Major Spring Auction

Saturday 19. May 2012 at 3 p.m.

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Tekke Torba
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- 1
- Central Asia, West Turkestan
- 105 x 33 cm
- First half 19th century
- 1,464
A six-gül Tekke torba showing chemche secondary motifs and a border of kochak hooks. A dark red field and patinated colours. Obvious signs of wear, reduced sides and lower finish, the back is missing.
Literature:
TSAREVA, ELENA, Turkmen Carpets. The Hoffmeister Collection. Stuttgart 2011, no. 55
Yomut Ensi
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- 2
- Central Asia, West Turkestan
- 167 x 135 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 1,464
This antique Yomut tent door hanging displays a hatchlu cross design, with the vertical panel set low, and pekvesh flowers in the four segments of the red-brown field. The ornamentation of the double elem – large flowering trees in the black-ground lower panel and extremely rare tree forms in the upper panel – is particularly impressive. – Reduced all around, obvious signs of wear, three lost areas (backed with fabric).
Uzbek Flatweave
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- 3
- Central Asia, Uzbekistan
- 273 x 143 cm
- Ca. 1900
- 854
Composed of several panels, this flatweave from Uzbekistan is decorated with a colourful design of horizontal stripes containing reciprocal hooks and comb shapes. – Somewhat damaged sides, good overall condition.
Ersari Bag Face
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- 4
- Central Asia, central Amu Darya valley
- 119 x 47 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 732
A bag face in torba format, its red field presenting “ornamental plate” type güls interspersed with amulet forms. The border is decorated with hooked designs. – Reduced upper finish, new overcasting along the sides, the kilim back is missing.
Ersari Jollar
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- 5
- Central Asia, central Amu Darya valley
- 133 x 39 cm
- Late 19th century
- 854
An Ersari trapping displaying a lattice design of stars arranged in colour diagonals in the field. A narrow diamond border. – Somewhat reduced at the bottom, good overall condition.
Literature:
ELMBY, HANS, Antikke Turkmenske Tæpper II. Antique Turkmen Rugs Copenhagen 1994, no. 39
Ersari Ensi
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- 6
- Central Asia, central Amu Darya valley
- 156 x 137 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 3,294
The nearly square format of this rare Ersari door hanging indicates that it was destined for use in a tent, not for a house in the winter quarters like many other Ersari ensis, some of them considerably longer. – Good condition except for slight signs of wear, the original selvedges have been repaired in places.
Literature:
TSAREVA, ELENA, Turkmen Carpets. The Hoffmeister Collection. Stuttgart 2011, no. 113
Shahsavan Khorjin
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- 7
- South East Caucasus, Moghan region
- 102 x 50 cm
- Second half 19th century
- 732
A complete sumakh double bag by the Moghan Shahsavan, its faces decorated with white and dark blue diagonal stripes containing double ‘S’ motifs framed by a reciprocal trefoil border. The bag is from the well-known Käbisch Collection. – Signs of age and wear, damaged sides.
Published:
REINISCH, HELMUT, Satteltaschen. Graz 1985 (Dr. Gerhard Käbisch Collection), no. 21
Konya Prayer Rug
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- 8
- Central Anatolia
- 130 x 105 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 488
An authentic coarse prayer rug from the Konya region woven for home use. Amulet forms and stars adorn the red field of the mihrab; the triangular gable is crowned with an arrowhead; the upper section of the field is sea-green. The golden yellow border contains simply drawn rosettes. – Original selvedges, damage to both ends. Obvious signs of wear, low pile, the foundation is visible in several places.
Sarab
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- 9
- North West Persia, Azerbaijan
- 124 x 89 cm
- Late 19th century
- 488
This small-format Sarab has a camel field covered in geometric, stylised floral shapes. A white-ground diamond medallion with long attached pendants has been placed at the centre of the field. – Low pile, newly overcast sides.
Milas
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- 10
- South West Anatolia
- 142 x 105 cm
- Mid 19th century
- 549
Hooked diamonds alternating with octagons decorated with blossoms are seen along the central axis, while the golden yellow main border shows a classic Milas design of diamonds and diagonal crosses composed of arrows drawn in beautiful colours. – Original sides and upper kilim finish, reduced at the bottom. Low pile, the foundation is visible in several places.