Hereke Turkish Rug "two Cypresses"

Carpet Hereke Turkish "Two Cypresses" 1930
Entirely hand-knotted, vegetable dyeing, Pure wool, Size: 2,00mX1,25m
of Hereke carpets in the Hall of Ambassadors of the Palace of Dolmabahçe.Les Hereke carpets are carpets only products Hereke, a coastal city in Turkey located 60 kilometers Istanbul.Le Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid I founded the Imperial factory at Hereke in 1841 to provide all necessary textiles to decorate his new Dolmabahçe Palace on Bosphorus. He gathered the best artists and weavers throughout the Empire in this city, where they began to produce carpets large and of very high quality, with unique patterns.