4 x 5 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 73835

73835 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 03’08 x 05’00.

This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug appears like a sumptuous Italian cut velvet, recalling the rich and luxurious design furnishings of a bygone era such as the reign of King James I in Jacobean England. A large-scale cusped lozenge pole medallion runs along the center with ram's horn latch-hooks and anchored with pendants and rosettes at either end. The center medallion is filled with a dark crimson red cruciform (cross symbol) composed from the Elibelinde (hands on hips) and Ram's Horn motif at either end. The weathered cut-out field is framed by an ivory outline dotted with eight-petal rosette flowers. It is enclosed with a rectilinear border and angular guard bands. Romance and whimsy collide in this seriously decorative carpet.

• Rendered in variegated shades of ruby red, brick red, dark crimson, brass, camel, coffee, espresso, goldenrod, mustard, taupe, gray, dove gray, oyster gray, sand, ecru, and beige.
• Abrash.
• Hand-knotted wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 03'08 X 05'00.
• Date: Mid-20th Century.