Lotto" rug, XVI century, Western Turkey. Baron von Tucher Collection. Auctioned at Paulette Godard sale, Sothebys November 1976

"Lotto" rug, XVI century, Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire. 150x250cm

Information from rugtracker.com: "It had actually appeared 8 years before (C.G Ellis's article), fully restored, in Eberhart Herrmann`s first catalogue (1978). Having once belonged to Baron von Tucher, it had been published by Martin, Bode,Orendi, and been auctioned at the Paulette Godard sale, Sothebys November 1976"

image source: www.rugtracker.com, John Taylor

From C.G Ellis's article (1986) on Holbein and Lotto rugs. Published as private collection, Pescara.

Hali Magazine, 1978, volume I, no:4


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