Antique Square Ushak Carpet

1900 - 1920

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

An unusual square antique Ushak carpet from Western Anatolia with glorious soft red and green colours. One of the largest rug production areas since the Ottoman Empire, Ushak designs tend to be more open than Persian rugs and softer dyes are not uncommon. Often younger Ushaks or Oushaks will be rich red in colour and use bolder geometric designs. This good condition Oushak carpet or Ushak has a good wool pile throughout the majority of the carpet, with only a few lower areas of pile. Dating from around 1910-1920 a wonderful open decorative carpet which would suit a traditional or contemporary room.

Please request a home visit if you would like to view this antique Ushak carpet in your own home. We love to travel and would be very happy to show you this carpet in situ and many more carpets to see which best suits your home.

Ushak rugs and 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 open designs and wonderful colours, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room or under a dining table.

Physical Dimensions

Height

310cm (122.05")

Width

305cm (120.08")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA817849

Dealers Internal Reference

7493

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

An unusual square antique Ushak carpet from Western Anatolia with glorious soft red and green colours.

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One of the largest rug production areas since the Ottoman Empire, Ushak designs tend to be more open than Persian rugs and softer dyes are not uncommon.

Farnham Antique Carpets

Often younger Ushaks or Oushaks will be rich red in colour and use bolder geometric designs. This good condition Oushak carpet or Ushak has a good wool pile throughout the majority of the carpet, with only a few lower areas of pile. Dating from around 1910-1920 a wonderful open decorative carpet which would suit a traditional or contemporary room.

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

Please request a home visit if you would like to view this antique Ushak carpet in your own home. We love to travel and would be very happy to show you this carpet in situ and many more carpets to see which best suits your home.

fig 2. Antique square Ushak carpet — fig 2. Antique Square Ushak Carpet

Ushak rugs and 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 open designs and wonderful colours, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room or under a dining table.