Vintage Zeki Müren Runner Rug in Beige With Red Cintamani Motifs | Rug & Kilim

Description

Made with hand-knotted wool circa 1960-1970, this 3x6 vintage runner rug from Turkey is believed to be the work of … more Made with hand-knotted wool circa 1960-1970, this 3x6 vintage runner rug from Turkey is believed to be the work of mid-century Turkish artist Zeki Müren. It’s a rare and exciting new curation from Rug & Kilim’s Mid-Century Pasha Collection—a collection devoted to Müren’s remaining and inspired works in our craft today.

On the Design:

This vintage Turkish rug features a beige field underscoring cintamani motifs in red tones—a fabulous play of traditional Oriental rug design and a mid-century modern air that has vast applications. Admirers of the craft may appreciate the cintamani pattern as a celebrated Hindu and Buddhist motif, commonly seen on Indian and Tibetan rugs with the same repetition of three balls above wavy lines as those here. Few ateliers could create such a smart sense of depth and dimensionality in such a reserved way, and this piece is exemplary of that beauty, as well as the many others that speak to Müren as a master of his craft.

Condition:

This vintage Zeki Müren rug further enjoys great condition for its age and origin, as well as nearly all its full pile, with minimal areas of wear—an extremely collectible find among his works both designers and curators in high-end rugs will appreciate today. less