Friday, January 15th, 2010
ANTIQUE CARPETS AND RUGS
AN ANTIQUE SHIRVAN RUG
the abashed indigo-blue field with overall lozenge lattice containing stylized angular floral sprays, in an ivory and shaded brick-red double border of hooked bars and stellar flower headsĀ between floral and hooked S-motif stripes, good condition -168cm. x 117cm.(5ft.6in. x 3ft.10in.)
AN ANTIQUE KUBA RUG
the ivory field with overall serrated [...]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
A KAZAK RUG - A QASHQAI RUG - AN ISFAHAN RUG - AN INDIAN CARPET - A HERIZ CARPET
A KARABAGH RUG
The indigo field with central brick-red stepped section filled with various polychrome rosettes and octagons, with rosettes to each comer, the various borders with meandering flowering vine and skittle pattern designs between stripes; and a [...]
Tags: ANATOLIAN, carpet, floral pattern, HAMADAN, HERIZ, INDIAN, Isfahan, Karabagh, KAZAK, kazak rug, Kelim, QASHQAI, SOUMAC, tekke
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Caucasian Carpets
During recent years antique Caucasian rugs have exerted a greater appeal to connoisseurs than was hitherto the case. Prayer rugs or namazliks are not so dominant as they are in the Turkish group, though quite a large number occur from time to time, particularly in Daghestans. In general, Caucasian rugs are very colourful, and [...]
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