DATE: Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
The bold statement of an orange and taupe antique Oushak carpet livens up a guest house. We like our rugs big - wood floors are nice, but great rugs are...great.
ELLE DECOR - turkish delight
An article we wrote, post an Instabul trip, for Elle Decor. It was a while back but the info is still good - times change slowly....
Istanbul Clues
An informative blog by a tour guide named Serhat Engul. If he guides as well as he writes hes worth seeking out.
PBS - antiques road show
An Antique's Road Show appraisal on a 16th century rug found in El Paso, Texas.
METropolitan MUs of art - rugs in western art
Islamic Rugs in European Interior Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).
A LA TURCA (Istanbul)
A La Turca in Instanbul is more than a gallery - it is an insight into Turkish life.
WHIRLING DERVISHES in istanbul
So while the women and children are weaving rugs, the guys are... Whirling.
MY NAME IS RED - ORHAN PAMUK
A 2001 New York Times book review by Richard Eder of Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's "My Name is Red," set in 16th century Ottoman Empire. The miniaturist paintings of the court of Sultan Murat III provide the set-up.
DARIUS ANTIQUE RUGS (NYC)
Darius Antique Rug Collection at Stark Carpet
THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE - ORHAN PAMUK 2012
Holly Brubach on Pamuk's personal museum, opened in April, 2012.
Beauvais (NYC)
Beauvais (NYC)
DORIS LESLIE BLAU (NYC)
Doris Leslie Blau has lots of rare and beautiful oushak carpets.
THE INNOCENCE OF OBJECTS - ORHAN PAMUK 2012
A novel and a parallel, as it were, museum. Right up my alley.
Oushaks are popular - for good reason. So lots to choose from on 1stdibs.com