Vintage Turkish Isparta Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Dated 1977, Floral Medallion Design, Ivory Beige, 113x196 cm / 44x77 in / 3.7x6.4 ft, Traditional Anatolian Carpet.

✅ US orders ship DDP — no customs fees or surprise charges at delivery. Free shipping to USA, Canada, UK and EU.

✦ THE STORY BEHIND THIS RUG

This rug was woven by a woman.

Not in a factory. Not by machine. But by hand — on a loom, at home, in a village in Anatolia. Decades ago, Turkish women wove these rugs either to furnish their own homes or to contribute to the family's income. Each pattern was chosen by the weaver herself, each knot tied with her own hands. No two rugs were ever identical, because no two women wove the same way.

We source these rugs directly from old homes and private collectors across Turkey — places where these pieces have rested for 40, 50, sometimes 60 years. When we find one, it begins a journey before it reaches you.

First, we shake out decades of dust. Then we carefully shear the pile — what we call "hav" in Turkish — to bring the surface back to an even, clean finish. The rug is then washed and goes through a series of restoration steps. Finally, the edges are hand-stitched to ensure it arrives in your home structurally sound and ready to use.

What you receive is not just a rug. It is a one-of-a-kind textile that survived decades, was made by someone's hands, and was carefully prepared to live another chapter — in your home.

You will never find another exactly like it.

✦ ABOUT THIS RUG

This piece carries something most vintage rugs can't offer: certainty about its age. This Isparta carpet was hand-knotted in 1977, making it a genuine 49-year-old textile rather than an estimate. Where many Isparta rugs reach for bold color and dramatic scale, this one takes the opposite approach — a study in restraint, built almost entirely from negative space and careful, sparing detail.

The field is a soft, aged ivory-beige, left largely open except for a small, refined medallion at its center — a compact geometric-floral form in cream and navy — and four delicate floral sprays that branch quietly outward from the middle toward each corner, rendered in blush pink, sage green, and soft navy. Nothing crowds the eye. The wide sage-green border carries the more intricate detail: a meandering floral scroll combined with a classic key-pattern guard band, a combination that gives the rug a quiet, almost architectural sense of order.

This is a rug for people who want texture and history in a room without visual noise — a true neutral that happens to be 49 years old. Condition is very good — the pile is even, the pattern intact, and the rug has been professionally cleaned and is fully ready to use.

✦ THE MEANING BEHIND THE PATTERN

The restraint shown in this rug's design was itself a kind of skill. In village weaving traditions, filling a field with dense pattern was, in many ways, the easier path — repetition could carry a design even without precise planning. A rug like this one, with so much open field and so little to hide behind, required a weaver who trusted her composition: she knew that a single well-placed medallion and four quiet floral sprays would be enough.

The small central medallion, geometric in structure but softened with floral detail, echoes the oldest medallion tradition in Anatolian weaving — the garden enclosed, the center held — but rendered here at a much smaller scale than is typical, almost as a quiet suggestion of the form rather than its full statement. The floral sprays that reach outward from it carry their own meaning: in Turkish village tradition, a single flowering branch was often understood as a wish for the household — for growth, for continued life, for one good thing extending from the center of the home outward.

The key-pattern border, meanwhile, belongs to one of the oldest ornamental traditions in the wider region, a motif whose angular, interlocking form was associated with protection and boundary-marking — a frame meant to hold the quiet center safe.

📏 Size: 113 x 196 cm / 44 x 77 in / 3.7 x 6.4 ft

🧶 Material: 100% natural wool pile, cotton foundation

🤲 Technique: Hand-knotted

📍 Origin: Isparta, Turkey

⏳ Age: Dated 1977 — 49 years old

🪡 Pile height: Low to medium — even, well-preserved

🎨 Colors: Ivory, beige, sage green, blush pink, navy, cream

🧼 Condition: Very good vintage condition — professionally cleaned, pattern intact and well preserved for its age.

✦ HOW TO USE IT

This rug's quiet ivory field and restrained design make it an exceptionally versatile foundation piece — equally suited to a calm living room, a serene bedroom, or a dining area where you want texture without visual competition. Its neutral palette works in nearly any interior style.

🧼 CARE & CLEANING

Vacuum regularly without a rotating brush head. Spot clean with cold water and mild soap for small stains. For deeper cleaning, professional rug cleaning is recommended. Rotate periodically for even wear, and keep away from prolonged direct sunlight to preserve color.

✅ CUSTOMS & IMPORT DUTIES

US orders are shipped duty-paid. No surprise customs fees or import taxes at delivery for US customers. International buyers outside the US are responsible for any customs fees, import taxes, or duties that may apply in their country.

✈️ SHIPPING

We ship worldwide from our warehouse in Turkey with full tracking on every order. Orders are dispatched within 1–3 business days of purchase. Estimated delivery after dispatch: USA, Canada, UK and all EU countries: 2–6 business days. Free shipping to USA, Canada, United Kingdom, and all European Union countries. We work with UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS to ensure fast and reliable delivery.

Most vintage rugs dispatch from Turkey; selected U.S.-stock products are identified in the full description above. Every shipment includes tracking. The current destination charges are:

United States: Free shipping. Free shipping. Duties and import fees included (DDP).

Canada: Free shipping. Free shipping. Local taxes and duties may apply.

European Union: Free shipping. Free shipping. Local VAT and customs charges may apply.

United Kingdom: Free shipping. Free shipping. Local VAT and customs charges may apply.

Australia: Contact us for a shipping quote before payment. Shipping quote required before payment.

Japan: Contact us for a shipping quote before payment. Shipping quote required before payment.

South Korea: Contact us for a shipping quote before payment. Shipping quote required before payment.

Other countries: Contact us for a shipping quote before payment. Shipping quote required before payment.