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Transylvanian Double Column Rug
New
184 x 125 cm (6' x 4' 1")
Turkey, ca. 1700
Condition: good, scattered low pile, several old repairs, sides incomplete
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
In Transylvania, many Turkish carpets from the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved, with numerous examples still found today in the fortified churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. A smaller yet significant group among these are the so-called "column carpets." In these, two, four, or even six columns - usually arranged in pairs - support niches in which flowers are depicted. These carpets represent a further development of the Ottoman niche carpets of the 16th century. In those early Ottoman examples, the columns are still shown in a three-dimensional manner, and instead of flowers, mosque lamps appear within the niches. Ottoman flowers, leaves, and vines are portrayed in a naturalistic style (see, for example, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Inv. no. 22.100.51).
In the Transylvanian carpets, increasing abstraction becomes evident from the 17th century onwards, yet the architectural character remains clearly recognizable. A particularly rare variant includes carpets that are mirrored along the horizontal axis - none of which, however, have survived in Transylvania. One might interpret such designs as a reflection in water, perhaps in a fountain, as the spatial impression behind the columns remains intact (see, for example, the frontispiece in Bausback 1978, Anatolian Knotted Carpets from Four Centuries).
Further evolution occurred in the 18th century, when the paired columns gradually merged into rigid, unified forms (see Herrmann, From Konya to Kokand, no. 3). The design development continued, as seen in a carpet housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and another published in McMullan's book, no. 92, dated to 1768.
This progression ultimately culminated in western Anatolia during the 19th century, with examples found among carpets from Bergama, Megri, Yüncü, and Kozak.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000
Turkey, ca. 1700
Condition: good, scattered low pile, several old repairs, sides incomplete
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
In Transylvania, many Turkish carpets from the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved, with numerous examples still found today in the fortified churches of the Transylvanian Saxons. A smaller yet significant group among these are the so-called "column carpets." In these, two, four, or even six columns - usually arranged in pairs - support niches in which flowers are depicted. These carpets represent a further development of the Ottoman niche carpets of the 16th century. In those early Ottoman examples, the columns are still shown in a three-dimensional manner, and instead of flowers, mosque lamps appear within the niches. Ottoman flowers, leaves, and vines are portrayed in a naturalistic style (see, for example, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Inv. no. 22.100.51).
In the Transylvanian carpets, increasing abstraction becomes evident from the 17th century onwards, yet the architectural character remains clearly recognizable. A particularly rare variant includes carpets that are mirrored along the horizontal axis - none of which, however, have survived in Transylvania. One might interpret such designs as a reflection in water, perhaps in a fountain, as the spatial impression behind the columns remains intact (see, for example, the frontispiece in Bausback 1978, Anatolian Knotted Carpets from Four Centuries).
Further evolution occurred in the 18th century, when the paired columns gradually merged into rigid, unified forms (see Herrmann, From Konya to Kokand, no. 3). The design development continued, as seen in a carpet housed in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge and another published in McMullan's book, no. 92, dated to 1768.
This progression ultimately culminated in western Anatolia during the 19th century, with examples found among carpets from Bergama, Megri, Yüncü, and Kozak.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000