77116 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug, 09'02 x 12'04.
The Golden Parterre: A Vintage Turkish Oushak Masterpiece of Botanical Elegance
This hand-knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak rug unfolds like a ceremonial garden envisioned for aristocratic courts, where symmetry, refinement, and symbolism reign. At its heart rests a commanding central roundel—an emblem of unity and order—anchoring the composition with quiet authority. The piece speaks to collectors drawn to historical gravitas and cultivated taste, offering not merely a furnishing but a visual heirloom shaped by centuries of ornamental tradition.
Radiating outward, an all-over garden lattice emerges in a disciplined diamond scroll pattern, evoking the geometry of formal parterres and palace grounds. Each intersection blooms with stylized floral motifs, woven into an opulent frondescence trellis that suggests abundance, renewal, and cultivated beauty. This rhythmic repetition creates a sense of continuity and balance, transforming the surface into a living tableau of movement and harmony.
The exceptional design language reflects a pronounced Elizabethan sensibility filtered through French ornamental influence—seen in the confident geometry, lavish scrollwork, and refined botanical vocabulary. Rinceaux and acanthus vines coil with sculptural grace, their winding arrangements echoing classical ideals of growth and vitality. These iconic motifs carry centuries of symbolism, long associated with endurance, prestige, and the eternal dialogue between nature and architecture.
Encasing the composition, the intricate borders act as a gilded frame, elevating the extraordinary masterpiece to the status of a decorative artwork. The interplay of foliage, scrolling vines, and ornamental flourishes lends a stately presence well suited to grand interiors, curated libraries, or rooms designed for quiet ceremony. This exquisite work of art is a testament to connoisseurship—a piece that conveys legacy, distinction, and the enduring allure of cultivated elegance.
Perfect for a state room, great room, hotel lobby, parlour, formal sitting area, dining room, bedroom, front room, living room, studio, study, loft, home office or private library. Well-suited for a wide range of interior styles: Elizabethan, Georgian, William and Mary, British Colonial, Amish, Chippendale, Regence, European, Rustic, Puritan, Queen Anne, Shaker, Pennsylvania Dutch, Flemish, Plantation, Traditional, Organic Modern, and Amish.
- Rendered in variegated shades of sand, tan, ecru, camel, sand, almond, burnt orange, terra cotta, olive, sage, avocado, rose, brown, and saffron undertones.
- Abrash.
- Hand-knotted wool.
- Made in Turkey.
- Measures: 09'02 x 12'04.
- Date: 1980's. Late 20th Century.
