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Antique & Vintage Turkish Oushak Rugs – Buyers’ Checklist
Turkey has presented the world with a huge supply of Antique & Vintage Oushak Rugs. Turkey has a rich history in the art of rug weaving. After Persia (Iran), Turkey has the most diverse, beautiful and artistic Antique & Vintage Rugs. There are a variety of styles like Oushak Rugs, Kars Rugs, Sivas Rugs, Kilim Rugs, Yastik Rugs, Overdyed Patchwork rugs etc which contribute to Turkish rug (also known as...
Rugs for Intellectuals
There are so many markets for decorative carpets. One can sort by geography, social class, travel experience, ethnographic background or occupation. But rugs for intellectuals, people who make their livings with their minds rather than their hands. Who are they? Where are they? And what kind of rugs are these? It has been suggested that people of the medical, legal, professorial and political classes, centered in Washington, D.C. and Boston,...
Spotlight On The Special
Brussels Late 17th Century Tapstry, “Asia” from a Four Continents Series 9ft 4in X 18ft Designed by Lodowijk van Schoor Woven in the Workshop of J. van der Borcht I Wool, Silk and Metal Thread Pattern Wefts This extremely colorful and attractive late Baroque Flemish Tapestry with a popular iconography is the product of two important figures in seventeenth century Brussels weaving. J. van der Borcht I...
Oriental Carpets and Absolutely Current, Up-to-the-minute design trends
Nothing says “traditional” (or almost) as an oriental carpet. Traditional rooms are always visually busy and all too often clutter is the next stage. There is a constant combat, a look at me first, of the furniture and objects. This centrifugal effect needs to be reversed. Nothing unifies better than a room sized carpet. In a recent House Beautiful spread of a suburban Maryland dwelling, we find a living room...