The Ghiordes Prayer Rug

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 ghiordes prayer rug.

Some of them date from the last decades of the 18th century borrowing elements from much. Best known are the ghiordes prayer rug which circa 1900 was the most popular collector s rug. For sale on 1stdibs antique ghiordes prayer rug. The frame of the mat consists of seven yellow and black vertical lines probably intended to symbolise the seven heavens.

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. Battilossi tappeti d antiquariato 11 february 1998 lot 72. A beautiful antique prayer rug in the classical turkish tradition. Ghiordes carpet floor covering handwoven in the town of ghiordes gördes northeast of izmir in western anatolia now in turkey.

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. This ghiordes prayer rug dates back to the second half of the eighteenth century. The niche confirms that this is a prayer rug used to provide a ritually clean place for the five daily prayers. X 3ft 9in wool on wool lazy lines light wear a few scattered areas of old repiling.

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. 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. Its main feature is the mehrab or prayer niche in the centre of the mat which infers stability. The non prayer rugs were and still are popular as decorator pieces similar.

Beautiful antique ghiordes rugs from turkey. Ghiordes prayer rug features posted on may 25 2014 by admin ghiordes as we pointed out in an earlier post is the area in northeastern turkey near the ancient city of gordium where alexander the great split the legendary gordian knot in 333 and fulfilled the prophecy that the man that unraveled the knot would become king of europe and asia.