Antique Angora Turkish Oushak Rug 44415
Created in Turkey during the late 19th century, this stunning antique Angora Oushak carpet features an elaborate arabesque rendered in chic, oxidized colors.
Antique Angora Turkish Oushak Rug, Origin: Turkey, Circa: Late 19th Century – This sophisticated Angora antique Oushak carpet from Turkey depicts a beautifully rendered arabesque with angular motifs, elaborate palmettes and chic background motifs rendered in a stunning combination of oxidized terracotta red and grayish glaucous blue. Multiple sets of primary, secondary and tertiary borders enclose the lavishly decorated field. In the Turkish fashion, the ornate terracotta main borders depict lush blossoms and angular vine scrolls punctuated with minute florets. Branching appendages and minor guardbands flank the elegant main borders continuing the sophisticated color scheme that appears in perpetual permutations throughout the field, borders and grand medallions. Creamy white outlines and splendid saffron yellow accents embellish the ornate medallions, bifurcated pedicles and minute floral motifs that span the oxidized, subtly abrashed field of this magnificent antique Turkish rug created in the late 19th century.
