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"Lotto" rug, XVI
century,
Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire. Formerly David Halevim
Collection
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1.12 x 1.40 m (3'8"x4'7") Sotheby's, New York 13 December 1996. lot 43
Est: $2-3,000 Sold for: $8,625
Hali notes: "Surely not 18th century as catalogued,
this was bought by an Italian dealer in the room after a fierce battle
against a phone bidder. Illustrated only in murky black and while, in fact
the field colour went from red to a dark aubergine, while the 'kilim-slyle'
arabesque was not the usual yellow but rather a blue and blue-green, similar
to an 'Anatolian-style' Lotto in the Alexander Collection Hali 56 cover). It
has a beautiful, ragged palmette border of the type depicted on carpets in
many Italian Renaissance paintings (HALI 58, pp.95-98). The weave is fine,
with a firm handle typical of early Turkish rugs. Once some ugly faded
restorations down the centre have been dealt with, it should look great."
Christie's SALE 6423
DAVIDE HALEVIM : MAGNIFICENT CARPETS &
TAPESTRIES
London|14 February 2001
A ''LOTTO'' RUG
WEST
ANATOLIA, 16TH CENTURY
Price realised GBP 28,200
Estimate: GBP
25,000 - GBP 35,000
A "LOTTO" RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, 16TH CENTURY
The brick-red field with an overall blue "Lotto" design in a brown
border of polychrome ragged palmette panels together with angular hooked
vine between rust-red hooked and vine meander and linked panel stripes,
areas of restoration
4ft.10in. x 3ft.11in (148cm. x 120cm.)
image source: www.rugtracker.com,
John Taylor |
