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ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN EASTERN AZERBAIJAN AFSHAN RUGS AND CARPETS


ANTIQUE EASTERN AZERBAIJANI  AFSHAN RUGS WITH "BARBER POLE" BORDER TYPE

 

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Sotheby's "Kuba" Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 5 ft. x 4 ft. 2 in

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Antique Baku rug, possibly woven by Daghli ethnic group, Afshan design, second half 19th century, 148 x 120 cm (4' 10" x 3' 11")

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Antique Caucasian rug with Afshan gül motif, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Kuba rug with stylized Afshan gul motives, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. 5'.4"x3'.11" (163x119cm).

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Antique Caucasian Afshan rug, end of 19th century, Baku or Khyzy Region

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KUBA RUG, EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
A midnight blue field with scattered polychromatic geometric designs and stylized ivory serpents within a barber pole border.

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Antique Caucasian Afshan rug, Southern Hillside Kuba region, possibly Zaghly village, Azerbaijan, end of 19th century, 127 x 168 cm

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Afshan Kuba rug, Hillside Kuba Region or Khyzy, 147 x 122cm, half of XIX cent.
Kuba "a foglie biforcute"

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Nagel Auktionen "Rugs & Carpets" Sale 39T, November 5th 2002, Lot 131, Title A Kuba-Shirvan-rug, CAUCASUS, late 19ct.

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Baku Afshan rug,
Size: 4'3" x 7'4". Age: 1880 circa.

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Christie's Kuba Afshan rug, early 20th century, South-Eastern Hillside Kuba Region, Azerbaijan, 147 x 204cm

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Kuba Afshan long rug, 243 x 125 cm. 243 x 125 cm

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Afshan rug, East Caucasus, Azerbaijan, second half 19th century, 13 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 8 in.
Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 80


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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan Gul motif, second half 19th century, Azerbaijan. An indigo field with the famous Afshan pattern having pairs of serrated split palmettes arranged to form a quartered..

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Skinner's Caucasian Kuba Afshan rug. Azerbaijan. second half 19th century. 130 x 390 cm

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Khila Afshan runner, 470 x 125 cm, late 19th century, Baku Region, Azerbaijan.

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Antique Afshan runner, Azerbaijan. 4st quarter 19th century.
570 x 125 cm (Approx. 18ft 8in x 4ft 1in) 
 

 

ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN EASTERN AZERBAIJANI  AFSHAN RUGS WITH THE "LEAF AND CALYX" BORDER

 

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Lot 177: Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, second half 19th century, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2486, Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art

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Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, Sale 2347 Lot 62, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Antique Kuba Afshan (or so called Karagashli) rug; labeled as Shirvan. Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Sotheby's Sale: N08258 | Location: New York
LOT 183 (of 276), PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION, AN EAST CAUCASIAN RUNNER, Lot Sold: 36,000 USD, second half 19th century

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Bukowskis Antique Kuba Namazlyg Prayer rug with Afshan guls 105 x 128 cm.

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Antique Kuba Afshan Prayer rug, 118 x 174 cm, late 19th century, Antique & Decorative Rugs & Carpets, 3 Feb 2004, Bonhams.
 


 

ANTIQUE CAUCASIAN EASTERN AZERBAIJANI AFSHAN RUGS WITH KUFESQUE BORDER

 

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ANTIQUE KUBA PRAYER RUG, Caucasus, late 19th century 
4 feet 9 iches x 4 feet 
Provenance: Property of Robert Hendrikson 

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Antique Baku prayer rug with Afshan gül motives, Azerbaijan. Late 18th / early 19th century. 0.75 X 1.45m. Ralph Kaffel's Caucasian Prayer Rugs, plate 44

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Antique Afshan rug, Baku, mid 19th century, 154cm x 260cm / 5'1" x 8'6"

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan motif, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.

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Antique Baku rug. Afshan design. Late 19th or early 20th century, 150 x 190 cm, Bonhams & Butterfields
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets, 25 July, 2006

 

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Christie's Kuba Afshan rug, end of 19th century, South-Eastern Hillside Kuba Region, Azerbaijan, 178 x 204cm. Here presented as "Karagashli".

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan design, possibly Zaghly village, end of 19th century, Azerbaijan

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A fine Kuba rug with an Afshan design, end of 19th century, 127 x 188 cm, Azerbaijan.

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Rare antique Afshan rug, Baku or Khyzy Region, end of 19th century,
6.9 x 3.11 ft (206x118 cm)

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A very rare Khyzy rug
circa 1880, 230 x 130 cm (7’7” x 4’3”) 

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Antique Kuba Afshan rug, circa 1880, Estimated Bonhams, 15 March 2005 - Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets, 3ft 9in x 6ft 11in

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Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, Azerbaijan, last quarter 19th century, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Antique Baku long rug with Afshan gül motives, mid 19th century, Azerbaijan.


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Antique Baku rug with Afshan gül motives, third quarter 19th century, Azerbaijan. The Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Arts

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Antique Baku rug with Afshan gul motif, late 18th / early 19th century, Azerbaijan.

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Sale 17871 - Bonhams, Oriental and European Carpets & Rugs, 13 Apr 2010, Knightsbridge, Lot No: 35, A Kuba runner, East Caucasus, 11 ft 11 in x 4 ft (362 x 121 cm)

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In Murray L Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland III's "Oriental Rugs A Complete Guide" plate no: 257, this rug appears as a late eighteenth or early nineteenth century rug. 5'3" x 12'6" (160 x 381 cm)


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Antique Baku long rug, first half 19th century, Eastern Azerbaijan. Powerhouse Museum, Australia

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Sotheby's Baku long rug, 1900's, Azerbaijan. Sold for $ 18 000

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Sotheby's Baku Afshan rug, last quarter 19th century. Azerbaijan. Sold for $ 15 000

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Early Baku Afshan/Kharshang design rug. First quarter of the nineteenth century or earlier. Murray L Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland, "OrientalRugs A Complete Guide" plate no: 256

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Antique Baku Afshan long rug with kufesque border. Second half 19th century. Published at Finarte Casa D'aste "Tappeti Antichi", 2005
 

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A "KUBA" LONG RUG 
East Caucasus, Azerbaijan.
Third Quarter 19th Century 
Approximately 12 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. (366 x 150 cm)

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Baku Long Rug, Azerbaijan, mid-19th century, 12 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 3 in.
Lot 40: Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 40

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Caucasian Baku Blossom Carpet, 5.2 X 12 ft., mid 19th century


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Sotheby's Baku Afshan long rug, 1890's, Azerbaijan. Sold for $ 19 150


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Baku carpet with floral decoration. Enza Milanesi: "The Carpet". Northeastern Caucasus, Azerbaijan. 19th century. Venice, Rascid Rahaim Collection

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1287 AH (1871 AD) dated Kuba Afshan long rug, late 19th century, Southern Kuba Region, Chirakh-Qala District

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Antique Baku rug with Afshan motif, mid19th century, North East Azerbaijan.


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Antique Kuba long rug with Afshan motif, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.

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Kuba Long Rug, Northeast Caucasus, Azerbaijan, mid-19th century, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2405 - Lot 133

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Antique Azerbaijan rug with Afshan / Harshang design, early 19th century, Baku or Kuba, 147 x 335cm
 

 

VARIOUS ANTIQUE EASTERN AZERBAIJANI  RUGS WITH AFSHAN MOTIVES

 

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Baku Khila-Afshan long rug, Baku region, Azerbaijan, East Caucasus, mid 19th century, 11 ft .4 in. x 5 ft. 3.45m. x 1.52m. Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury Salerooms Ltd.  Carpets & Rugs Sale on Tuesday 9th October 2001

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An important Kuba Khanate Period carpet, 18th century, 71" x 23'3'' (215x709 cm)
Murray L Eiland Jr. & Murray Eiland III's "Oriental Rugs A Complete Guide" plate no: 255

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A late 18th / early 19th Baku Harshang long rug, ca. 1800, RIPPON BOSWELL & CO. GROSSE, Rare & antique Carpets, Flat-weaves, Textiles  Auction 59 16th November 2002

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NAGEL AUKTIONEN, Sale 45T, November 8th 2005, Lot 166. Kuba, Caucasus, ca. 1910. Oxydised blacks, overall very condition.
Size 222 x 122 cm

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Lot 22. Schirwan. 19. Jh. 126 x 97cm. Gabelranken und große Blüten auf hellem Grund.
Rugs and Carpets. Textiles and Tapestries. Van Ham Kunstauktionen 11.02.2005


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Antique Kuba rug. Afshan design.
Sale 2304 Lot 9. Oct 08 2005 12:00 EST  Boston
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Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century

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Antique Kuba rug, early 20th century, Azerbaijan.
Size: 5ft 1in x 6ft 2in.

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan motives, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.


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Antique Baku or Kuba rug, late 19th century, Eastern Azerbaijan. 5. ft 05 in x 5. ft 11 in (1.65 m x 1.80 m). Nazmiyal Collection

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Christie's KUBA RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
Sale 6897, Oriental rugs and carpets, 29 April 2004
London, King Street

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Antique Kuba Afshan square rug, 96 x 116 cm, second half 19th century.
 

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Antique Kuba or Baku Afshan rug, 19th century, Azerbaijan, 115 x 144 cm, Finarte Casa D'aste "Tappeti Antichi", 2005

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Christie's Antique Caucasian Kuba Afshan carpet, Hillside Kuba Region, Azerbaijan, end of 19th century, 118 x 146 cm.

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Antique Caucasian Kuba Afshan rug, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, Azerbaijan, end of 19th century, 118 x 146 cm.


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Mid-18th century Kuba long rug fragment from Ian Bennett’s Oriental Rugs Volume I

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Rippon Boswell antique Kuba rug. 190 x 160 cm. Second half 19th century. Azerbaijan.
Lot: 113

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan design. Azerbaijan.
late 19th century, 4ft 2in X 6ft 6in

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Antique Caucasian Afshan rug. Kuba Region. Azerbaijan. 170 x 132 cm. 1900's


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Antique Kuba or Baku rug with Afshan / Saj-ayaghy design. 3 foot 2 inches by 4 foot 2 inch.
Karagashli Kuba Rug, Kuba. 19th Century.

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Antique Kuba rug, 19th century, 3 x 4 feet. Azerbaijan.
 

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mid-19th century Kuba rug, 163 x 106 cm
Published at Ian Bennett: Oriental Rugs. Volume I: Caucasian Rugs

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Caucasian Afshan rug, 19th century, Kuba or Baku Region, Azerbaijan. 180 x 352 cm

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AH 1289 (1872 AD) dated antique Kuba rug with Afshan motif, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. 9'.0"x3'.10" (274x117cm).


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Rippon Boswell Baku Afshan long rug, late 19th century, Azerbaijan.
 

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Safavid Period carpet, 18th century, Eastern Azerbaijan.

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Early East Azerbaijan carpet with floral decoration, Caucasus, 18th century. Private collection. In the field, afshan motifs are visible, with their long stems ending in a forked leaf.

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Early Afshan / Harshang rug fragment, late 18th or early 19th Century, Tabriz or Heriz, Azerbaijan, Beau Ryan "Rare Elements". 132 x 157cm

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Caucasian Afshan rug, first half 19th century, Baku. Azerbaijan

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Antique Kuba rug. Hillside Kuba Region. Zaghly or Afurja village. 19th century. Azerbaijan.
 

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Caucasian Shirvan rug with Afshan guls. late 19th century. 150 x 300cm.


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Late 18th / early 19th century Caucasian Afshan long rug, 9'0'" x 18'4". Eastern Azerbaijan. Sotheby's Sale: N08258 | Location: New York

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Antique Caucasian long rug, Eastern Azerbaijan, mid 19th century, 148 x 305cm, 13 October 2004, 11520 Knightsbridge, Bonhams

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Antique Darband rug, 1313 A.H. dated (islamic lunar calendar) = 1896 AD, Azerbaijan


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Kuba Afshan rug, late 19th century, the State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Art


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Early Caucasian Baku blossom rug, late 18th century. Azerbaijan. Baku Region.


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Shirvan Long Rug, East Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2457 - Lot 10, Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art


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An important 18th century Blossom rug, East or North East Azerbaijan, 7 ft. 0 ins. x 16 ft. 2 ins.

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Kuba Long Rug, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 10 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Kuba Long Rug, Northeast Caucasus, second half 19th century, Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2389 - Lot 9, Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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A DERBEND LONG RUG, circa 1900
LOT 55. Sotheby's Sale: N07807
DORIS LESLIE BLAU: CARPETS AND TAPESTRIES


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Antique Kuba Afshan rug, early 20th century, 272 x 120 cm, 8' 11" x 3' 11"


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A
colourful early 19th century Kuba rug

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Antique Baku Afshan Gul long rug, 5ft 2in x 12ft 9in, late 19th century, Azerbaijan
 

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Antique Caucasian rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan, 10'5" x 5'
 

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Afshan rug, early 20th century, Ardebil, Azerbaijan. 128 x 258cm


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Antique Derbend Afshan rug, Azerbaijan. 19th century. 396 x 195 cm (13'0" x 6'5")

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An 18th century East Azerbaijan Blossom rug with Afshan gul motives, Azerbaijan.

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Early Caucasian 'Afshan' carpet fragment, 18th century. 316 by 106cm., 10ft. 5in. by 3ft. 6in.
Sotheby's FINE RUGS & CARPETS INCLUDING ISLAMIC TEXTILES

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motives, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Claremont Rug


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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motif, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Italy


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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motif, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.
published at Siyawouch Azadi "Azerbaijani Caucasian rugs" plate no: 45


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Kuba Rug, Northeast Caucasus, late 19th century,
Fine Oriental Rugs & Carpets - Sale 2405 - Lot 218
Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers

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Skinner's Antique Kuba long rug, Lowland Kuba Region, Sale 2336 Lot 27, Northeast Caucasus, last quarter 19th century, 9 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in. Skinner Auction


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Antique Baku Khila Afshan rug, late 19th century. The State Museum of Azerbaijan Carpet and Applied Art.


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AN AZERBAIJAN LONG RUG, SOUTH CAUCASUS, LOT 90, early to mid-19th century, Sotheby's Sale: N07852 |  Location: New York

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Early Azerbaijan long rug with harshang design, 18th Century, Sotheby's Fine Oriental Rugs and Carpets / NewYork Tuesday 3 Jun, 89

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Antique Kuba rug with stylized Afshan gül motives, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.


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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motif, late 19th / early 20th century, Southern Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.

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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motives, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Douglas Collection


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Antique Kuba rug, early 20th century, North East Azerbaijan.


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Antique Kuba rug with Afshan gül motif, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. Siyawouch Azadi "Azerbaijani Caucasian rugs" plate no: 47


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Antique Kuba rug with “forked leaf” design, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan.

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Antique Kuba rug, late 19th century, Southern Hillside Kuba Region, North East Azerbaijan. 107 x 154 cm. Rippon Boswell, General Rug Auction.

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Antique Caucasian rug with Afshan motives, mid 19th century, North East Azerbaijan.

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Early Caucasian fragmentary rug with "Afshan" repeat pattern, late 18th c., East Azerbaijan. C. Ellis attributes it to Karabagh. Textile Museum 1970.14.1. Size: 249 x 371 cm (8'2" x 12'2"). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 28

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East Azerbaijan long rug, 18th century (Khanate Period). Enza Milanesi: "The Carpet". p 117

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18th century Kuba (?) floral rug, Khanate Period, Eastern Azerbaijan. Bruschettini Collection

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Lot 94: Caucasian Carpet, 18th century,
Literature: For a similar example in the Bruschettini Collection, refer to Early Caucasian Rugs, by Charles Grant Ellis, figure 13, p. 19.
Oriental Rugs - Sale 2347 - Lot 94
Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers of Antiques & Fine Art