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Early South Caucasian Carpet
New
520 x 270 cm (17' 1" x 8' 10")
Caucasus, early 19th century but dated 1130 (1717)
Condition: according to age, low pile in places, lower border restored, upper end slightly restored, several old repairs and reweavings
Provenance: Swiss Private Collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
This decorative carpet is impressively large, featuring a prominent white medallion set against a dark blue background.
This medallion design is characteristic of carpets from the Karabagh region. The field features a grid pattern in which star-shaped blossoms and various palmettes alternate. In the lower half, the weaver has arranged these in a mixed pattern, while in the upper half she has opted for a diagonal arrangement.
In the second row from the bottom is a motif that does not appear elsewhere. Perhaps it was a sort of trademark of hers, or perhaps she simply grew tired of it. The medallion has shifted slightly to the right, and the weaver has filled the space to the right and left of it with small motifs. Between the octagonal tiles, diamond shapes form, each adorned with a highly abstracted floral motif. A beautiful green-blue border elegantly frames the field.
A date is inscribed in the medallion, though it does not mark the carpet's date of origin. A highly interesting comparison is a Kelleh from the Karabagh region, which follows the same basic principle in a naturalistic-floral manner with an almost identical medallion, yet interprets it in a completely different way. Sotheby's, April 11, 2024, Lot 111.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000
Caucasus, early 19th century but dated 1130 (1717)
Condition: according to age, low pile in places, lower border restored, upper end slightly restored, several old repairs and reweavings
Provenance: Swiss Private Collection
Warp: wool, weft: wool, pile: wool
This decorative carpet is impressively large, featuring a prominent white medallion set against a dark blue background.
This medallion design is characteristic of carpets from the Karabagh region. The field features a grid pattern in which star-shaped blossoms and various palmettes alternate. In the lower half, the weaver has arranged these in a mixed pattern, while in the upper half she has opted for a diagonal arrangement.
In the second row from the bottom is a motif that does not appear elsewhere. Perhaps it was a sort of trademark of hers, or perhaps she simply grew tired of it. The medallion has shifted slightly to the right, and the weaver has filled the space to the right and left of it with small motifs. Between the octagonal tiles, diamond shapes form, each adorned with a highly abstracted floral motif. A beautiful green-blue border elegantly frames the field.
A date is inscribed in the medallion, though it does not mark the carpet's date of origin. A highly interesting comparison is a Kelleh from the Karabagh region, which follows the same basic principle in a naturalistic-floral manner with an almost identical medallion, yet interprets it in a completely different way. Sotheby's, April 11, 2024, Lot 111.
Estimate: € 8000 - 12000