Antique Ushak carpet

GBP 28,500.00

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Object Description

Highly decorative late 19th century antique Ushak carpet with a rare lattice design and ivory off white background, with a peach toned border and stunning petrol green dyes. Woven around circa 1880 the condition is fabulous, with a high wool pile over the majority of this beautiful piece. 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 view all the additional images to see the gorgeous natural dyes and condition up close.

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.

Book in a visit to our showroom by appointment, open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 5.30pm.

Object History

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 Ushak’s or Oushak’s 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.