive collection of exquisite carpets from Hereke with him in 1894. In the 20th century Hereke has developed into the most important production site for exquisite silk carpets. Floral carpets and prayer rugs in sizes 90 x 60 cm, 120 x 80 cm, 150 x 100 cm and 200 x 130 cm are common. Larger carpets are also available, but due to their high price these are much rarer. Simple qualities in wool on cotton warp start with a knot density of approx. 300,000 knots per m², particularly fine pieces reach fineness of over 4,000,000 knots per m². A floral drawing or floral repeat is typical. Well-known weaving masters or manufacturers are Ozipek, Derin, Han Hali. Turkish Hereke silk rugs are the most exclusive and highly priced rugs of all silk rugs...

NW Turkey, around 1970. Pile material and chain pure silk. Top right signed with “Hereke”. Fine knotting (15×15 knots per cm.). On a midnight blue background lies a finely drawn red ...