Antique Turkish Rug 44870

Antique Turkish, Turkey, 1910s - Woven in the 1910s, this antique Turkish carpet features a chic combination of taupe and midnight blue along with elegant curvilinear patterns that flow with the ease of a traditional Safavid design. Small-scale guardbands and taupe main borders featuring lobed palmettes and elegant cloudbands that are linked by polychromatic leaves create an impressive frame for the lavishly decorated field. Flame-like palmettes, detailed saz leaves and delicate foliage linked by a trellis of sinuous vinescrolls incorporate the ideal balance of large and small elements to create one impressive allover arabesque. This timeless carpet features a complex arabesque with many levels of detail that are simplified just enough by the reserved palette of neutral colors.