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19
Early Central Anatolian "Bellini"-Rug
New
218 x 134 cm (7' 2" x 4' 5")
Turkey, first half 17th century
Condition: according to age, low pile, corroded brown, several old repairs and missing parts, sides and ends partially incomplete
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Carpets with "re-entrant" or "keyhole" designs can be found in Italian paintings from the late 15th century, notably by Cima da Conegliano and Gentile Bellini, and in the 16th century by Lorenzo Lotto and Hans Holbein. Carpets from this period are illustrated in Balpinar/Hirsch, 'Vakiflar Museum Carpets', pp. 212-225.
Johanna Zick classified these carpets into four groups in 1961, a categorization that remains valid to this day. Our piece belongs to Group D. Michael Franses further divides Group D into two subgroups: D1 and D2, in the book 'Orient Stars II - Anatolian Tribal Rugs', Hali Publications, 2021, pp. 82/83.
A Dutch painting from 1673 depicts a "keyhole" pattern that is very similar to ours, and the border also appears closely related, although it is shown in dark tones (ibid., p. 81). The border framing our piece can also be seen as a further development of the "ragged leaf" border, as seen on a prayer rug with a "keyhole" pattern in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul (Inv. No. 357, Michael Franses, 'Orient Stars II', p. 79).
Most of these wonderful pieces originate from Central Anatolia, with some from Western Anatolia. The pattern ultimately reached its final form in the 19th century in the Sewan Kazaks from the Caucasus. The entire group has been comprehensively discussed by John Mills in HALI 58, pp. 86-103.
This piece, significant in terms of design history and also anchored in a Dutch Old Master painting, will, after careful conservation, hold a central place in the history of Anatolian carpets.
Estimate: € 30000 - 40000
Turkey, first half 17th century
Condition: according to age, low pile, corroded brown, several old repairs and missing parts, sides and ends partially incomplete
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Carpets with "re-entrant" or "keyhole" designs can be found in Italian paintings from the late 15th century, notably by Cima da Conegliano and Gentile Bellini, and in the 16th century by Lorenzo Lotto and Hans Holbein. Carpets from this period are illustrated in Balpinar/Hirsch, 'Vakiflar Museum Carpets', pp. 212-225.
Johanna Zick classified these carpets into four groups in 1961, a categorization that remains valid to this day. Our piece belongs to Group D. Michael Franses further divides Group D into two subgroups: D1 and D2, in the book 'Orient Stars II - Anatolian Tribal Rugs', Hali Publications, 2021, pp. 82/83.
A Dutch painting from 1673 depicts a "keyhole" pattern that is very similar to ours, and the border also appears closely related, although it is shown in dark tones (ibid., p. 81). The border framing our piece can also be seen as a further development of the "ragged leaf" border, as seen on a prayer rug with a "keyhole" pattern in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Istanbul (Inv. No. 357, Michael Franses, 'Orient Stars II', p. 79).
Most of these wonderful pieces originate from Central Anatolia, with some from Western Anatolia. The pattern ultimately reached its final form in the 19th century in the Sewan Kazaks from the Caucasus. The entire group has been comprehensively discussed by John Mills in HALI 58, pp. 86-103.
This piece, significant in terms of design history and also anchored in a Dutch Old Master painting, will, after careful conservation, hold a central place in the history of Anatolian carpets.
Estimate: € 30000 - 40000