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Antique Angora Ushak Rug
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for sale €16,965     $18,415
£14,500
Farnham Antique Carpets

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    Specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners.
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Antique Angora Ushak Rug

19th century
Description

In remarkable original and excellent condition, this late 19th century antique Angora Ushak rug was woven in a small town in Western Anatolia, this type of Turkish carpet are known as Angora rugs. The late 19th century weavers came from villages outside of Ushak and employed tribal techniques. Paramount to these techniques was the use of larger knots on these carpets (sometimes less than 30 knots per square inch) and an all-wool foundation.  This is why Ushak's have a soft and loose feel and their designs are more often very open.

Woven with amazing teal blue/greens, rich reds and orange and sage green tones, the natural dyes are quite stunning! In really good original condition, with only tiny areas of lower pile.  The majority of this rug has a soft and dense pile all over, please view all the additional images to see the condition up close.  A wonderful and rare rug woven over 140 years ago, also a rare size too - as more often they produced larger carpets.

Request a home visit to see this beautiful Angora Ushak rug at home.  We have travelled nationwide for over 30 years, offering our professional and free, no obligation home visit service, so you can view any of our inventory in situ.

Date of Manufacture

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Angora Ushak Rug to the 1880s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
242cm (95.28")
Width
193cm (75.98")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1141980
Dealers Internal Reference
11722
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
In remarkable original and excellent condition, this late 19th century antique Angora Ushak rug was woven in a small town in Western Anatolia, this type of Turkish carpet are known as Angora rugs. The late 19th century weavers came from villages outside of Ushak and employed tribal techniques.
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Paramount to these techniques was the use of larger knots on these carpets (sometimes less than 30 knots per square inch) and an all-wool foundation.
Farnham Antique Carpets

 This is why Ushak's have a soft and loose feel and their designs are more often very open.

fig 1. A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border.
fig 1. Antique Angora Ushak Rug

Woven with amazing teal blue/greens, rich reds and orange and sage green tones, the natural dyes are quite stunning! In really good original condition, with only tiny areas of lower pile.  The majority of this rug has a soft and dense pile all over, please view all the additional images to see the condition up close.  A wonderful and rare rug woven over 140 years ago, also a rare size too - as more often they produced larger carpets.

fig 2. A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border.
fig 2. Antique Angora Ushak Rug

Request a home visit to see this beautiful Angora Ushak rug at home.  We have travelled nationwide for over 30 years, offering our professional and free, no obligation home visit service, so you can view any of our inventory in situ.

Date of Manufacture

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Angora Ushak Rug to the 1880s.

Height
242cm (95.28")
Width
193cm (75.98")
Depth
2cm (0.79")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1141980
Dealers Internal Ref
11722
Farnham Antique Carpets
Farnham Antique Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2018

Specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners.

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Trade Associations

Farnham Antique Carpets is a registered member of LAPADA  BADA 

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A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border.
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Archive I A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border.

Antique Angora Ushak Rug

Archive II A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View II
Archive III A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View III
Archive IV A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View IV
Archive V A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View V
Archive VI A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View VI
Archive VII A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View VII
Archive VIII A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View VIII
Archive IX A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View IX
Archive X A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View X
Archive XI A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View XI
Archive XII A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View XII
Archive XIII A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border. View XIII
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A hand-knotted antique textile rug featuring a slate blue central field decorated with terracotta palmettes and framed by a wide red paisley border.
Antique Angora Ushak rug
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectArea Rugs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleTurkish Oushak
  • MaterialAngora Wool, Wool
  • ColourBlue & Red
  • MotifsPaisley border, Palmette lattice, Abrash colour shading
  • SizeH 242 cm (95 in) x W 193 cm (76 in) x D 2 cm (1 in)

This 1880 antique Angora Ushak rug from Western Anatolia is a hand-knotted Turkish carpet created with tribal techniques on an all-wool foundation using larger knots. The textile displays a slate blue central field patterned with terracotta palmettes, framed by a wide red paisley border containing intricate floral motifs, alongside rich orange and sage green tones created through natural dyes. Tiny areas of lower pile appear across the surface alongside abrash colour shading, though the majority maintains a soft and dense pile with a loose feel. Measuring 242 cm high, 193 cm wide, and 2 cm deep, this area rug functions as a decorative floor covering suited to an English Country House aesthetic, bringing warmth and heritage pattern to a living room, bedroom, or study. The construction employs natural wool materials with organic colour variations developed over more than a century of existence. Placement upon a flat floor surface integrates the piece into traditional or transitional interior schemes while preserving the historical character of the Western Anatolian textile.

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Originating from the town of Usak in Western Anatolia, Ushak rugs are Anatolian textiles characterised by soft colour palettes, large-scale floral lattices, and hand-spun wool construction that frequently incorporates lustrous Angora goat hair.

These carpets are hand-knotted using hand-spun wool or Angora wool pile woven onto a wool or cotton foundation. Natural plant dyes create the muted tones, ranging from madder reds to soft slate blues and ochre.

Authentic Ushak carpets feature asymmetrical Ghiordes knots, a soft and pliable pile texture, flexible foundation threads, and characteristic subtle colour variations known as abrash throughout the field.

An Ushak rug serves as a foundational floor piece in neutral living rooms, grounding contemporary furniture or complementing period interiors through soft pattern contrast and muted tones.

Vacuum regularly on a low-suction setting without a rotating beater bar to protect the hand-knotted pile. Address liquid spills immediately by blotting with an un-dyed cloth and use professional rug conservators for deep cleaning.
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