The Ghiordes Prayer Rug

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 ghiordes prayer rug. Ghiordes carpet floor covering handwoven in the town of ghiordes gördes northeast of izmir in western anatolia now in turkey. Ghiordes prayer rug west anatolia about 1700 5ft 1in. 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. 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.

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. X 3ft 9in wool on wool lazy lines light wear a few scattered areas of old repiling. 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. Battilossi tappeti d antiquariato 11 february 1998 lot 72.

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. 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. Best known are the ghiordes prayer rug which circa 1900 was the most popular collector s rug. Beautiful antique ghiordes rugs from turkey.

For sale on 1stdibs antique ghiordes prayer rug. A beautiful antique prayer rug in the classical turkish tradition. The frame of the mat consists of seven yellow and black vertical lines probably intended to symbolise the seven heavens. The niche confirms that this is a prayer rug used to provide a ritually clean place for the five daily prayers.

This ghiordes prayer rug dates back to the second half of the eighteenth century. Some of them date from the last decades of the 18th century borrowing elements from much.