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Red-Ground Karadashli Asmalyk
New
119 x 71 cm (3' 11" x 2' 4")
Turkmenistan, first half 19th century
Condition: good, low pile but not worn, lower end incomplete, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Red-ground Turkmen asmalyks are extremely rare and highly sought after by collectors. Only a few examples have been published. These coverings for the bride's camel were originally made in pairs, but have mostly been separated through trade and use in the West.
In this context, it is particularly interesting to compare this Asmalyk with the specimen we sold on September 28, 2019, as
Lot 137. In most Asmalyks, the leaves are monochromatic or, more rarely, decorated with small colored diamonds.
See also Hali 202, page 137, regarding this piece.
A relatively late red-ground hanging is illustrated as number 76 in the classic standard work by Mackie/Thompson, "Turkmen." On November 26, 2011, the auction house Rippon Boswell sold as Lot 225 a specimen that had previously been illustrated at the bottom of page 136 in Bausback 1980. Eberhart Herrmann even showed a pair from this rare group in "SOT IV" on page 185. A final piece from the Sienknecht Collection, in which the border is also drawn in red, can be seen in Hali 200 on page 185.
Estimate: € 10000 - 15000
Turkmenistan, first half 19th century
Condition: good, low pile but not worn, lower end incomplete, minor small repairs
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
Red-ground Turkmen asmalyks are extremely rare and highly sought after by collectors. Only a few examples have been published. These coverings for the bride's camel were originally made in pairs, but have mostly been separated through trade and use in the West.
In this context, it is particularly interesting to compare this Asmalyk with the specimen we sold on September 28, 2019, as
Lot 137. In most Asmalyks, the leaves are monochromatic or, more rarely, decorated with small colored diamonds.
See also Hali 202, page 137, regarding this piece.
A relatively late red-ground hanging is illustrated as number 76 in the classic standard work by Mackie/Thompson, "Turkmen." On November 26, 2011, the auction house Rippon Boswell sold as Lot 225 a specimen that had previously been illustrated at the bottom of page 136 in Bausback 1980. Eberhart Herrmann even showed a pair from this rare group in "SOT IV" on page 185. A final piece from the Sienknecht Collection, in which the border is also drawn in red, can be seen in Hali 200 on page 185.
Estimate: € 10000 - 15000