Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Modern Traditional Style, Hallway Runner

52852 vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Mid-Century Modern style. Warm and inviting, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner beautifully embodies Mid-Century Modern sty...

50929 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug Runner, 03'00 x 09'08. Like a woven page from Anatolia’s storied past, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner stretches forth in quiet ...

An elaborate Turkish design and rich waves of abrash creates a mesmerizing sense of well-balanced proportions in this vintage Turkish Oushak carpet runner. With its compelling geomet...

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...

Mid 20th century one of a kind Turkish Oushak runner Measures: 3'3'' x 12'6''.

Pretty Turkish hallway rug, with geometric designs and pretty colors on a pink background, entirely hand-knotted, with wool pile on a wool foundation.

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...

a late 19th century Antique Turkish Oushak runner featuring a pumpkin orange field, the green border with an all-over design attributed to the Arts & Crafts movement. Measures: 4'”x...