Description
Decorative oversize antique Ushak carpet from Western Anatolia with glorious soft peach tones, blue greens, and golden yellow border. 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. Often younger Ushak’s or Oushak’s will be rich red in colour and use bolder geometric designs in the 20th century.
This Oushak carpet or Ushak has a good wool pile throughout the majority of the carpet, with some old areas of restoration which have been done professionally and very well. Dating from the mid to late 19th century a wonderful open decorative carpet which would suit a traditional or contemporary room. Condition is good, with only small areas of wear over this large antique carpet, some fading to dyes in apparent with the age of this wonderful early Ushak.
Request a home visit if you would like to view this antique Ushak carpet in your own home soon. We love to travel all over the UK and would be very happy to show you this antique carpet in situ and many more carpets to see which best suits your home and interior.
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 a drawing room or under a dining table.
