Eine Fotoaufnahme eines Kayseri Teppichs.

Bild vom Alter Kayseri aus reiner Seide Teppich - 2

Kayseri in pure silk | 220 x 158 cm | Nr. 19593

3.900,00 €

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Kayseri in pure silk

This rug in dark blue and beige exists in this form only once: it combines traditional craftsmanship with timeless elegance. The knot density of around 350,000 knots per m² makes the elaborate workmanship visible – right down to the fine execution of the details. At 220 × 158 cm it is perfectly placed as a living-room rug. It also cuts a fine figure under a dining table for four to six people. Colouring and texture give the room a homely atmosphere – with a character no other rug shares.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Turkey
Dimensions	220 cm x 158 cm (= 3.48 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: pure silk Weft & Warp: pure silk
knots	350.000
Year of manufacture	1970
Condition	pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Kayseri (Latin Caesarea, named in honour of the Roman emperor Tiberius) is the capital of the province of the same name, Kayseri, in Cappadocia in Turkey. Kayseri rugs (also Kaiseri rugs) are usually made of pure silk. They are highly valuable and decorative. Kayseri rugs are typically knotted in smaller sizes and used as wall hangings or prayer rugs.

Material

The silk in the pile of this Kayseri in pure silk makes the colours of the pattern shine in ever-changing facets, depending on how the light falls. It turns this Kayseri in pure silk into a real highlight and creates an atmosphere in the room that is cosy and at the same time thoroughly elegant and refined. Silk is obtained by hand from the cocoons of the silkworm. Because the individual silk filaments are extremely long, very fine yarns can be produced that are light yet still strong. Fine yarn allows smaller rug knots to be tied and so finer patterns to be created. That is why the finest rugs in the world are hand-knotted from pure silk.

With this Kayseri in pure silk, even the foundation is made of pure silk. Thanks to the thin yet hard-wearing material of the weft and warp threads, a particularly fine knotting and therefore a particularly fine pattern is possible.

Condition

This Kayseri in pure silk has a story to tell. It was knotted around 1970. It has been cleaned thoroughly and is in good, though only partly restored, condition. The pile of this beautiful silk rug has grown thin overall and is worn to varying degrees. The fringes also need repair in places and the edges are slightly discoloured here and there. We have not fully restored this Kayseri in pure silk because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course gladly carry the restoration further for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect condition.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.