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 Sheep Breeds of Azerbaijan

 Shearing, Sorting, Washing, Carding, Spinning

 "The advantages of handspun yarn to machine spun yarn"

 Rediscovery of Ancient Natural Dyes		 Our Natural Dyestuffs

 Mordants

 Difference between synthetically and naturally dyed rugs

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 Christie's KUBA PERPEDIL PRAYER RUG

EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1875

Price Realized $18,000
 

Sale Information
Christie's
Sale 1856
Fine European and Oriental Carpets
26 June 2007
New York, Rockefeller Plaza


Lot Description
A SHIRVAN PERPEDIL PRAYER RUG (should be "Kuba Perpedil" (VD))
East Caucasus, Circa 1875
Approximately 4 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. 4 in. (145 cm. x 102 cm.)


Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY OF A NEW JERSEY COLLECTOR
(LOTS 73-74)

Lot Notes
For a similar example please see, E. Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppiche VI, Munich, 1984, p. 108, pl. 39.