Mid-20th Century Kars Runner

In the Kazak Lori-Pambok design, this vintage east Anatolian piece shows three similar octagonal, hooked octagons closely set vertically on the abrashed brown and neutral field. Char...

This borderless runner shows an allover diamond lattice with brown squares at the vertices on an oatmeal ground. The condition is good and the lattice is subtle, giving a very modern...

The abrashed golden brown field is centered by a standing ecru cartouche with inner carnation and blossoming vine decor. Leafy vines twist around rods to fl...

The coral red field of this Northeast Turkish rustic long rug displays five stepped medallions in red, pale green and light coral.

The blood red field of this western Anatolian workshop runner displays a comfortably situated Yaprak (Leaf) pattern accented in powder blue, pale green, light rust and ivory. The blo...

The soft red field displays six "Ghirlandaio" medallions with colorful flaps round central squares with fractional stepped medallions on the blue surrounding ground. The ivory border...

A vintage Turkish Oushak rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 1" x 11' 7" Until the Great Persian Carpet Revival in the later 19th century, the “Oriental rug” was Turkish. For nearly six centuries, Turkish rugs, both scatter, room size, and even larger, thoroughly dominated the European import market. Whereas the Persian carpet can be divided into urban, village, and tribal types, in Turkey and its predecessor the Ottoman Empire, rugs almost exclusively came from village weavers and from a small number of urban workshops. Ninety percent village, nine percent city, one percent tribal. Turkish weavers have, with very few exceptions, always worked with the symmetric (Turkish) knot. Wool foundations are standard practice among both town and village weavers. The exceptions, very finely woven 20th century and recent Herekeh silks from near Istanbul, and early 17th century Ottoman Court rugs from Bursa, constitute only a tiny part of the total. Always pricey, they appealed and still appeal to the clients who want lots of knots and perfect execution instead of individual personality. The urban workshops have been centered around the western Turkish city of Oushak and its attendant port town of Smyrna. Oushak weaves with the trends in fashion. When color saturated medallion carpets were needed, Oushak was ready in the 17th and 18th centuries. When coarse red and blue carpets...

Beautiful vintage Turkish Anatolian Kars rug, hand knotted wool with a brown field, light brown and tan accents in an all-over geometric design, circa 1960s. This rug measures: 8'1"...

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim runner handmade during the Mid-20th Century. Measures: 2' 7" x 12' 5".

A vintage Turkish Anatolian long runner handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 4' 1" x 25' 7".

A vintage Turkish flatweave Kilim runner handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 2' 4" x 37' 3"

Beautiful little Turkish rug from Kars, wool velvet on wool foundation.