501. A Turkish Oushak Carpet, 19th Century

The central field woven with a simple central motif, extended on two ends by a large stylized palmette on a ground of sparsely woven branches and flowers, each edge of the field woven with a row of simple geometric flowers, inside a wide primary border of palmettes and hexagons, all in pale ,gray, pale pink, creme, navy, salmon, and greenish brown. Wool pile on wool warp.

3,000/6,000     

Condition: pile low due to age but very soft, some areas slightly discolored.