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Rustic Red Background Allover Shield Pattern Fine Antique Turkish Sivas Rug 46394

Size: 6 ft x 9 ft (1.83 m x 2.74 m)

Origin: Turkish Rugs

Style: Sivas Rugs

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Crafted in Sivas, this stunning antique Turko-Persian carpet showcases a luxurious latticework pattern adorned with elaborate cartouches and millefleur motifs.

Antique Turkish Sivas Rug, Origin: Turkey, Circa: Early 20th Century – Modeled after classic Safavid designs, this traditional antique Turkish Sivas rug captures the elegant curvilinear motifs and rich saturated colors found in Persian’s renowned city carpets. The richly colored field showcases a magnificent latticework pattern comprised of elaborate ogival cartouches that are set over a robust crimson ground, which is decorated with a lacy millefleur pattern. Each cartouche is filled with graceful birds, superfluous cloud bands and elegant floral motifs. Traditional Persian borders decorated with grand cartouches and formal rosettes encircle the elaborate field along with multiple sets of charming floral guard bands. This spectacular Sivas antique Turkish rug is a stunning example of Turkish designs that are heavily influenced by weavers from nearby Persia.