2 x 12 Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug 51726

51726 Distressed Vintage Turkish Oushak Rug Runner, 02'06 x 12'05.

Woven with the wisdom of Anatolian winds and softened by time’s gentle erosion, this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Oushak rug runner is a lyrical relic of elegance and resilience. Its red field, mellowed like sunbaked clay, forms the backdrop for a rhythmic procession of three grand medallions—ovoid in form and softened at their edges like ancient stones weathered smooth. Each medallion, glowing in muted hues, unfurls like a blossom of memory, revealing symmetrical tendrils of stylized flora that pulse with timeless vitality.

The medallions are more than mere decoration; they serve as sacred spaces, altars of symmetry where saffron buds and fern-colored stems converge in meditative repose. Their forms echo the geometry of Ottoman gardens—ordered, serene, and abundant with symbolic life. Within these floating oases, floral scrolls and botanical flourishes bloom in hues of pistachio, sand, and greige, their outlines rendered with loving imperfection, each petal and frond a whisper of the weaver’s hand. Between these sanctuaries of design, the field breathes open, rust-dappled and bare, like a pause in a poem, allowing the eye to rest.

At either end, a flourish of bouquet motifs adorned with cloudband ribbons unfurl in the corner spandrels, like woven garlands hung in celebration. The ivory-toned border, imbued with a patina of age, hosts a meandering chain of floral rosettes and vine scrolls in tones of tan, light gray, and orange—a garden path that gently encircles the central composition. This delicate border is not a rigid frame, but an invitation, guiding one inward toward the stillness of the inner field while simultaneously anchoring the composition in rhythmic structure.

With its distressed surface and softened colors, this Oushak runner sings the ballad of decades passed—of footsteps taken, of hearths warmed, of lives quietly lived in beauty. It embodies the enduring spirit of Turkish craftsmanship and the poetic soul of vintage design. Ideal for a passageway or gallery, it does not merely occupy space; it consecrates it, transforming a corridor into a path of contemplative movement, where every stride is accompanied by the soft resonance of tradition and time.

• Rendered in variegated shades of brick red, rust, sand, almond, beige, ecru, tan, light gray, greige, pistachio, fern, saffron, and orange with other accent colors.
• Distressed. Age Wear.
• Abrash.
• Hand-knotted wool.
• Made in Turkey.
• Measures: 02'06 x 12'05.
• Date: 1940's. Mid-20th Century.