Antique handmade oversized carpet No. 46039 Hereke, ca. 1870 Turkey 686 x 429 cm
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| Item Number: |
46039 |
| Name: |
Hereke, ca. 1870 |
| Country of Origin: |
Turkey |
| Size: |
686 x 429 cm |
| Made:
|
ca. 1870 |
| Pile: |
wool |
| Design: |
floral / medallion |
| Ground Color: |
light turquoise / aquamarine |
| Remarks: |
This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet
The pile of this carpet is made of wool
95% fully intact |
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More about the provenance Hereke, ca. 1870 | Turkey
Hereke is located in North West Turkey at the Gulf of Izmit at the Marmara Sea approx. 60 km to Istanbul. 1844 a manufactory of cloths has been established here by Sultan Abd-ul Mejid. 1890 the then Sultan Abd-ul Hamid has brought master carpet weavers from Sivas, Manisa and Goerdes and expanded the manufacture to carpet making in which high quality and very fine rugs have been made. It used to be (and still is) mostly variations of Persian, French (in the style of Louis XV and Louis XVI of Savonnerie) and elegant Turkish designs. The partly gold and silver thread, the relief structure, and the very fine silk rugs often with a metallic shine are all characteristic for Hereke rugs. The wool used for the rugs is of very high quality, almost with no exception. Old Hereke rugs achieve very high prices in today's markets. Often (but not always) they are signed by the master weaver. The quality and beauty of Hereke rugs is literally legendary.
This Oriental rug has a so called "open design". Any rug in which the medallion is surrounded by a large area of a plain one-colored field and if at all have corner patterns within the field. The open design is currently experiencing a come back and became very popular.
