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The Anatolian Reverie: A Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Grace

$55,999
£42,789.03
€51,156.39
CA$81,107.41
A$83,043.06
CHF 47,166.17
MX$1,062,010.45
NOK 542,566.85
SEK 563,798.83
DKK 382,399.58

About the Item

73717 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 11'02 x 13'08. The Anatolian Reverie: An Antique Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Garden Splendor. Hailing from the late 19th century, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug captures the cultivated artistry that made Anatolian carpets coveted furnishings for the grand residences of Europe and America. Its expansive composition favors space, scale, and atmosphere, allowing monumental botanical forms to breathe across a softly abrashed field. The resulting surface possesses the mellow patina collectors prize in period Oushaks, conveying the quiet prestige of an object shaped by hand, time, and generations of connoisseurship. Across the field, an allover lattice of angular vines carries palmettes, rosettes, stylized blossoms, serrated leaves, and geometric floral devices. Palmettes have long suggested flourishing vegetation and abundance, while rosettes evoke beauty and the cyclical renewal of nature. Smaller diamond forms punctuate the network with a talismanic quality, bringing measured geometry to the organic framework. Generous spacing gives each element visual importance, transforming the pattern into an imagined garden where ornament unfolds with deliberate rhythm. Particularly captivating are the oversized floral forms positioned throughout the exceptional composition, their simplified contours revealing the expressive character associated with Oushak weaving. These iconic motifs do not attempt botanical realism; they distill nature into emblematic shapes, creating a language poised between courtly Persian influence and Anatolian interpretation. Subtle irregularities in drawing and tonal variation preserve the presence of the individual weaver, lending the stunning masterwork an authenticity that cannot be manufactured. The effect is serene yet imposing—a textile conceived to command a room without sacrificing refinement. A broad border surrounds the field with a procession of abstracted flowers, leafy stems, and geometric ornament, accompanied by subsidiary guard bands that create an architectural enclosure around the garden within. Its softly aged palette and generous proportions give the extraordinary masterpiece the character of an exquisite work of art discovered in an old country estate, where understated magnificence carries its own authority. For the discerning collector, this late 19th-century Oushak offers something increasingly precious: historic Anatolian craftsmanship expressed through scale, patina, symbolism, and an effortless sense of cultivated luxury. Rendered in muted hues and variegated shades of sage, greyish-greenish, moss, verdigris, soft brick red, rust, olive, terra cotta, baked clay, brass, goldenrod, saffron, taupe, ecru, light gray, and tan with other accent colors.  Abrash. Hand knotted wool.  Made in Turkey.  Measures: 11'02 x 13'08.  Date: 1880s. Late 19th Century.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 134 in (340.36 cm)Length: 164 in (416.56 cm)
  • Style:
    Oushak (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Knotted
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880-1889
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Abrash.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 73717 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 11'02 x 13'081stDibs: LU942922693552

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