A very soft and muted palette on this antique Ushak carpet, woven with off-white un-dyed wool combined with a light green border and soft pinkish tones ,this really is a wonderful decorative carpet.  Dating from the late 19th century, the condition is extremely good, as this carpet has a medium wool pile height all over.  Recently back from our workshop it has been professionally cleaned and ends/fringes and sides have been tidied up where necessary.  It is ready to be used on the floor for another 100 plus years.Ushak carpets 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 often softer palette than Persian carpets, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room, bedroom or study. With larger motifs and more open designs than finer Persian carpets, combined with gentle colours they are increasingly...