1960 s Turkish Oushak Carpet with Modern Style

52405 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug Runner, 03'04 x 11'00. Woven beneath the Anatolian sun and steeped in the symbols of sacred protection, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak...

This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Traditional style evokes the peaceful grandeur of casual elegance. Featuring a row of geometric motifs and a brown diamond m...

52410 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner, Tribal Style Hallway Runner 03'09 x 09'01. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turk...

This vintage Turkish Oushak carpet runner features a traditional modern style in neutral colors. A delicate center medallion floats along the abrash field surrounded by a low-contras...

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...

:: Scalloped center medallion with trefoil finials atop an open abrashed field with corner spandrel overlays loosely reciprocating the contour of the main medallion in partial quarte...

4'9 x 11'3. Character, tradition, pattern and palette converge in this gorgeous hand knotted vintage Turkish Oushak runner. Handwoven in Turkey where rug weaving is the culture rathe...

a mid-20th-century Turkish Anatolian Runner Details rug no. j3528 size 3' 2" x 10' 6" (97 x 320 cm)