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Alpan Kuba
New
333 x 113 cm (10' 11" x 3' 8")
Caucasus, ca. 1870
Condition: very good, good pile, corroded brown, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
This wonderful, rare Kuba captivates with its excellent craftsmanship and beautifully vivid colors. At both ends of the field are vases from which, like a cornucopia, a wide variety of flowers spring forth. In the center stands a double vase, and if one were to place a mirror there, the entire rug would appear before one's eyes - so perfectly is its symmetry maintained.
In addition to the rug's great precision, the weaver has incorporated small irregularities that delight the wandering eye. Above the central vase, for example, two details can be seen in the red roses that do not appear elsewhere. Small symbols appear here and there in the field, as well as triangular shapes on the sides of the field. At the bottom, at the beginning of the rug, she intended to have a row of flowers accompany the border, but quickly realized that this would overwhelm the main pattern.
The main border is taken from the Chichi rugs, which also originate from the Kuba district. A rug offered by Rippon Boswell in Auction 80 as Lot 216 features this border as a motif at the upper edge of the field. This piece on a brown ground resembles ours, particularly through the same use of bold diagonal lines, but lacks the mirror symmetry. The heart-leaf tendril in the secondary border is also found there.
This rug, in excellent condition and rich colors, is a prime example of Caucasian weaving art.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000
Caucasus, ca. 1870
Condition: very good, good pile, corroded brown, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
This wonderful, rare Kuba captivates with its excellent craftsmanship and beautifully vivid colors. At both ends of the field are vases from which, like a cornucopia, a wide variety of flowers spring forth. In the center stands a double vase, and if one were to place a mirror there, the entire rug would appear before one's eyes - so perfectly is its symmetry maintained.
In addition to the rug's great precision, the weaver has incorporated small irregularities that delight the wandering eye. Above the central vase, for example, two details can be seen in the red roses that do not appear elsewhere. Small symbols appear here and there in the field, as well as triangular shapes on the sides of the field. At the bottom, at the beginning of the rug, she intended to have a row of flowers accompany the border, but quickly realized that this would overwhelm the main pattern.
The main border is taken from the Chichi rugs, which also originate from the Kuba district. A rug offered by Rippon Boswell in Auction 80 as Lot 216 features this border as a motif at the upper edge of the field. This piece on a brown ground resembles ours, particularly through the same use of bold diagonal lines, but lacks the mirror symmetry. The heart-leaf tendril in the secondary border is also found there.
This rug, in excellent condition and rich colors, is a prime example of Caucasian weaving art.
Estimate: € 6000 - 8000