Ararat Rugs Village Rug, Antique Anatolian Turkish Revival Carpet Natural Dyed

The source of the rug comes from the book Orient Star – A Carpet Collection, E. Heinrich Kirchheim, Hali Publications Ltd, 1993, no. 214. This is a series of medallions-designed rugs...

The source of the carpet comes from the book How to Read – Islamic carpets, Walter B. Denny, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 2014 fig.46-47 and Oriental Rugs, Volume 4 Turkish, Kurt Zipper and Claudia Fritzsche, Antique Collectors’ Club, 1989 nr.82. This 16th century deeply serrated eight-lobbed starlike medallion rug is from central Anatolia. Similar designs are exhibited at various museums. The town of Ushak, north of Denizli, is probably one of the most important and renowned carpet centers. Carpets have survived since the 16th century and can be seen in several museums. In the 17th century, great quantities of Ushak carpets were made for the royal houses of Europe, often incorporating crests; many Christian churches, not only in Transylvania, were often decorated with very large pieces. According to their structure and patterning, there are several types of Ushak carpets: the star Ushak, the medallion Ushak, the ‘bird’ carpet (with a white background, the name relates to the shapes of the field motifs), and ‘Chintamani’ carpets (often with a white background and three-ball pattern, mostly in connection with cloud bands). Many great painters have ensured the survival of Ushak carpet designs by including them in their works. Two representatives of the Ushak group take their name from such renowned artists: pieces with plaited band medallions in several variations are named ‘Holbein’ carpets after Hans Holbein, the younger; ‘Lotto’ carpets...

52258 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug with Rustic Artisan Style 03'04 x 05'03. Warm and inviting, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug beautifull...

50176 vintage Turkish Oushak rug with Rustic Modern Artisan style. Warm and inviting, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug features a stepped central medallion patterned inside with a roundel rosette pinwheel lattice floating in an abrashed cut-out field with a double mihrab. The mihrab niche at either end displays a repeating pattern of chevrons dashing horizontally. It is enclosed with a Bergama border flanked with an inner and outer running water meander guard border. Perfect for an entry, hall, stair landing, hallway, kitchen, corridor, living room, bedroom, bathroom, library, mud room, study, studio, sitting room, grand foyer and long entryway. Well-suited for a range of interiors: Rustic, Modern, Artisan, Cabin, Lodge, Spanish Colonial, Spanish Revival, Industrial, Mid-Century Modern, Craftsman, Bungalow, Colonial, English, Belgian, Adirondack, Black Forest, Lake Tahoe, Pacific Northwest...