Hereké silk carpet with metallic thread embellishment (warp, - Lot 295

Hereké silk carpet with metallic thread embellishment (warp, weft and silk pile), Western Turkey. Turkey, circa 1930-1950. 156 x 109 cm Signed. This carpet is enhanced by numerous trees with small and large birds nesting on an ivory background. An ivory border with polychrome flower garlands is framed by two counterborders. Good condition. "Héréké is a small Turkish town on the shores of the Gulf of Izmit. In 1844, when the Ottomans had to abandon abandon Egypt, they transferred the major manufacturing trades from Cairo to Héréké. Héréké, closer Héréké, closer to Istanbul, seemed the ideal place to continue Cairo's own textile tradition of superb rugs for the aristocracy. for the local aristocracy and European ambassadors. Indeed, a year earlier, in 1843, a very large silk spinning mill, the Manufacture Impériale de la Soie, was inaugurated in Héréké. Manufacture Impériale de la Soie. From the outset, Héréké carpets were regarded as prestigious pieces for their and the quality of the material used - silk and precious metal threads. The silk thread used for the entire carpet made it possible to achieve exceptional knotting finesse." Bibliographical reference: Sabahi T., Splendeurs des tapis d'Orient, Atlas edition, p.211.