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Hereke Turkish Rug 45254

Size: 3 ft 4 in x 4 ft 8 in (1.02 m x 1.42 m)
Origin: Turkish Rugs

Flourishing cloudbands, delicate vinescrolls and Kufic inscriptions are combined in this elegant and superbly colored Turkish rug from Herekeh.

Hereke Rug, Turkey, Contemporary – This elegant antique Hereke Turkish rug features ornate vine-scroll arabesques decorated with trailing floral sprays, formal palmettes with poly-chromatic petals, and serpentine cloud-bands with rippling tendrils. Woven in a directional prayer rug format, this elegant Turkish rug features an ogival mihrab with sweeping curves that are highlighted by strap-work details decorated with Kufic inscriptions. Delicate vine-scrolls, vases and detailed bird motifs decorate the Kohl black spandrels that surround the curve-linear mihrab. Softly oxidized borders feature inscribed cartouches set on a background embellished with palmettes, sinuous vine-scrolls and bifurcated saz leaves. Ornate burgundy guard-bands decorated with elegant cloud-bands and floral motifs complement the creamy ivory field and oxidized borders that provide the final element in the classic color triad featured in this elegant antique rug.

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