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Unusual Shirvan
New
150 x 107 cm (4' 11" x 3' 6")
Caucasus, mid 19th century
Condition: used, low pile in places, both ends incomplete, several old repairs and reweavings, selvedges rebound
Published: "Teppiche aus dem Kaukasus", Ulrich Schürmann, 1965, p. 198
Warp: wool, weft: cotton, pile: wool
This small, elegant rug was already illustrated in 1965 in Ulrich Schürmann's Caucasus "Bible". On page 198 of "Teppiche aus dem Kaukasus", Schürmann, the doyen of the carpet trade in Germany at the time, describes the piece as North Shirvan or Kuba and dates it to the late 18th century. A little more than half a century later, and with the corresponding increase in knowledge, one can speak with greater certainty of Shirvan and date the rug to the 19th century.
One thing that has not changed is its uniqueness. There is no directly comparable example. The diamonds in wonderful colors on a deep blue ground are unparalleled, even though the borders are familiar. The wineglass/leaf border, today more commonly referred to as a calyx border, is framed by densely drawn secondary borders, which Schürmann described as a "barber-pole" pattern. The hook-adorned triangles projecting into the field were probably inspired by botehs; such designs can be seen on Sarab and Hamadan carpets, where they also project from the side. One might be tempted to associate the piece with a Shirvan depicted on page 197 of Gans-Ruedin's "Caucasian Carpets," but the resemblance is only remote.
However, we come closer to the mark on page 15 of Maria Cohen's "Shirvan," Umberto Allemandi & C., 1995. The carpet appears less elegant, but in a shimmering way that is not unattractive. Instead of dots in the quarters, the diamonds feature additional diamonds and display the same dotted border. Instead of the midnight-blue ground, the diamonds are shown on a beige-brown ground.
Schürmann concluded his description of the rug with the words: "The rug captivates through the variety and beauty of the colors used, which, in unusually muted tones, give the small piece its distinctive character."
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000
Caucasus, mid 19th century
Condition: used, low pile in places, both ends incomplete, several old repairs and reweavings, selvedges rebound
Published: "Teppiche aus dem Kaukasus", Ulrich Schürmann, 1965, p. 198
Warp: wool, weft: cotton, pile: wool
This small, elegant rug was already illustrated in 1965 in Ulrich Schürmann's Caucasus "Bible". On page 198 of "Teppiche aus dem Kaukasus", Schürmann, the doyen of the carpet trade in Germany at the time, describes the piece as North Shirvan or Kuba and dates it to the late 18th century. A little more than half a century later, and with the corresponding increase in knowledge, one can speak with greater certainty of Shirvan and date the rug to the 19th century.
One thing that has not changed is its uniqueness. There is no directly comparable example. The diamonds in wonderful colors on a deep blue ground are unparalleled, even though the borders are familiar. The wineglass/leaf border, today more commonly referred to as a calyx border, is framed by densely drawn secondary borders, which Schürmann described as a "barber-pole" pattern. The hook-adorned triangles projecting into the field were probably inspired by botehs; such designs can be seen on Sarab and Hamadan carpets, where they also project from the side. One might be tempted to associate the piece with a Shirvan depicted on page 197 of Gans-Ruedin's "Caucasian Carpets," but the resemblance is only remote.
However, we come closer to the mark on page 15 of Maria Cohen's "Shirvan," Umberto Allemandi & C., 1995. The carpet appears less elegant, but in a shimmering way that is not unattractive. Instead of dots in the quarters, the diamonds feature additional diamonds and display the same dotted border. Instead of the midnight-blue ground, the diamonds are shown on a beige-brown ground.
Schürmann concluded his description of the rug with the words: "The rug captivates through the variety and beauty of the colors used, which, in unusually muted tones, give the small piece its distinctive character."
Estimate: € 4000 - 6000