Luxury Rugs And Carpets

Ideals Woven on Turkish RugsFor the majority, Persian carpets with flowery patterns and scrolling vines symbolize the traditional Oriental rug. From the fifteenth century onwards, Turkish rugs established an increasing number of collectors amongst the affluent merchant classes of Europe. Described and appraised according to where, how and by whom it was woven, a Turkish rug, like every other Oriental rug, is either of city, village or nomadic origination. Additional commercial products, such as fancy, floral-patterned silk rugs made near Istanbul in Hereke and inspired by Persian and Ottoman court carpets, also fulfilled the Western taste for Turkish … Continue Reading