Antique Ushak carpet

Object Description

A striking and vibrant antique Ushak carpet with the most stunning dye palette and full of interesting motifs. Beautifully spaced out design and the colour palette are quite magnificent, full of early dyes from the late 19th century with a wide border which also cuts into the main field design.  One of our current favourites, the condition is also very good too, only minimal areas of lower pile, no major restoration and over 140 years old.  A spectacular antique Ushak carpet, one of the best you will see!

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.

Object Literature

Ushak’s were woven in Western Anatolia which was one of the largest rug production areas since the Ottoman Empire.  Their designs tend to be more open than Persian rugs and soft dyes are not uncommon.  Often younger Ushaks or Oushaks will be rich red in colour and use bolder geometric designs.  This Anatolian carpet has an almost contemporary feel to it and would work in a modern space as well as traditional.  We clean every carpet before offering it for sale and make sure the ends and fringes are secured.

Object Condition

In very good original condition for its age.

Object Details