Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Romantic Swedish Rococo Style

52758, vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Manor House Tudor style. With its warm, rich colors and ornate detailing, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner is well-balan...

52178 Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug, 04'06 X 10'11. Rooted in the grandeur of Anatolia’s weaving traditions, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug unfolds like an he...

Impressive in style and impeccably woven, this vintage Turkish Oushak carpet runner with modern traditional style features three embellished medallions in an open abrash red field su...

50184 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Modern Rustic Artisan Style, Hallway Carpet Runner 03'07 x 10'03. Warm and inviting, this hand knotted wool antique-washed vintage Turkish Ou...

Vintage Turkish Oushak runner. Character, tradition, pattern and palette converge in this gorgeous hand knotted vintage Turkish Oushak runner. Handwoven in Turkey where rug weaving i...

A vintage Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 11' 7" Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug Runner, 3'10 x 7'8. Character, tradition, pattern and palette converge in this gorgeous semi-antique hand knotted Turkish rug, woven in the small west-cent...

Antique Turkish area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Oushak design hand...