Extremely Fine Turkish Silk Hereke Rug 1'6'' x 2'5''

This very finely knotted Turkish city carpet from the Istanbul suburbs is completely Persian in style from the creamy ivory field with a round, 16 point and lobe medallion surrounded...

Extremely Fine Turkish Silk Herekeh Rug 6'5'' x 9'6''. A lightly-toned, finely woven Turkish city small carpet in as strongly Kirman-influenced style. The sandy-straw semi-open field...

Extremely Fine Turkish Silk Herekeh Rug 6'5'' x 10'4''.

Extremely Fine Turkish Silk Herekeh Rug 3'8'' x 5'10''.

The handmade carpet manufacturing of these masterpieces luxury rugs began late the 19th century. This oriental rug was woven in Asian Anatolia, Turkey in the historic city of Hereke. In the mid-19th century, Sultan Abdul Majid proclaimed Hereke to be the royal weaving village. The silk rugs were woven there were considered the finest in the world. All examples used select Borsa silk which is the finest quality carpet silk. The Sultan required that all of the silk rugs woven in Hereke had to be signed with the name Hereke. These carpets were regularly woven for the aristocracy in Europe, Asia, and The Middle East. The design of this rug is unique because it is an interpretation of the famous 17th-century Mughal carpet from India. The Mughal carpet was exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum and was illustrated in the book called Flowers Under Foot...

This rare mid 20th century Turkish Hereke silk rug highlights a powerful and rhythmic botanical composition featuring a magnificent Tree of Life motif anchored within a luminous ivor...

The black field with multicolored palmettes, rosettes and leafy vine around open medallion of similar design. Ivory spandrels similar. In light beige border of polychrome palmettes, rosettes, floral vine and floral sprays between rosette meander and plain stripes. This rug has full pile. Very good color combination wit unusual black field, all very well blended. Selvages and ends original. This rug has full pile of shiny silk...

73945, Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Warm, Neutral Colors, 06'10 X 11'07. A large anchor medallion patterned with geometric stylized flowers floats on an abrashed field. Spandrels ...