Rare Decorative Large Scale Soft Color Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 40642

Antique Turkish Rugs — Antique Oushak / Ushak Turkish Rug, circa 1900 Oushak rugs are extraordinary in their capacity to translate suave classical designs into powerful compositions with the bold simplicity of tribal rugs. This one takes the palmette and cloudband design originating in classical Persian and Turkish court rugs and imbues it with a folk-art vitality, while retaining the much of the elegance and delicacy of the original concept. Soft terracotta palmettes on thin, wispy vines float across the silky saffron ground, set off against a dusky ivory border of floral sprays and cartouche medallions.