Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Area Rug

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 ...

Oushak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak Carpets (Turkish: Oushak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Oushak, T...

Antique Turkish Silk Hereke rug 3'3'' x 5'1''.

Antique Turkish Hereke Rug 6'7'' x 9'10''. Silk Hereke rugs are almost always in Persianate styles. Here the light red brown field displays two full and two half important pearl-tone...

Vintage Turkish Area rug.  

Usak carpets, Ushak carpets or Oushak carpets (Turkish: Usak Kilimi) are Turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs, called by convention after the city of Usak, Turkey ...

78516 Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 01'04 x 02'00. Emanating traditional style with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted silk Hereke rug is a captivating vision of wov...

78515 Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 01'06 x 02'05?. Emanating traditional style with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted silk Hereke rug is a captivating vision of wo...

78514 Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 03'06 x 05'05. Cleverly composed with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted silk vintage Turkish Hereke rug is a captivating vision ...

77797 vintage Turkish Silk Hereke rug with neoclassical Victorian style 01'04 x 04'01. With ornate details and well-balanced symmetry combined with a regal color palette, this hand-k...

21685 vintage Turkish silk Hereke rug with Art Nouveau style 05'01 x 08'00. Warm and inviting with incredible detail and texture, this hand-knotted silk vintage Turkish Hereke rug ch...

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...