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Lot: 76
Afyon Kilim Fragment A fragment of an early Afyon kilim woven in very beautiful colours, with a design of horizontal stripes of unequal width and typical parmakli outlines. – Backed with red fabric.
Origin: West Anatolia
Dimensions: 127 x 82 cm
Age: First half 19th century
Estimate: 1,200.00 €
Literature: HERRMANN, EBERHART, Seltene Orientteppiche 10. Munich 1988, no. 22

Major Autumn Auction
Auction date: Saturday 24. November 2012
Rippon Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles