The Ghiordes Prayer Rug

The wefts are however red a feature that is found in a number of ghiordes prayer rugs of this design often with denser versions of the design that have become known as basra ghiordes prayer rugs for an example sold in these rooms see rugs and carpets.

The ghiordes prayer rug. Its main feature is the mehrab or prayer niche in the centre of the mat which infers stability. A beautiful antique prayer rug in the classical turkish tradition. The non prayer rugs were and still are popular as decorator pieces similar. The prayer rugs of ghiordes together with those of kula and ladik have long been especially prized in the middle east as well as in europe and the united states some of them date from the last decades of the 18th century borrowing elements from much earlier.

Ghiordes prayer rug west anatolia about 1700 5ft 1in. This ghiordes prayer rug dates back to the second half of the eighteenth century. X 3ft 9in wool on wool lazy lines light wear a few scattered areas of old repiling. Ghiordes rugs also spelled giordes the famous rugs of ghiordes captured the hearts of european collectors in the 1700 s early ghiordes prayer rugs are among the most iconic of their type in anatolia and the surrounding area they traditionally feature angular prayer niches highly decorative spandrels architectural pillars and gorgeous.

Beautiful antique ghiordes rugs from turkey. Battilossi tappeti d antiquariato 11 february 1998 lot 72. For sale on 1stdibs antique ghiordes prayer rug. The prayer rugs of ghiordes together with those of kula and ladik have long been especially prized in the middle east as well as in europe and the united states.

Ghiordes was one of the major carpet making centres during the ah 13th ad 19th century and both the design and colour scheme of this rug a deep blue niche framed with elaborate spandrels and borders is typical of ghiordes rugs. Classic prayer rugs with wide borders and soft often off white color they sparked the imaginations of europe and the us as people began to become familiar with oriental rugs. The niche confirms that this is a prayer rug used to provide a ritually clean place for the five daily prayers. The frame of the mat consists of seven yellow and black vertical lines probably intended to symbolise the seven heavens.

Some of them date from the last decades of the 18th century borrowing elements from much. For its design colours and proportions this is a great example of that particular type of west anatolian prayer rugs dating from the beginning of the 18th century highly sought after by collectors.