Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug BB7580 10'1" × 11'9" $22,000

This vintage Oushak rug was made circa 1950. Its camel field carries a restrained geometric checkered pattern, there are no ornamental borders. The design is relatively modern compared to traditional Turkish rug patterns.

This vintage Turkish Oushak rug is distinguished by refined workmanship. Thoroughly hand-knotted of the finest wool in accordance with centuries-old techniques, the rug is durable and resilient. If properly maintained, it will serve its owners for generations without any signs of wear.

Throughout centuries, rugs from Oushak have been considered one of the finest in the world. They were represented among the carefully chosen and highly esteemed objects d’art in the studied interiors and still life paintings of important European personages since the sixteenth century, as depicted by such artists as Holbein, Lotto, Velasquez, Memling or Vermeer.