Antique Ushak Rug

Object Description

A square antique Ushak carpet from Western Anatolia with glorious soft reds, teal blues, golden yellow and green dyes.  Rare to find small Ushak rugs in this size in good order.  In excellent condition with a soft, lush wool pile and in original pile.

Please request a home visit if you would like to view this antique Ushak rug in your own home.  We love to travel and would be very happy to show you this antique rug in situ and many more, to see which best suits your home.  You are very welcome to view this rug at our barn showroom too by appointment.

Object Literature

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. 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 many different rooms.

Object Condition

Soft wool pile and in great original condition all over.

Object Details