Hereke carpets

Hereke is a former small fisherman’s village near Istanbul and genuine Hereke Carpets and rugs are knotted in this small town. Sultan Abdulmejid I established the Royal Court Manufacture in Hereke in 1843. After the end of the Ottoman Empire in 1923 the Royal Court Manufacture in Hereke was closed and the carpet production came almost to an end. Around 1950 some families in Hereke started once again to produce Hereke silk rugs.

Hereke Palace carpets

Hereke Palace carpet (Hereke carpets, Dolmebahce Palace)

Hereke silk rugs

A Hereke full silk rug, Turkey. C. 1.4 mio. kn. pr. sqm. Monogram signed. Second half 20th century. 112 x 90 cm. (Bruun Rasmussen 28 February 2018)

A signed silk and metal thread Hereke rug, Turkey. C. 800.000 kn. pr. m2. Second half 20th century. 175 x 127 cm. (Bruun Rasmussen September 2017)

Lot 517. Hereke silk rug circa 1910. — Hereke silk rug circa 1910. (Hans Homm 27 June 2015)

Lot 230. Silk Hereke 157 x 100 cm (Auktionshaus Hüll January 2014)

A signed full silk Hereke rug, Turkey. Niche design on a red field. C. 1.21 mio. kn. pr. sqm. Second half of the 20th century. 114 x 89 cm. (Bruun Rasmussen February 2014)

A signed full silk Hereke rug, Turkey. Niche design. C. 1.6 mio. kn. pr. sqm. Second half of the 20th century. 20. årh.s anden halvdel. 95 x 65 cm. (Bruun Rasmussen February 2014)

A signed full silk Hereke rug, Turkey. Niche design with the tree of life. C. 1 mio. kn. pr. sqm. Second half of the 20th century. 145 x 99 cm. (Bruun Rasmussen February 2014)

Images in the Hereke rug gallery are published with permission from auction houses, dealers, collectors or museums.