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Extremely fine Marasali Prayer Rug on silk foundation (12 x 12 knots per sq cm)
New
134 x 100 cm (4' 5" x 3' 3")
Caucasus, dated 1254 (1837)
Condition: very good according to age, good pile, minor small repairs, scattered small moth damages, original endings
Warp: silk, weft: silk, pile: wool with silk highlights
This carpet from the Shirvan region is a technical and artistic masterpiece. The popular motif of single blossoms within a network of vines, inspired by Mughal carpets and textiles, is executed with extraordinary precision. At first glance, the red and yellow angles dominate the field. Upon closer inspection, however, one notices that all other floral motifs are also knotted in exact alignment and continue consistently in the corner sections.
All of Gaul? Not quite - right in the center of the lower field, at the base of the yellow angle, the weaver took the liberty of changing the color of a single blossom.
Five fine borders enclose the field, with the black-ground borders not only displaying the same pattern but also establishing a color connection to the vine motifs of the central field. The yellow secondary border with its leaf or boteh shapes also dominates the gable area, nearly distracting from the fact that the delicate reciprocal crenellation border actually interrupts this connection.
Above the gable is an inscription bearing the date 1254 of the Hijra, corresponding to 1837 AD. The left inscription reads: "Malak and Sakineh Khanym in the year 1254 (1837)." The right inscription is difficult to decipher: "Property of the Palace of the King." The carpet originates from Friedrichshof Palace. Friedrichshof Palace was built between 1889 and 1893/94 as a widow's residence in Kronberg im Taunus for the former German Empress Victoria (Empress Friedrich) - an English princess - who named it "Friedrichshof" in honor of her late husband Frederick III. Thus, the inscription also confirms the noble provenance.
This carpet is - very unusually for the Caucasus - made of silk and is extremely finely knotted, with 12 x 12 knots per square centimeter.
Estimate: € 20000 - 30000
Caucasus, dated 1254 (1837)
Condition: very good according to age, good pile, minor small repairs, scattered small moth damages, original endings
Warp: silk, weft: silk, pile: wool with silk highlights
This carpet from the Shirvan region is a technical and artistic masterpiece. The popular motif of single blossoms within a network of vines, inspired by Mughal carpets and textiles, is executed with extraordinary precision. At first glance, the red and yellow angles dominate the field. Upon closer inspection, however, one notices that all other floral motifs are also knotted in exact alignment and continue consistently in the corner sections.
All of Gaul? Not quite - right in the center of the lower field, at the base of the yellow angle, the weaver took the liberty of changing the color of a single blossom.
Five fine borders enclose the field, with the black-ground borders not only displaying the same pattern but also establishing a color connection to the vine motifs of the central field. The yellow secondary border with its leaf or boteh shapes also dominates the gable area, nearly distracting from the fact that the delicate reciprocal crenellation border actually interrupts this connection.
Above the gable is an inscription bearing the date 1254 of the Hijra, corresponding to 1837 AD. The left inscription reads: "Malak and Sakineh Khanym in the year 1254 (1837)." The right inscription is difficult to decipher: "Property of the Palace of the King." The carpet originates from Friedrichshof Palace. Friedrichshof Palace was built between 1889 and 1893/94 as a widow's residence in Kronberg im Taunus for the former German Empress Victoria (Empress Friedrich) - an English princess - who named it "Friedrichshof" in honor of her late husband Frederick III. Thus, the inscription also confirms the noble provenance.
This carpet is - very unusually for the Caucasus - made of silk and is extremely finely knotted, with 12 x 12 knots per square centimeter.
Estimate: € 20000 - 30000