Christie's Sale 6423
London, 14 February 2001

DAVIDE HALEVIM : MAGNIFICENT CARPETS & TAPESTRIES

Lot 114
A ''TRANSYLVANIAN'' RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, FIRST HALF OF 17TH CENTURY
Price realised GBP 69,750

The shaded camel-beige field with a stepped and shouldered ivory mihrab arch issuing floral sprays filled with delicate flowering vine, in a shaded medium green border of angular serrated leaf and vine meander between rosette and cloudband, angular lattice and zigzag stripes, scattered touches of repiling, slight wear
6ft.1in. x 4ft.4in. (184cm. x 131cm.)