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Catalogue: Major Autumn Auction

Auction date: Saturday 05. December 2009 at 03 PM

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Tekke Main Carpet Lot: 142
Tekke Main Carpet A classic main carpet by the Tekke Turkmen from the area of the Akhal Oasis with 4 x 10 primary güls and kurbaghe secondary motifs, their centres decorated with eight-pointed stars. – Very good condition with a high pile, original selvedges, kilim finishes preserved, only minimal repairs.
Origin:
Central Asia, West Turkestan
Size:
280 x 196 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
Result:
5.490,00 €
Literature:
THOMPSON, JON, Carpet Magic. London 1983, no. 64
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Salor Torba Lot: 143
Salor Torba Previously unpublished, this Salor torba, probably made between 1800 and 1830, is one of the small-format kejebe weavings without a darvaza gül. Indications for its age are the distinct patina, the high proportion of raspberry silk sections and the perfection of the drawing. The exact use of small-format kejebe weavings (wedding trappings or bag faces?) is uncertain. – Sides newly overcast, top and bottom finishes slightly reduced.
Origin:
Central Asia, West Turkestan
Size:
46 x 135 cm
Age:
Early 19th century
Result:
11.590,00 €
Literature:
Mackie, Louise & Thompson, Jon, Turkmen. Tribal Carpets and Traditions. Washington 1980, no. 10 *** TKF-WIEN (publ.), Antike Orientteppiche aus österreichischem Besitz. Vienna 1986, no. 105
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Shirvan Lot: 144
Shirvan The “forked leaf” design was widely used in the Kuba region, usually in long and narrow carpets. However, the knotting structure suggests that this pretty example was made in the Shirvan area. Rug formats displaying the “forked leaf” design are comparatively rare. – Original selvedges, restored finishes at both ends, slight signs of wear in the pile and minor restored areas.
Origin:
East Caucasus
Size:
158 x 128 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
Result:
4.270,00 €
Literature:
EDER, DORIS, Orientteppiche. Band 1: Kaukasische Teppiche. Munich 1979, no. 312
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Azeri Horse Cover Lot: 146
Azeri Horse Cover A splendid flat-woven horse cover by the Azeri Turks from the southern Caucasus. The cover consists of two panels woven separately and joined at the centre. Three wide horizontal panels at the lower end show animals, humans and plants; the section above, plain red at the centre, is also decorated with imaginative animals around the tabs for the horse´s neck. Excellent quality, very good condition.
Origin:
South Caucasus
Size:
173 x 127 cm
Age:
Dated 1314 = 1897
Result:
10.980,00 €
Literature:
VOLKMANN, MARTIN (ed.), Alte Orientteppiche. Ausgewählte Stücke deutscher Privatsammlungen. Munich 1985, no. 80
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Farahan Lot: 147
Farahan In the Persian view, the design of this Farahan, a powerful sunburst medallion on an cream field that is undecorated except for two cut medallions and red shrubs extending into it at the top, bottom and sides, symbolises the eternal cycle of nature. The central design is the life-giving sun, shown at its zenith, the cut ornaments show sunrise and sunset, and the plants will only flower because of the sun´s rays. This carpet, of supreme quality and in excellent condition, with the full pile preserved, was exhibited at the Hamburg Museum für Kunsthandwerk in 1971.
Origin:
West Persia, Arak region
Size:
200 x 129 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
Result:
17.080,00 €
Literature:
HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 7. Munich 1985, no. 52 *** ESKENAZI, JOHN J., L'Arte del Tappeto Orientale. Milan 1983, no. 198 *** BAUSBACK, PETER, Alte und antike orientalische Knüpfkunst. Mannheim 1980, pl. p. 93
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Borjalou Prayer Rug Lot: 149
Borjalou Prayer Rug Very well preserved except for several small repiled sections at the lower finish, original finishes all around.
Origin:
South West Caucasus, Kazak region
Size:
161 x 116 cm
Age:
Dated 1323 = 1906
Result:
3.660,00 €
Literature:
KAFFEL, RALPH, Caucasian Prayer Rugs. London 1998, no. 6
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Zeikhur Lot: 152
Zeikhur On account of stylistic idiosyncracies and technical features, such rare Kuba carpets, with the Khirdaghyd design on a yellow ground and a distinctive border area, probably belong to the Zeikhur group. The few published examples resemble each other so closely that a common origin in a closely defined area can be considered a certainty. – Replaced selvedges, several restored areas.
Origin:
East Caucasus, Kuba region
Size:
315 x 105 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
Result:
18.300,00 €
Literature:
TKF-WIEN (publ.), Antike Orientteppiche aus österreichischem Besitz. Vienna 1986, no. 59 *** WILLBORG, PETER, Textile Treasures from five centuries. Stockholm 1995, no. 26 *** SOTHEBY'S New York, ""The Sailer Collection"" auction, 1/19/1998, # 83
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Shahsavan Bag Lot: 159
Shahsavan Bag A small bag half, once part of a khorjin, woven in kilim technique and with a brocaded design. Four-legged animals and squares are embroidered on the earth-brown ground. Squares also make up the border design. A complete khorjin of this type was illustrated by Wertime. – Good condition, the back has survived.
Origin:
South East Caucasus, Moghan region
Size:
38 x 25 cm
Age:
Late 19th century
Result:
945,00 €
Literature:
WERTIME, JOHN T., Sumak Bags of Northwest Persia & Transcaucasia. London 1998, no. 95
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Kilim Lot: 162
Kilim This large kilim, first published by Frauenknecht and later in ""Yayla"", is captivating for the stunning impact of its design, with four light red hexagons drawn with hooks merging into one another along the central axis of the field, and its rare azure ground colour. The central panel is woven in one piece, avoiding misalignment of the ornaments along the vertical axis as is so frequently encountered in kilims; the borders were woven separately. Neither Frauenknecht nor Brüggemann were able to attribute this kilim to a particular place or tribe, but they agreed on a provenance in the western part of Central Anatolia. – Several holes, backed with canvas.
Origin:
Western Central Anatolia
Size:
467 x 183 cm
Age:
Mid 19th century
Result:
6.710,00 €
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Karapinar Lot: 163
Karapinar Friedrich Spuhler established the name “Yellow Group” for this type of village rugs from the Konya region; little known in the past, they are woven in strong colours and archaic designs (often with Memling güls in the field, combined with a variety of border ornaments). Many examples can be found in ""Orient Stars"", the book on the Kirchheim Collection. The example offered here, with a balanced yet powerful design and first-rate colours, dates from the 18th century. The comparative piece cited below belongs to the same group although it differs in field design. – Completely preserved, thoroughly corroded brown, an ink stain at the upper kilim finish.
Origin:
Central Anatolia, Konya region
Size:
228 x 113 cm
Age:
18th century
Result:
14.640,00 €
Literature:
TKF-WIEN (publ.), Antike Orientteppiche aus österreichischem Besitz. Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Textil-Kunst-Forschung. Vienna 1986, no. 31

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