Antique Karapinar rug, east of Konya A YELLOW GROUND KONYA RUNNER CENTRAL ANATOLIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY Price Realized £22,500 ($37,373) Estimate £18,000 - £24,000 ($29,808 - $39,744) Sale Information CHRISTIES SALE 1519 — ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS 8 April 2014 London, King Street Lot 7 A YELLOW GROUND KONYA RUNNER CENTRAL ANATOLIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY Full pile, heavily corroded dark brown, overall very good condition 11ft.3in. x 3ft.8in. (340cm. x 110cm.) Lot Notes The present runner relates to three yellow-ground medallion Konya runner fragments in the Kirchheim Collection (Heinrich Kirchheim, Orient Stars, London, 1993, no.139 and 140, pp.214-215). Of the three, our runner is most similar to the largest fragment no.139, that has almost identical drawing, the same wonderfully bright palette and a three dimensional quality to the border due to the full pile and heavily corroded dark brown ground.