Antique Oversize Oushak Carpet
N°
05042
Period
Circa 1890
Origin
Anatolia
Materials
Wool
Status
Available
Size
574 x 404 cm18'10" x 13'3"
A refined and elegant oversized Oushak carpet, distinguished by a large-scale, all-over pattern consisting of parallel and offset rows of four-pointed stars characteristic of 16th-century Oushak rugs woven for the Ottoman court. The soft palette consists of an ivory background embellished by touches of silver grey, teal and very light terracotta. Oushak carpets of this type were very much in demand in Europe during the late nineteenth century when the fashion for Orientalism was at its peak. Today, they represent the carpet of choice by interior designers worldwide, fulfilling the need for an antique rug with timeless elegance and old-world charm perfectly yet with unobtrusive, easy-to-live colours.