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Catalogue: Major Spring Auction

Auction date: Saturday 23. May 2009 at 15 o'clock

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Lot: 16
Kaitag Embroidery A pale blue Kaitag silk embroidery with a moon design: a large circle at the centre is framed by four arabesque-like forms and arch-shaped elements at both ends. Such embroideries from Daghestan frequently show a surprisingly high degree of abstraction in their designs. Western observers are invariably reminded of work pertaining to various 20th century styles, but there is no conceivable actual relationship between these two art forms, which developed at a great distance from one another. – Mounted onto fabric and framed, well preserved except for small worn areas.
Origin:
North East Caucasus, Daghestan region
Dimensions:
104 x 64 cm
Age:
Ca. 1800
End price:
2,440.00 €
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Lot: 17
Qashqa’i Bag A very rare Qashqa’i bag, once part of a khorjin, whose back – a horizontally striped kilim with a pile-woven border of diagonal stripes all around – is as beautiful as the face. – Well preserved.
Origin:
South West Persia, Fars
Dimensions:
141 x 72 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
End price:
1,952.00 €
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Lot: 19
Qashqa’i Kashkuli The so-called Qashqa’i gül, a motif taken from the design repertoire of classic Persian carpets and adopted by the nomads, has been arranged in offset rows on the dark blue, shield-shaped field of this antique Kashkuli. Usually it is encountered as a central motif placed inside a medallion; the composition seen here, created by a weaver of the Kashkuli tribe, is extraordinary, and only survives in a few extant examples. – Original finishes all around, slight signs of wear in the pile.
Origin:
South West Persia, Fars
Dimensions:
224 x 136 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
End price:
4,270.00 €
Literature:
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 6. Munich 1984, no. 59
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Lot: 20
Ersari Jollar Like asmalyks, this Ersari trapping was probably used to decorate the flanks of a camel on special occasions, but it could also have enveloped the bridal litter. A surprising feature of this trapping is the bright and brilliant colours, with highlights in ruby silk. The design of hexagonal güls in an offset arrangement is rarely seen in Ersari pieces, and is more typical of Chodor carpets. – Sides newly overcast, good condition.
Origin:
Central Asia, West Turkestan
Dimensions:
45 x 159 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
End price:
3,050.00 €
Literature:
ELMBY, HANS, Antikke Turkmenske Tæpper IV. Antique Turkmen Rugs Copenhagen 1998, no. 55 (jollar) and no. 47 (main carpet)
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Lot: 21
Chodor Main Carpet Judging by its weave, this small Turkmen main carpet was probably made by the Chodor tribe. The brown field has three rowns of ten tauk nuska güls interspersed with solid crosses used as secondary ornaments. The border contains massive curled leaves attached to a serrated vine as well as ashik güls in the horizontal panels. The elems are decorated in different designs, with large trees at the bottom. – Several rewoven areas, cut sides, reselvedged.
Origin:
Central Asia, West Turkestan
Dimensions:
253 x 147 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
End price:
3,660.00 €
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Lot: 22
Beshir Chuval The tent bags of the Beshir Turkmen are often surprisingly large. Influenced by ikat textiles, their repeat designs of primary motifs indented at the tips and interspersed with offset diamonds required space to unfold. The chuvals mentioned below (Wiedersperg, Besim, Rippon Boswell, Sotheby’s Collections) form a homogeneous group, with only slight variations in details. – Sides in need of repair in places. Slight signs of wear. Part of the kilim finish is preserved at the bottom.
Origin:
Central Asia, central Amu Darya valley
Dimensions:
118 x 167 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
End price:
4,880.00 €
Literature:
PINNER, ROBERT & EILAND, MURRAY L. Jr., Between the Black Desert and the Red. Turkmen Carpets from the Wiedersperg Collection. San Francisco 1999, pl. 63 *** BESIM, ADIL (ed.), Mythos und Mystik. Alte und antike Textilkunst. Wien 1998, no. 76 *** RIPPON BOSWELL, auction of 15th May 1999, # 48 +++ SOTHEBY’S London, auction of 12th October 2005, # 5
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Lot: 23
Konya Kilim Large-format Central Anatolian tribal kilims rarely have a yellow field. The field of this example, woven in two panels, contains two parallel bars composed of diamonds ending in amulet symbols. At the sides they are decorated with horizontal hooks. Judging by the tripartite overall concept, with the extra wide, striped elems forming self-contained pattern blocks at the top and bottom, this splendid kilim woven in intense colours was probably a camel trapping. – Good condition, several insignificant repairs.
Origin:
Central Anatolia
Dimensions:
402 x 160 cm
Age:
First half 19th century
End price:
10,980.00 €
Literature:
KELIM-CONNECTION AACHEN (eds.), Kelim: Textile Kunst aus Anatolien. Aachen 2002, no. 41
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Lot: 24
Lori Pambak Kazak A large Lori Pambak with three octagonal medallions in green and white covering the entire length of the field; these contain the solid crosses that are characteristic for this Kazak group. The central medallion has an inscribed date, "1334". The three borders of equal width contain geometrically stylised vines with abstract animal forms. – Both ends somewhat reduced, original selvedges. Corroded brown, minor creases and several repairs.
Origin:
South West Caucasus
Dimensions:
289 x 177 cm
Age:
Dated 1334 = 1916
End price:
4,880.00 €
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Lot: 25
Rabat Only a very small number of antique pile carpets from Morocco survives, which is not surprising in view of their coarse structure and the soft wool used for their pile. It is assumed that Rabat carpet production did not begin until the 18th century. Their format, usually long and narrow, was adapted to the proportions of rooms in town houses. This colourful example, possibly woven as early as the first half of the 19th century, has a characteristic, crowded design of motifs derived from Turkish models made in Milas, Mujur, Kirsehir and other Anatolian weaving centres. At the time, Turkish carpets were widespread throughout the Ottoman Empire, and obviously shaped the style of urban production in Rabat. – Several restored areas, signs of wear in the pile.
Origin:
North Africa, Morocco
Dimensions:
498 x 193 cm
Age:
First half 19th century
End price:
7,686.00 €
Literature:
EILAND, MURRAY L. Jr. & EILAND, MURRAY III, Oriental Carpets. 4th edition, Boston 1998, no. 344 *** FISKE, PATRICIA, (ed.), From The Far West: Carpets And Textiles Of Morocco - De L'Extreme Occident: Tapis Et Textiles Du Maroc. Washington, D. C. 1980, no. 1
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Lot: 26
Bijar Kilim A finely woven Bijar kilim with "lazy lines" in the midnight blue field, which is dominated by a large, white-ground medallion with attached pendants. The wide, light red border has floral forms that appear almost piled on top of one another. The corners are emphasised by large floral formations protruding into the field. All the authors who have published similar examples describe the special style of this kilim as "baroque" or "rococo". It is considered an established fact that stylistic influences from Europe, probably transmitted through French fabrics, gave rise to this design, which is not in line with the oriental tradition. Kilims of identical design were also produced in Sehna, but these are much more finely woven and sometimes made of silk. – Very good condition.
Origin:
North West Persia, Kurdistan
Dimensions:
207 x 151 cm
Age:
First quarter 20th century
End price:
2,196.00 €
Literature:
HULL, ALASTAIR & LUCZYC-WYHOWSKA, JOSE, Kilim. The Complete Guide. London 1993, no. 371 *** PLÖTZE, KARL-MICHAEL, Welt der Kelims. Barsinghausen 2001, no. 100

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