Antique Ushak Carpet

19th century

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

Wow! This Ushak is a true delight for the eyes! The design and colour palette are quite magnificent, full of early dyes from the late 19th century with a wide border using a fabulous large leaf design. The gorgeous pale green central motif with flame like golden leaves surrounding it all on an off-white to light grey tone background. The pale blues and greens are a particular highlight and would be wonderful to scheme fabrics with for a room. Please view all the additional images to see the colours up close, but really this carpet needs to be viewed with the naked eye, as it looks better in the flesh so to speak. If you would like to request a home visit or showroom visit we would love to show it to you soon.

Ushak carpets and rugs were woven in the Anatolian highlands south of Istanbul where they used extremely soft wool and using the larger Turkish knot made them weave more open designs than Persian carpets. They are increasingly desirable today due to their sometimes softer palette such as this stunning piece, than Persian carpets, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room, bedroom or under a dining table for example.

Physical Dimensions

Height

422cm (166.14")

Width

345cm (135.83")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1170253

Dealers Internal Reference

11073

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

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The gorgeous pale green central motif with flame like golden leaves surrounding it all on an off-white to light grey tone background.

Farnham Antique Carpets

The pale blues and greens are a particular highlight and would be wonderful to scheme fabrics with for a room. Please view all the additional images to see the colours up close, but really this carpet needs to be viewed with the naked eye, as it looks better in the flesh so to speak. If you would like to request a home visit or showroom visit we would love to show it to you soon.

fig 1. Antique Ushak carpet — fig 1. Antique Ushak Carpet

Ushak carpets and rugs were woven in the Anatolian highlands south of Istanbul where they used extremely soft wool and using the larger Turkish knot made them weave more open designs than Persian carpets. They are increasingly desirable today due to their sometimes softer palette such as this stunning piece, than Persian carpets, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room, bedroom or under a dining table for example.