"Lotto" rug, late XVI / early XVII century, Western Turkey, Ushak Region, Ottoman Empire.

Sotheby's Rugs and Carpets
London | 06 Nov 2018, 02:30 PM | L18872

LOT 29
PROPERTY FROM A PROMINENT PRIVATE COLLECTION
AN OUSHAK 'LOTTO' RUG, WEST ANATOLIA
with 'Ornamented' field design
approximately 160 by 118cm; 5ft. 3in., 3ft. 10in.
late 16th/early 17th century

ESTIMATE 1,500-2,500 GBP
Lot Sold: 6,875 GBP

PROVENANCE
Acquired June 24, 1919 by the Bernheimer Family (as "Damascus"), for DM 512
The Bernheimer Family Collection of Carpets, Christie's, London, February 14, 1996, lot 24 (Price realised GBP 3,220)

CATALOGUE NOTE

The field design of the present lot would indicate it is one of the earlier of the genus, see Pinner. R., 'Multiple and
Substrate Designs in Early Anatolian & Mediterranean Carpets', Hali, issue 42, pp. 23 - 42 for a discussion of the field
design of these 'Lotto' rugs and a general discussion of the group.

Warp: white wool, Z2S
Weft: 2 shoots, sometimes 3, red wool, Z1, undulating
Pile: wool, Z2, the yellow, partly Z3, symmetrical inclining to the left, H2.9 V 3.3/cm.
Remarks: lazy lines, supplementary wefts