Bessarabian Rugs Carpets

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The bessarabian nomenclature relates to a group of nineteenth century carpets and flat weaves or kilims made in the mountainous carpathian region between the ukraine and moldova. Inspired by an oushak tribal rug made in turkey in the mid to late 19th century in a design that bridges persian carpets and bessarabian rugs of ukraine and russia. The most common bessarabian rugs material is wool. There are 720 bessarabian rugs for sale on etsy and they cost 351 94 on average.

Did you scroll all this way to get facts about bessarabian rugs. Although little is known about the circumstances or workshops where these rugs and flat weaves were fashioned the output shows a synthesis of local folk motifs and designs inspired by eighteenth century french. The bessarabian carpets differ from antique persian carpets in many ways. For example unlike persian carpets bessarabian rugs cannot be classified to a region according to the way the rugs were woven their weaves provide indications regarding the area for which they were created rather than for their classification.

The most popular color. In the 19th century carpets were woven in workshops and larger urban factories in ukraine moldova european russia and western siberia. Bessarabia is a trade term referring to antique flatwoven carpets from the russian sphere of influence. A bessarabian rug the taupe field with stars and an enlarged diamond framing a central roundel containing a centerpiece and geometric leaves within a beige border with connected cartouches containing geometric motifs the bessarabian nomenclature relates to a group of nineteenth century european rugs and flat weaves or antique kilim rugs made in the mountainous carpathian region between the.

Well you re in luck because here they come. 5 out of 5 stars 1 1 reviews 850 00 free shipping only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart. The term ukrainian is also a misnomer when applied to knotted pile carpets from that region. Adapts the style of nomadic weavers of oushak using few colors extra thick yarn and large turkish knots.

Moldavian rugs are well known with their flower motifs on a dark and rarely these one are more valuable beige background. Rose kilim rugs also called bessarabian were handmade in moldavia and montenegro eastern european sates.