Continental US - Turkish Rugs

Sophisticated Silk & Wool Rust Tones Modern Botanical Pattern Rug, Country of origin: Turkey, Circa date: Modern

An early 20th-century Turkish Melas Decorative Rug Details rug no. 30352 size 3' 6" x 5' 2" (107 x 157 cm)

Introduce a blend of modern style and traditional craftsmanship to your home with this stunning Turkish Tulu runner. Handwoven with meticulous attention to detail, this rug features ...

Measures: 7'6 x 9'0 Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Geometric Diamond Patterns 7'6 x 9'0. Keivan Woven Arts / rug/TU-NED-5080, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa 1950. ...

73922, vintage Turkish Oushak accent rug, entry or foyer rug. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features an almond colored eight-point star placed inside an espresso-...

A vintage 4x5 Persian Gabbeh rug in the latest entry to Rug & Kilim’s curation of rare tribal pieces. Hand-knotted in wool circa 1950-1960. On the Design: This piece emanates a...

Hand knotted in high-quality wool originating from Turkey between 1870-1880, this antique Oushak wool rug presents an intriguing combination of...

Vintage Turkish Kilim - Sivas 9'4" x 11'6".

Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 7x10 contemporary rug from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection. On the Design: This flat ...

52253 Vintage Turkish Oushak Gallery Rug with Traditional Style, Wide Hallway Runner 04'08 x 10'04. Warm and inviting, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak gallery rug featu...

An antique Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 2' 8" x 10' 9" Turkish rugs & carpets: 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 were required, Oushak and Smyrna in the 19th century wove them by the boatload. When tastes changed again, and the European dealers in Smyrna wanted room size carpets with lighter and unusual colors, and with Persianate designs, production ramped up in nearby Oushak. Those antique, all-wool construction turn-of-the-century carpets are still in high demand with designers. Antique carpets with allover, roughly drawn patterns on grounds of shrimp, rust, straw, cream, pale blue, and pale and pea green, hitherto unavailable colors, are in such demand today that contemporary Oushaks have attempted to mimic them with soft palettes, extra-large scale drawing and coarse weaves. Oushaks woven for the Turkish market, for palaces, houses and mosques were often oversize with large, repeating medallions, all in shades of (Turkey) red, dark blue, light blue-teal, and ivory, with lemon and green accents. Turkey, along with India, invented standard sizes. By vertically repeating the medallion, one could get one medallion, one with two end halves, two, three, etc. medallions, up to thirty or so feet in length. The process spared making new cartoons for each length and allowed a quicker turnaround time. Oushak, from the time of 15th century “Holbein” rugs onward, has always been a commercial center. The prayer niche directional rug is primarily a Turkish development. In the towns and villages east of Oushak, in Ghiordes, Kula, Ladik, Kirsehir, Mucur and Konya, among others, arch pattern scatters with bright palettes and weaves varying from relatively fine to moderate were almost the entire production. Antique examples were particularly popular in America around 1900. Other centers of village weaving were situated on the western coast and adjacent islands with the town of Melas and neighboring villages weaving geometric prayer rugs and scatters with a characteristic khaki green and lots of yellow. The other large region was in the northwest of Anatolia, near ancient Troy, with the sizable town of Bergama at its center. The satellite towns of Ezine, Karakecilli, Yuntdag, and Canakkale all wove colorful scatters with moderate weaves in all wool with geometric designs and cheerful palettes. Near to Istanbul, these were among the first Turkish rugs to reach Europe in the Renaissance. The earliest Turkish pieces depicted in Italian Old Master paintings display the so-called “Memling gul”, an allover panel pattern with hooked and stepped elements within the reserves. This pattern continues for centuries in the Konya area and in the Caucasus as well. Turkey is a land of villages and much of the most interesting Turkish weaving comes from one undiscovered village or another. The Konya-Cappadocia region of central Turkey includes the active towns of Karapinar, Karaman, Obruk, Sizma, and Tashpinar, all weaving Konya-esque scatters and long rugs. Karapinar has been active the longest, since the 17th century. The mosques in and around Konya have preserved locally-made rugs from the fourteenth. In the 20th century, the extra-long pile, many wefted Tulu rug was devised, with limited palettes and color block patterns. These are not really antique Tulus, but they must be a product of long-standing village tradition. There are thousands upon thousands of rural Turkish villages, almost all with easy access to local tribal wool. Rug students are discovering new names and rug types almost daily. The common denominators are bright colors, geometric designs, wool construction, moderate to coarse weaves and symmetric knots. Synthetic dyes hit the Turkish rug industry quickly and hard after 1870, and they penetrated to even the most off-the-beaten-track villages. This development was almost entirely negative. The village weavers used fugitive or overly bright dyes which ruined the color harmonies built up over centuries. Characteristic types disappeared or were negatively transmuted. The Turkish village rug of the 1870 to 1920 period is nothing to be proud of. In the eastern provinces, the semi-nomadic Kurdish tribes, collectively called ‘Yuruks’, weave all wool, geometric pieces with medium to medium-coarse weaves, as well as kilims and other flatweaves. The rugs employ cochineal instead of madder for the reds, mustard yellows, greens, and various blues. They are under-collected like the Persian Afshars. Their rugs are in scatter and long rug formats. The far eastern Turkish town of Erzerum has a long tradition of idiosyncratic, semi-workshop rugs and further to the east is Kars with a tradition of rugs in the Caucasian Kazak manner. One Turkish specialty is the Yastiks or cushion cover, made in pairs for the public living rooms of village houses. These are larger rugs in miniature and good ones are highly collectible. Like other Turkish rustic weavings, ones with synthetic dyes are almost totally undesirable. Only the tribal Baluch make similar cushion covers, known as pushtis or balishts, in the same small, oblong format. Yastiks always have a back, usually in plain weave, so that they can be easily stuffed. When the Imperial Carpet Factory at Herekeh near Istanbul closed in the early 20th century, the highly proficient Armenian master weavers set up in the Kum Kapi district of Istanbul where they wove all-silk, exquisitely fine and elaborately detailed small pieces, sometimes enriched with metal thread, for the most discriminating European buyers. Today the best, signed Kum Kapi pieces, usually in the “Sultan’s head” prayer niche design, can fetch upwards of $100,000. They are strictly for the wall. An Interwar all-silk room size Kum Kapi carpet is both exceedingly rare and stratospherically priced. The workshops closed in the 1930s, but the weaving of extremely fine, all-silk small rugs in Herekeh was revived in the 1960s. There has been a recent vogue for larger Turkish village vintage...

50911, Vintage Turkish Oushak Accent Rug, Entry or Foyer Rug with Rustic Bungalow Style. This vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a modern traditional style. Immersed in Anatolian hi...

51034 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 06'00 x 08'04. Turkish Oushak rugs, originating from Turkey's esteemed Oushak region, epitomize exquisite craftsmanship and cultural heritage with t...

60684 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 08'04 x 12'03. ​In an esoteric convergence of modern industrial style and the iconic influence of Bauhaus design, behold this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish overdyed rug. Revel in its discreet geometric precision and the sultry, striated gradations of mahogany and charcoal hues, seamlessly fading and melding into one another. The analogous tones, subtle and stylish, exude an air of sophistication, casting an enigmatic spell of texture and depth with a dark and moody twist.​ Drawing inspiration from the timeless principles of Bauhaus, a design philosophy that values simplicity and minimalism, this distressed vintage rug becomes a testament to clean lines and uncluttered spaces. The Bauhaus influence is evident in its pared-down aesthetic, embodying the essence of sleek, simple fixtures and sparse decor. The result is a masterful fusion of modern industrial appeal and the iconic principles of Bauhaus, where form follows function. This overdyed Turkish rug, characterized by its defined yet laid-back luxury and utilitarian appeal, transcends conventional design boundaries. It is an homage to historical richness and sultry dark hues, carrying the spirit of Bauhaus into contemporary spaces while weaving a narrative that unfolds like a noir masterpiece.​ The monochromatic color planes and understated international design elevate it beyond a mere floor covering, transforming nearly any interior it graces into a haven of sleek modernity with a touch of relaxed refinement. Whispering tales of age and history, this vintage overdyed area rug...

Vintage Turkish Zeki Mu¨ren carpet, rug TU-MTU-3486, country of origin / type: Turkey / Mid-Century Modern, circa mid-20th century. Alive with invigorating shades of vivid green a...

A contemporary Turkish flatweave Kilim large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century in shades of cream and black. This patchwork style rug consists of hand-weaving togethe...

71257 Antique Pink Turkish Sivas Rug, 13’06 x 22’00. A Sivas rug is a type of Turkish rug originating from the city of Sivas in central Anatolia, Turkey. These rugs are known for their high quality and intricate designs. Sivas rugs typically feature geometric or floral patterns, often with a central medallion motif. They are handwoven using techniques passed down through generations. Sivas rugs are prized for their durability, beauty, and cultural significance, and they are sought after by collectors and enthusiasts worldwide. ​Step into a world of enchantment with this oversized hand knotted wool antique Turkish Sivas rug, where Regencycore elegance meets Art Nouveau opulence. Adorned with the graceful allure of Bridgerton style, this grandeur Turkish area rug unveils a visual symphony of captivating hues and intricate patterns. Behold as the arabesque motifs dance gracefully across a soft pink field, exuding an air of refined sophistication. Each geometric element whispers tales of elegance, while ivory spandrels and delicately detailed florals weave a story of timeless beauty. Follow the meandering paths of curvilinear vine scrolls, reminiscent of a secret garden waiting to be explored. Framed by a regal navy blue border, this masterpiece commands attention with its unparalleled allure. Immerse yourself in a world where every petal, every curve, tells a story of romance and refinement. Let your gaze wander along the intricate borders, each line a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship that defines this antique Turkish Sivas rug. With every glance, discover new layers of enchantment and decorative allure, transporting you to a realm of timeless charm and sophistication. Rendered in a variegated shades of blush pink, deep navy blue, creamy ivory, and gentle baby blue with other accent colors.​ Abrash. Hand-knotted wool. Made in Turkey. Measures: 13’06 x 22’00. Hotel Lobby Size Carpet 14 x 22 Rug...

60733 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 08'01 x 11'03. Indulge in the refined allure of this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish overdyed rug, where style and boldness seamlessly meld wit...

60612 Vintage Turkish Overdyed Rug, 09'09 x 13'02. ​Embark on a design journey where Industrial Boho effortlessly waltzes with Chic City Loft vibes in the form of this hand-knotted ...

Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a spacious 8x8 circle rug from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection. On the Design: This flat weave technique repurposes vintag...

Rug Number 29456 Size 3' 0" X 7' 7" Design Tulu Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage

Handwoven in wool, Rug & Kilim presents a 6x9 contemporary rug from their innovative new patchwork kilim collection. On the Design: This fla...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920-1930, a 5x7 antique Bessarabian rug of rare provenance and rustic beauty. This particular medallion style bears a subtle similarity to European car...

51153 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Shabby Chic Cottage Style. Lovingly timeworn with cottage charm and Gustavian grace, this hand knotted wool distressed Turk...

This vintage 3x6 runner is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from multidisciplinary T...

A finely hand-knotted vintage Turkish carpet from 1960s. The rug has even low wool pile on cotton foundation. It is heavy and lays flat on the floor, in very good condition with no i...

A modern Turkish room size carpet handmade during the 21st century with a braided design in white and grey. Measures: 9' 0" x 12' 4".

A wonderful vintage Turkish Konya Kilim runner with beautiful natural brown, black, cream, and gray stripes mixed with crimson and lavender vegetable dyed stripes, all with embroider...

Rug Number 27164 Size 6' 5" X 7' 0" Design Tulu Collection Atlas Material Wool Texture Shag Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century in shades of white. Measures: 9' 1" x 13' 10" Flat-weave Rugs & Carpets: Knotted pile ...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim small room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century in shades of red orange. Measures: 7' 10" x 11' 0" Knotted pile rugs are just one...

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 10' 7" x 13' 7" Flat-weave rugs & carpets: Knotted pile rugs are just one small part of a vast universe of textile techniques suitable for heavy use. If you can imagine it, some weaver has tried it out. Pieces can be roughly divided into those reversible from the start and those never, or at least not initially, reversible. Thus, kilims are considered reversible, while everything else is not. Kilims are tapestry woven rugs with both sides the same, in either slit technique where colors change, or with various methods of avoiding slits. Slit tapestry weave goes back to ancient times and Coptic Egyptian weavers used it for ornaments on garments and larger wall hangings. Slits can be avoided by dovetailing of colors (warp sharing) or by interlocking the wefts. The Navajo weavers of the Southwest practice the first while the fine shawl weavers of Kashmir and Kerman employed the second. Interlocking produces a one-faced fabric, with smooth and rough, ridged faces. The typical Turkish, Caucasian, or Persian rustic kilim shows slits, but never long ones. Aubusson French carpets are also slit tapestries and the long color transitions are sewn up as part of the regular maintenance. Some kilims are very fine. The best antique urban Sehna (Senna) kilims on wool, cotton or silk warps approximate the comparable rugs in refinement and are the most desirable of all Persian kilims. Although the various flatweave techniques are usually expressed in geometric, simple, often repeating, patterns, Sehna kilims demonstrate that even the most intricate designs can be effectively rendered in flat-stich. The term ‘kilim’ has been extended to cover any pileless, weft-faced heavy textile. Thus, the sectioned and joined northeastern Persian horizontally striped wool rugs are called ‘kilims’. So are the plain-weave end finishes of pile rugs. All these are weft-faced, weft patterned flatweaves. These sectioned pieces are woven not on a frame loom, but one steadied by the weaver at one end and with the warps fastened down at the other. Only relatively recent have these tribal pieces become available. They are used as floorcoverings, hangings, room dividers, furniture covers. They are mostly bitonal in shades of natural dark brown and beige. Some more recent pieces show weaver innovations with ikat and moire effects. Work proceeds quickly and a skilled weaver can complete a thirty foot strip in almost no time. Wefts, the elements added as weaving progresses, play an essential part in what is a flatweave. The best-known example of an extra-weft, wrapping technique is on Caucasian and tribal Persian Soumaks, where a pattern weft wraps around the fixed warp, changing as weaving progresses. Soumaks can be large carpets, Kuba in the Caucasus, small bag faces (Caucasian and Persian Shah Savan saddle bags), or cover scatter rugs (Persian Afshars). The Soumak technique is fast, and a weaver can work much more quickly than tying knots. The left-over wefts are cut off on the back, so the front and back are initially different. As a Soumak on the floor gets used, these weft yarns wear away and the two sides converge although the exact texture remains distinct. There are other ways of pattern by weft. Often on smaller tribal pieces, the pattern weft(s) is (are) part of the weft structure, moving in an out, and holding the whole thing together. These wefts can be complementary or added (supplementary), continuous across the flatweave or cut off as they travel unneeded across the verso. Supplementary weft flatweaves are often very compact and substantial. The nomadic Turkmen and Balouch tribes employ both supplementary and complementary weft techniques on their pieces. Supplementary wefts are often raised on the recto (front) while complementary wefts are flat to the surface. Tribal Kurds employ this extra-wefting technique. The Balouch of Pakistan use complementary wefts almost exclusively on their small woven paraphernalia like salt bags. Flatweave techniques may be combined on a single piece. Afshar rugs employ plain-weave end strips, preceded by Soumak bands, with pile sections between. The large Bakhtiari saddlebags feature Soumak work, pile “islands” an areas of plain-weave. Qashqai rugs and kilims frequently displays checkerboard end strips in continuous, complementary wefting. Another distinct flatweave type is the jajim (jijim, cecim) in which a pattern is added with colored wefts as the weaving of the plain-weave ground progresses. Here the wefts are discontinuous and the pattern stands proud from the voided ground. Often made in two pieces on narrow looms and edge-sewn together, these may have geometric patterns. The term ‘jajim’ also refers to the assembled warp-faced strip and stripe covers from the Shah Savan of northwest Persia, the pattern is defined by warps alone, usually in plain stripes, but sometimes in designs of ladders, snakes, human figures and various animals. Here the color changing warps are continuous. Most are wool, a few are silk. Better to call these something else. Indian ‘Dhurries’ are all cotton kilims and ‘shatrangis’ employ wool wefts on cotton warps. Dhurries are slitless. The cotton texture is more appropriate to the humid and warm climate of the Indian subcontinent. Modern Dhurries...

Fabulous Turkish Tulu shag rug. Handmade of angora wool. Great vivid colors. Extremely high pile. Individual fibers measure up to 8.”

This vintage 5x8 distressed style rug is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from multi...

Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner Rug 5'3 X 10'11. These attractive rugs are suitable for a wide variety of places, but the significant effect of Oushaks is that they bring space togethe...

A charming vintage Turkish Tulu rug with long haired mohair pile that is soft to the touch. This lustrous and silky piece has an embossed lattice pattern t...

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 9' 11" x 13' 3".

A vintage 2x6 mid-century runner from the Mid-Century Pasha Collection by Rug & Kilim — celebrating the rare styles believed to hail from multi-disciplinary Turkish icon, Zeki Müren....

This vintage 4x7 rug in art deco style is a new addition to Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection. This line is a commemoration, with rare curations we believe to hail from mult...

Fine Biblical Scene Turkish Pictorial Antique Silk Rug That Depicts The Story of The Banishment From The Garden Of Eden, Country of Origin / Rug Type:...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian square room size carpet handmade during the mid-20th century with a large scale tribal design over a solid orange background with light and dark striation...

A modern Turkish flat-weave Kilim room size rug handmade during the 21st century with a colorful horizontal pattern. A statement piece with its bright and whimsical colors. Measur...

From Rug & Kilim Principal Josh Nazmiyal’s latest acquisitions, a stunning 3x10 vintage kilim runner originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960. On the Design: An earthy play of bei...

Oushak Rug Oriental Hand Knotted Turkish Oushak 3' x 5'1" #22 Explore a curated collection of hallway runners, wool rugs, and handmade masterpieces, where elegance meets functionali...

Our sun-faded rugs are all one-of-a-kind, hand-knotted, 50-70 year-old vintage pieces. They each boast their own singular handmade aesthetic drawn from the centuries-old Turkish rug-...

Rug Number 25352 Size 4' 10" X 8' 5" Design Art Deco Collection Antique/Vintage Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Turkey Age Antique/Vintage

An antique Turkish Oushak gallery carpet handmade during the early 20th century. Measures: 7' 0" x 13' 3".

A vintage Turkish flat-weave Kilim throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century with a tribal design. Measures: 3' 6" x 5' 0" Flat-weave Rugs & Carpets: Knotted pile rugs ar...

The snd field alternates ivory ellipses with orange-rust cartouches with small dark red-brown "trees" scattered about. The narrow dark red-brown border features abstract straw leaves...

A modern Turkish large room size carpet handmade during the 21st century inspired by Moroccan rugs of the mid-20th century period. Measures: 14' 2" x 18' 8".

Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 3'3 X 6'3. The central Abrash (color change) in the field gives this rug a wonderful look and feel. Abrash is a color change that normally occurs when the ...

A vintage Turkish Anatolian throw rug handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 4" x 6' 7".

Measures: 6'9"X9'4" Vintage Turkish Kars Rug with Geometric Medallions in Earthy Browns and Soft Pink Tones 6'9"x9'4". Antique Oushak Rug with Oushak Design. Keivan Woven Arts/ Rug...

100% Natural Hand-Spun Wool of finest quality. These hand-knotted rugs are produced from scratch in our atelier located in Central Anatolia, famous for being one of the world's olde...

Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...

Antique Turkish Oushak Rug Size: 14'2" × 14'9" (431 × 449 cm) Color: Beige, Orange This exquisite antique rug, sourced from Doris Leslie Blau, showcases a rare blend of history and ...

Our over-dyed rugs are all hand-knotted vintage pieces that are recreated in our workshop to cater to a wider range of interior design choices from modern to coastal, from industrial...

This hand-woven goat hair kilim is a stunning vintage textile, woven by nomadic tribes using natural, undyed goat hair. Featuring deep brown and grey tones, this kilim showcases a bo...