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Early Sivas Saf Kilim Fragment
New
159 x 156 cm (5' 3" x 5' 1")
Turkey, 18th century
Condition: fragment, reduced in length, several small old repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool
The rare Anatolian double-niche kilims are among the most sought-after collector's items and have achieved the highest prices in the past (HALI 97, p. 133). They owe their name to their resemblance to mihrab carpets and prayer niches in mosques. However, one can also interpret their design as outlining a mosque with two minarets.
Essentially, there are three variants: In some examples, the niches are broad and separated by bold bands. In others, the niches are narrow, but the separating bands are equally strong. In the third type, the niches are also narrow but divided only by fine color stripes. When these stripes extend finger-like yet do not reach the edge of the kilim, the illusion of a mosque is most easily visualized. This last, minimalist version is undoubtedly the most elegant.
A fragmentary, though full-length preserved example is illustrated in Jürg Rageth's catalogue 'Early Forms and Colours', 1990, Plate 10. This piece displays six niches; comparing the measurements suggests that our example would have originally featured at least seven niches.
Beyond the perfectly beautiful colors of this kilim, it also offers a lesson in how symmetry can be achieved subtly in artistic expression. The most obvious symmetry is found in the blue frames of the niches that enclose the central green field. Less immediately apparent is the relationship among the other frame colors: the left and central frames are of the same color, while the right frame is aubergine. However, the right field shares its color with the left frames, and the right frame corresponds to the aubergine-colored field on the far left.
Two different shades of red appear within the blue frames, providing contrast to the respective other red tones. The large blue hooks within these frames are mirrored by a small blue hook on the left side. Finally, a small aubergine-colored hook in the green field centers the entire composition.
Thus emerges a subtle harmony, with a chromatic elegance that one never tires of admiring.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000
Turkey, 18th century
Condition: fragment, reduced in length, several small old repairs, slight signs of use
Warp: wool, weft: wool
The rare Anatolian double-niche kilims are among the most sought-after collector's items and have achieved the highest prices in the past (HALI 97, p. 133). They owe their name to their resemblance to mihrab carpets and prayer niches in mosques. However, one can also interpret their design as outlining a mosque with two minarets.
Essentially, there are three variants: In some examples, the niches are broad and separated by bold bands. In others, the niches are narrow, but the separating bands are equally strong. In the third type, the niches are also narrow but divided only by fine color stripes. When these stripes extend finger-like yet do not reach the edge of the kilim, the illusion of a mosque is most easily visualized. This last, minimalist version is undoubtedly the most elegant.
A fragmentary, though full-length preserved example is illustrated in Jürg Rageth's catalogue 'Early Forms and Colours', 1990, Plate 10. This piece displays six niches; comparing the measurements suggests that our example would have originally featured at least seven niches.
Beyond the perfectly beautiful colors of this kilim, it also offers a lesson in how symmetry can be achieved subtly in artistic expression. The most obvious symmetry is found in the blue frames of the niches that enclose the central green field. Less immediately apparent is the relationship among the other frame colors: the left and central frames are of the same color, while the right frame is aubergine. However, the right field shares its color with the left frames, and the right frame corresponds to the aubergine-colored field on the far left.
Two different shades of red appear within the blue frames, providing contrast to the respective other red tones. The large blue hooks within these frames are mirrored by a small blue hook on the left side. Finally, a small aubergine-colored hook in the green field centers the entire composition.
Thus emerges a subtle harmony, with a chromatic elegance that one never tires of admiring.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000