2'11" x 7'3" Turkish Kayseri Runner | Ivory Field with 5 Octagon Medallions | Olive Gold and Sage Borders
Five camel octagons march down the center of this 2'11" x 7'3" Turkish Kayseri runner, each one set in its own ivory compartment and linked to the next by bold key motifs. The geometry is crisp, the colors are warm and earthy, and the layered olive gold and sage borders give it the weight a good runner needs along a hallway floor. It is hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation at 140 to 150 knots per square inch. This is a used rug in good condition with a distressed area at one end, and it is highly discounted for that reason, which makes it a great runner for the money. It comes with our certificate of authenticity.
Please Note About the Photographs:
This runner has a distressed area at one end, documented in the second photo. Please also watch the video until the end, where the area is shown up close. The runner is highly discounted to reflect its condition. If you would like more photos, contact us and we will send them.
Design and Motifs
The field is divided into 5 stacked compartments, each with a camel octagon at its center. Inside every octagon, a rust and olive diamond holds a tiny 4-petal flower, surrounded by ivory hooked arms, red-brown arrow bars and rows of key shapes above and below. The ivory ground around each octagon is scattered with small framed squares, rust panels with slate blue S-forms, sage cross tiles and spidery rust star motifs, and sage green checkered triangles fill the corners where the compartments meet. Between the octagons, interlocking key motifs in slate grey, rust and sage tie the column together, a drawing style borrowed from Caucasian village rugs. The main border is olive gold, with large round medallions that alternate between sage green and salmon on ivory, joined by small rust and ivory diamonds. Sage green guard stripes of tiny salmon, navy and ivory rosettes run on both sides, framed by narrow rust and ivory zigzag bands.
The Colors: Ivory, Olive Gold and Sage Green
The field is a warm ivory, slightly creamy, which keeps a long, narrow rug from feeling dark in a hallway. Camel, a soft sandy tan, fills the 5 octagons and gives the center its rhythm. The main border is olive gold, an earthy mustard-green that frames the field firmly, while sage green carries the guard stripes and the checkered corner triangles. Rust red runs through the narrow zigzag bands, the diamond centers and the arrow bars, adding warmth, and salmon softens the rosettes and border medallions. Slate blue appears in the S-forms and key motifs, and navy and black outline the drawing so every shape stays clean. The overall palette is calm and natural, an easy fit for wood floors and neutral walls. The fringe is natural cotton.
Kayseri Weaving and the Turkish Runner Tradition
Kayseri, in central Anatolia, has supplied hand-knotted rugs to Turkish homes and export markets for generations, and its workshops are known for adapting designs from across the rug-weaving world. This runner takes the stacked medallions and key motifs of Caucasian village weaving and renders them with Anatolian wool on a cotton foundation, which keeps the runner straight and stable underfoot. At 140 to 150 knots per square inch, it is woven for floor use, dense enough for clean geometry and sturdy enough for daily traffic. At 2'11" x 7'3", it fits a hallway, an entry or the space beside a bed, and its distressed end is reflected in a price well below what a runner of this size and quality would normally cost.
