Galerie Shabab Collection Mid-20th Century Turkish Anatolian Runner

Details

Description

This mid-20th-century Turkish Anatolian runner presents a restrained geometric composition across an ivory and pale sand field. A faint lattice … Read more This mid-20th-century Turkish Anatolian runner presents a restrained geometric composition across an ivory and pale sand field. A faint lattice of elongated diamonds organizes the interior, while paired dark navy motifs, resembling stylized knot or plant forms, repeat in vertical rows. Larger angular brackets and chevrons appear intermittently along the sides, adding movement and reinforcing the rug’s elongated proportions. Narrow side borders are punctuated by blue rosettes, squares, and abstract tribal devices, while short end bands introduce dark blue triangular accents. The limited palette of cream, beige, soft brown, and deep navy gives the design a calm yet graphic character. Its simplified drawing and balanced repetition reflect the expressive vocabulary of Anatolian village weaving, while the open spacing lends the runner a modern presence. Well suited to a hallway, gallery, bedroom passage, or alongside a console, it offers rhythm, structure, and understated decorative interest.

Measures: 3' 1" x 12' 9" See less