Catalogue: Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 26. November 2011 at 15 o'clock
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Lot: 251 | |
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| Chinese Kossu Fragment | Splendid Chinese silk kilims of this kind, with sections woven in gold thread, are called kossu or kesi. This small fragment of a dragon design once belonged to a decorative hanging placed over the backrest of one of the high chairs. – Several holes, backed with canvas. | |
| Origin: China |
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| Dimensions: 73 x 50 cm |
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| Age: 16th / 17th century |
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| Estimate: 2,400.00 € |
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Lot: 252 | |
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| Lesghi | A brown-ground Daghestan rug displaying six Lesghi stars in the field, embedded in a hermetically dense design of octagons and flowers. The wide, white-ground main border shows the so-called crab design. The many small crosses seen in the long sides of the border are a rare feature. – The brown-black ground of the field is corroded. Very good overall condition, with the original finishes all around. | |
| Origin: North East Caucasus |
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| Dimensions: 163 x 125 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| Estimate: 3,300.00 € |
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Lot: 253 | |
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| Shahsavan Kilim Mafrash | A side panel of a Shahsavan mafrash produced by a tribal group in the Mianeh region. The midnight blue field shows two rows of abstract birds stylised to ‘S’-forms, while the white-ground border contains tree designs. – Well preserved. | |
| Origin: North West Persia, Azerbaijan |
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| Dimensions: 61 x 119 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| Estimate: 900.00 € |
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Lot: 254 | |
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| Genje Prayer Rug | At first glance, this prayer rug in an elongated format appears to belong to the Akstafa group, but the palette and knotting structure suggest it was probably made in the Genje region. The midnight blue field contains a dense repeat of flatly drawn, geometric, stylised botehs enclosing small flowers, botehs or stepped polygons. Along the sides of the field, the weaver has inserted small animals wherever the design layout left free spaces. The lower horizontal band of the white-ground main border differs from the border above in that it shows a frieze of four-legged animals. – New overcasting along the sides, the kilim finishes have been preserved at the top and bottom. Uniformly low pile. | |
| Origin: Central Caucasus |
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| Dimensions: 192 x 92 cm |
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| Age: Late 19th century |
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| Estimate: 2,400.00 € |
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Lot: 255 | |
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| Yomut Chuval | A red-ground Yomut chuval of rare design. In the field, the primary design consists of 16 hooked stepped polygons interspersed with large diamonds. Five geometric, stylised trees with sprawling branches adorn the elem. – Cut and newly overcast sides, reduced upper and lower finishes, low pile, several repairs. The back is missing. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan |
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| Dimensions: 79 x 117 cm |
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| Age: Mid 19th century |
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| Estimate: 2,200.00 € |
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Lot: 256 | |
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| Yomut Torba | A rare Yomut torba presenting nine güls and chemche secondary motifs on a brown-red field. In the border, small rectangular compartments contain flowers stylised to diamond shapes. – The sides and lower finish are not original; damage to the upper finish and right-hand corner. The back is missing, low pile. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan |
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| Dimensions: 45 x 103 cm |
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| Age: Mid 19th century |
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| Estimate: 850.00 € |
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Lot: 257 | |
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| Luri Bag | A Luri shoulder bag with a face woven in coarse sumakh technique and a white kilim back. The face displays a design of four rectangular compartments framed in white, each enclosing a diamond decorated with double hooks. - Good condition. | |
| Origin: South West Persia, Fars |
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| Dimensions: 47 x 37 cm |
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| Age: First quarter 20th century |
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| Estimate: 250.00 € |
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Lot: 258 | |
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| Yomut Main Carpet | An early Yomut main carpet showing a design of three rows of dyrnak güls and rare, cruciform secondary motifs, an unusually narrow syrga main border and two elems of divergent design. The small format is an indication of great age. First-rate, brilliant colours, glossy pile wool. – Damage due to age, creases, both ends somewhat reduced. | |
| Origin: Central Asia, West Turkestan |
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| Dimensions: 210 x 136 cm |
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| Age: Early 19th century |
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| Estimate: 600.00 € |
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Lot: 259 | |
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| Rollakan Agedyna | A long-standing independent weaving tradition existed on the farms of South Sweden, where a wealth of different textiles was produced for home use. Woven in rollakan (double weft interlocking) technique, this cushion was originally stuffed with sea grass and placed on the carriage seat during Sunday outings to the church, the only event that offered a diversion from the busy working week. A lattice of red lines covers the blue-black face, with integrated offset diamond-shaped compartments containing female figures in the outer rows and sets of four small diamonds in the central row. The back is patterned in horizontal stripes. – Signs of age and wear. | |
| Origin: South Sweden, Skane district |
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| Dimensions: 88 x 50 cm |
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| Age: First half 19th century |
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| Estimate: 1,800.00 € |
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Lot: 260 | |
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| Flamskäv Agedyna Fragment | The brown-black ground displays a round, royal blue medallion drawn with a floral outline and enclosing a jumping red lion seen in side view. Flowers and twigs frame the medallion like a wreath. Woven in flamskäv technique, this piece probably constitutes only one half of a carriage cushion. – Good condition. | |
| Origin: South Sweden, Skane district |
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| Dimensions: 48 x 50 cm |
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| Age: 19th century |
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| Estimate: 500.00 € |
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| Literature: HANSEN, VIVEKA, Swedish Textile Art. Traditional Marriage Weavings From Scania. The Khalili Collection. London 1996, no. 2 *** BLACK, DAVID, LOVELESS, CLIVE & WILLBORG, PETER, Flatweaves from Fjord and Forest. Scandinavian Tapestries of the 18th and 19th centuries. London 1984, no. 17 |
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