Lotto Oushak Rug

An oushak lotto rug west anatolia early 16th century remnants of original kilim ends oxidized browns rewoven side guard stripes sides fraying small reweaves scattered repiling approximately 5 ft.

Lotto oushak rug.

Antique turkish oushak rugs such as these are desirable today as highly decorative pieces. Turkish ushak lotto rug with cloud band border west anatolia 17th ct. Uşak carpets ushak carpets or oushak carpets turkish. 1 80 by 1 09 m.

An ushak lotto carpet with a golden ground border in medallion design west anatolia 17th century. When things become more clear toward 1900 the oushak region re emerges as a major center this time for room size decorative rugs. Estimations based on trade records dowries and estates suggest that hundreds of thousands of early carpets were produced and traded during that time. Oushak is situated on the gediz river about 100 miles inland from the turkish west coast.

Artist lorenzo lotto and the history of the lotto carpets. And the reason why we know it as a lotto oushak in the west is the painter lorenzo lotto used these as backdrops in many of his paintings. Oushak rugs were among the first oriental pile carpets to reach europe and for centuries they have appeared in old master paintings in both religious and secular scenes. 140 x 108 cm daniele ghigo star ushak carpet first half 16th century christies london oriental rugs and carpets 2 october 2012.

The 16th and 17th centuries are called the golden age of carpet weaving. Property from a prominent private collectionan oushak lotto carpet fragment west anatolialate 16th early 17th centuryapproximately 127 by 82 cm please note. Smyrna is its port city. 5 out of 5 stars 145 145 reviews.

They come in central or small allover medallion designs as well as scattered sprays of vine scroll and palmettes. Uşak kilimi are turkish carpets that use a particular family of designs called by convention after the city of uşak turkey one of the larger towns in western anatolia which was a major center of rug production from the early days of the ottoman empire into the early 20th century although these patterns were woven in other. Lotto oushak rug ca. However it is believed that only about 2 3 000 carpets and carpet fragments are still in existence today.