Antique Ushak carpet

Object Description

Ancient decorative late 19th century antique Ushak carpet with a soft red background, with a light toned border.  Combined with teal blues and green tones, vivid yellows and early aubergine dyes it really is a luxurious and stunning colour palette.  Which is why we love antique Ushak carpets, there large scale design and palette make them decorative antique carpets to furnish with or build a scheme around. 

Please request a home visit to see this stunning antique Ushak carpet at home at a convenient time for you. You can choose a suitable day and time for us to visit, plus you can select other carpets to view at home from our website as well.  We do not charge for this professional service we have offered to customers and interior designers for over 30 years.

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.

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 sometimes softer palette than persian carpets, thus making them easy to place in a drawing room or under a dining table.

Object Condition

Some signs of wear and old restoration in places, but it retains a good wool pile to be used for another 100 years.

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