Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Art Deco Style

50038, Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style 02'06 X 11'11. Emanating modern elegance and delightfully distinctive, this hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner handsomely combines Mid-Century Modern style with Anatolian history. Four large-scale hexagonal stepped medallions take center stage. Each filled with smaller hexagonal amulet containing a scorpion motif symbolizing protection against evil. The four large hexagonal medallions with stepped edges create ziggurat mounds each filled with a single bird motif representing love, happiness, and good luck. Warm and inviting combined with the right amount of necessary aesthetic elements, this Oushak rug charms with ease and seamlessly melds into nearly any space. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Mid-Century Modern, Nomadic, Ethnic, Tribal, Modernist, International Style, Puritan, Amish, Shaker, Organic Modern, Monochromatic Mission, Traditional, Eclectic, Modern, Contemporary, Industrial, Rustic, Lodge, and Cabin. Rendered in variegated shades of camel, butterscotch, caramel, tan, sand, ecru, taupe, coffee, espresso, brown, peanut, and mocha with other neutral striations. Small repair on one corner...

This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Mid-Century Modern style features three stacked hexagonal medallions highlighting the rich variegated abrash field. Rendered...

76979 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style 03'02 x 08'03. Full of character and stately presence, this vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Modern Tribal style s...

50179 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style. This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features four large gul amulets patterned with diamonds, Ram's...

50167 Vintage Turkish Oushak Runner with Mid-Century Modern Style 04'00 x 11'06. Warm and inviting, this hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner embodies Mid-Century Modern s...

Hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner with Mid-Century Modern style featuring three large stacked hexagon medallions and tribal motifs in an open brown field with rich wave...

A colorful mid-20th century shabby chic Turkish runner. Measures: 1'9” x 5'7”.

Midcentury one of a kind Turkish Oushak runner Measures: 2'6'' x 11'2''.

Fun Vintage Turkish Anatolian runner with a repetitive all-over design. 3' x 10'4''

A vintage Turkish Art Deco runner handmade during the mid-20th century.

A vintage Turkish Anatolian Art Deco style runner handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 3' 0" x 8' 5".

A vintage Turkish Anatolian Art Deco style rug in runner format handmade during the mid-20th century. Measures: 1' 11" x 8' 1" Turkish Rugs & Carpets: 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...