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Antique Caucasian Kazak rug, 19th century, NW Azerbaijan


A KAZAK RUG

SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Price Realized $5,975 

 

Sale Information
Christie's Sale 1358
european and oriental carpets
30 June 2004
New York, Rockefeller Plaza

Lot Description
A KAZAK RUG
South Caucasus, Late 19th Century
The saffron field with geometric motifs and diagonal stylized leaves within the ivory stylized bird motif border and outer indigo stepped rosette border
Approximately 6 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. (188 cm. x 122 cm.)


Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM MR LOUIS BUCCI AND DR DIANE TODD BUCCI

Literature
R.E. Wright, Exhibition catalogue, Rugs and Flatweaves of the Transcaucasus, Westmoreland County Museum of Art, 1980,p. 39, pl. 6.

Exhibited
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County Museum of Art and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown Museum of Art, March 1980 - August 1980.