Ghiordes Rugs

Turkish Ghiordes Rugs & Carpets

Antique Ghiordes Rugs were a fine Turkish rug produced about 50 miles north of Smyrna in the Ottoman vilayet of Hounaverndikiar. Best known are the Ghiordes Prayer Rug which circa 1900 was the most popular collector’s 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 non-prayer rugs were and still are popular as decorator pieces similar to the Ushack rug. Despite the prominence in the littérateur the Ghiordes Prayer Rugs only accounted for about a third of the total production of Ghiordes rugs.

Gordes, Ghiordes, is in Northwest Turkey.

Gordes Area Map

Examples:

Prayer carpet, Gördes, Manisa, early 19th century

Prayer carpet, Gördes, Manisa, early 19th century

135 x 176 cm


Ghordes Prayer Rug 18th C.

Ghordes Prayer Rug 18th C.

Worn, repiled areas. Size 180 x 120 cm

The red-ground Mihrab field carries only two simple columns and a stylized traffic light-scene. The rug is the color juxtaposition of red prayer field and the medium blue gable. Rare collectible.


A Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1875

A Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, circa 1875

Approximately 5 ft. 2 in. by 3 ft. 9 in. (1.58 m. by 1.14 m.

Warp: Wool, Z2S, alternate warp moderately to strongly depressed, ivory

Weft: Cotton, 2Z, 2 shoots, ivory

Pile: Wool, symmetrical knot

Density: 6-7 horizontal, 10-12 vertical

Sides: Wool, 2 warps overcast in bands of rose and beige, silk fringe

Ends: Upper warp fringe. Lower – 3/4 in. light blue Kilim, warp fringe, both under added silk fringe

Colors: Fuchsia, raspberry, deep rose, ivory, pale celery, light to medium khaki, chamois, alabaster, light seafoam green, caramel, deep raw umber, acorn


Basra Ghordes Prayer Rug early 18th C.

Basra Ghordes Prayer Rug early 18th C.

Losses to pile, extensive reweaves. Size 153 x 114 cm


Ghiordes Prayer Rug, circa 1875 

Ghiordes Prayer Rug, circa 1875

West Anatolia. Approximately 5 ft. 2 in. by 3 ft. 9 in. (1.58 m. by 1.14 m.)

Warp: Wool, Z2S, alternate warp moderately to strongly depressed, ivory

Weft: Cotton, 2Z, 2 shoots, ivory

Pile: Wool, symmetrical knot

Density: 6-7 horizontal, 10-12 vertical

Sides: Wool, 2 warps overcast in bands of rose and beige, silk fringe

Ends: Upper – warp fringe. Lower – 3/4 in. light blue Kilim, warp fringe, both under added silk fringe

Colors: Fuchsia, raspberry, deep rose, ivory, pale celery, light to medium khaki, chamois, alabaster, light seafoam green, caramel, deep raw umber, acorn


A Ghiordes prayer rug, West Anatolia

A Ghiordes prayer rug, West Anatolia

Circa 1850, original kilim ends, oxidized browns, rewoven areas in border, approximately 5 ft. 8 in. by 4 ft. 3 in. (1.73 by 1.29 m)


A Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, 18th/19th ct.

A Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, 18th/19th ct.

Size 166 x 132 cm. Very delicate coloring. Brightly colored borders framing a blue mihrab field with abrash. Reduced on edges, minor repiling, old plug repairs, evening low pile.


Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, approx. 1800

Ghiordes Prayer Rug, West Anatolia, approx. 1800

Size 162 x 134 cm. Old restorations and repiling thin.


Ghiordes Prayer Rug 1st half 19th C.

Ghiordes Prayer Rug 1st half 19th C.

Western Anatolia. Losses to pile, repairs.

Size 162 x 108 cm

This unique piece from the Gördes area is a rural version of the fine urban prayer rugs. The generous border with its flowerstuffs forms a powerful frame around the blue-green prayer field.


The Ghiordes Prayer Rug

The Ghiordes Prayer Rug
Origin: West Anatolia late 19th c.

Size: ca. 140 x 112 cm

Notes on Condition: Literature References. Slightly reduced at lower end, sides original with only minor damage. Pile with minor traces.


Gordes Prayer Carpet

Gordes Prayer Carpet

135 x 176 cm. Gördes, Manisa. Early 19th century.


Ghiordes prayer rug, Western Anatolia Late 19th century

Ghiordes prayer rug, Western Anatolia Late 19th century

Minor repiling and tinting. Approximate size 3’7” x 5’7”


Ghiordes Mejid Rug end of 19th C.

Ghiordes Mejid Rug end of 19th C.


Ghiordes Rug Early 20th C.

Ghiordes Rug Early 20th C.

Ghiordes, Western Anatolia. Approximate size 5’ x 7’