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Auction date: Saturday 29. May 2010 at 03 PM
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West Anatolian Carpet Lot: 131
West Anatolian Carpet The black-brown field shows a repeat drawn in a geometric style. Yellow arabesques as well as red and green palmettes are linked by hooked twigs. The white-ground border is decorated with heart-shaped designs. This very rare piece, made somewhere in West Anatolia but neither in the Bergama nor the Ushak region, belongs to a group of carpets in which a border design has migrated to the field. For instance, borders displaying the designs seen here are encountered in Ghirlandaio „keyhole“ carpets. The earliest representation of an Anatolian carpet showing a border design in the field is found on a family portrait of King Henry VIII in Hampton Court Palace, dated 1547. As is so often the case in antique Anatolian carpets, the ornaments that at first glance appear like highly stylised floral designs can also be interpreted as abstract animals, meaning that an older Anatolian tradition continued in disguise, as it were. Divided horizontally in the past, the carpet was recently re-joined, but today it is either complete or only missing a fraction of its original overall length. The damaged sides have been backed with red fabric, various repiled areas.
Origin:
West Anatolia
Size:
238 x 163 cm
Age:
Early 17th century
Estimate:
35.000,00 €
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Pinwheel Kazak Lot: 132
Pinwheel Kazak Late 19th century Pinwheel Kazak rugs woven in this distinctive design are smaller and squarer in dimension than their predecessors. Several restored and repiled areas, original selvedges, somewhat reduced ends.
Origin:
South West Caucasus
Size:
202 x 162 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
Estimate:
14.000,00 €
Literature:
TABIBNIA, MOSHE, Kazak del XIX Seculo. Milan 1995, pl. 2
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Shirvan Prayer Rug Lot: 133
Shirvan Prayer Rug A finely woven, white-ground Shirvan prayer rug with a hexagonal lattice design containing flowering plants. Next to the wide, tower-like mihrab at the top a date appears, „1274“ in the Islamic calendar, corresponding to „1858“ in the Christian calendar. Slightly reduced all around, the pile is heavily worn in places.
Origin:
East Caucasus
Size:
156 x 103 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
Estimate:
2.300,00 €
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Chondzoresk Lot: 134
Chondzoresk A Chondzoresk with two large, octagonal medallions on a light red field; the octagons enclose the characteristic sinuous lines arranged concentrically around a central rectangle. These designs used to be interpreted as cloud bands, and their Chinese origin was considered a given fact. However, recent insights have revealed the sinuous lines to be stylised animal forms, probably dragons. Somewhat reduced ends, original sides. Slight signs of wear in the pile.
Origin:
South Caucasus, Karabagh region
Size:
220 x 159 cm
Age:
Ca. 1880
Estimate:
4.000,00 €
Literature:
EDER, DORIS, Orientteppiche. Vol. 1: Kaukasische Teppiche. Munich 1979, no. 83 *** SPUHLER, FRIEDRICH, KÖNIG, HANS & VOLKMANN, MARTIN, Alte Orientteppiche. Meisterstücke aus deutschen Privatsammlungen. Munich 1978, no. 59
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Baku Kelleh Lot: 135
Baku Kelleh Judging by its comparatively coarse weave and the palette of several pastel shades, this antique kelleh showing an Afshan repeat was made in one of the Baku workshops. The design was also popular in Shirvan and Kuba. Original selvedges, minimally reduced ends. Minor repairs, uniformly low pile.
Origin:
South East Caucasus
Size:
342 x 163 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
Estimate:
14.500,00 €
Literature:
GROTE-HASENBALG, WERNER, Der Orientteppich. Seine Geschichte und seine Kultur. Berlin 1922, vol. 2, pl. 33 *** SCHÜRMANN, ULRICH, Caucasian Rugs. Ramsdell 1974, no. 96
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Mishan Malayer Lot: 136
Mishan Malayer The midnight blue field shows a repeat of elegantly curving, slender botehs set at an angle and placed in diagonal rows interspersed with twigs and flowers. Both in ornamentation and style, the field design is obviously influenced by East Persian models. In contrast, the three border stripes display typical motifs of the Hamadan region. Sides newly overcast, somewhat reduced at the top, otherwise in good condition.
Origin:
West Persia, Hamadan region
Size:
202 x 133
Age:
Ca. 1910
Estimate:
3.300,00 €
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Sultanabad Lot: 137
Sultanabad A white-ground carpet in an oversized format, with a spaciously conceived repeat of flowers, palmettes, sickle leaves and large bands curved into S-shapes executed in pastel shades. The carpet was made in the Ziegler workshops of Sultanabad. Originally considerably wider, the main and outer borders were removed at some point to make the carpet fit a certain room format. Slight signs of wear, in good overall condition.
Origin:
West Persia, Arak region
Size:
748 x 334 cm
Age:
Ca. 1880
Estimate:
65.000,00 €
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Bassiri Sofreh Lot: 138
Bassiri Sofreh This rare square kilim, with a spaciously designed repeat of diamonds in light, cheerful colours, was made by the Bassiri of Fars province. It probably served as an eating cloth used for meals (sofreh). Completely preserved, good condition.
Origin:
South West Persia, Fars
Size:
128 x 117 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
Estimate:
4.000,00 €
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Rollakan Täcke Lot: 139
Rollakan Täcke This beautiful flatweave in Rollakan technique, composed of two joined panels, is a bröllops täcke, meaning a bedspread for a bridal couple. It was made in the Gärds or Villand district of north eastern Skåne. Small male and female figures in traditional costume, drawn in detail, have been inserted into the pattern and distributed across the entire surface of the field. Very finely woven, clear brilliant colours, a masterpiece of Swedish folk art. Very good condition.
Origin:
South Sweden, Skåne district
Size:
183 x 130 cm
Age:
First half 19th century
Estimate:
4.500,00 €
Literature:
BAUSBACK, PETER, Antike Teppiche. Sammlung Franz Bausback 1987/88. Mannheim 1987, p.17 *** WILLBORG, PETER, Skånsk Allmogevävnad 1700-1850. Stockholm 1989, no. 42 *** HANSEN, VIVEKA, Swedish Textile Art. Traditional Marriage Weavings From Scania. The Khalili Collection. London 1996, no. 48
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Silk Tabriz Lot: 140
Silk Tabriz A rare silk Tabriz with a light red field culminating in a wide niche at the top. Below the niche, the design of branches, twigs, leaves, flowers, pillars, palanquin shapes and two blue cartouches containing birds is drawn in an austerely geometric style, and conceived in mirror image along the vertical axis. The fact that the carpet was knotted against the direction of the design points to Tabriz as a provenance. High-quality silk carpets such as this finely and carefully executed example were commissioned by the Persian upper class in the 19th century, and are often based on designs by artists who conceived bespoke patterns. Slight damage to the sides, minimally reduced at the upper end, the original kilim finish of light blue wefts survives at the bottom.
Origin:
North West Persia, Azerbaijan
Size:
178 x 138 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
Estimate:
13.000,00 €