Authentic Turkish Oushak Handmade Wool Rug (Size Adjusted) BB7500 14'5" × 16'5" $80,000

Early 20th century Turkish Oushak rug with an abstract rhythmic design, pastel shades with a crisp orange and soft teal blue create contrast with a light tan field. A multi stepped border with an abstract leaf design on a slightly darker field. This antique rug has been size adjusted.

Oushak extra large area rugs (in Turkish known as Uşak Kilimi) are carpets that use a particular set of designs, called by convention after the town of Uşak – one of the largest cities in Western Anatolia, which from the early days of the ottoman Empire to the dawn of the 20th century was a major center of Turkish rug production (and still stands among the most important ones in the world). Anatolia literally translates into “land of the rising sun”, and historically, antique Oushak rugs are classified as Anatolian