Ottoman Cairene Medallion Carpet fragment

LOT 37
AN OTTOMAN CAIRENE CARPET FRAGMENT
cotton whites, silk foundation
approximately 3ft. 9in. by 3ft. 2in. (1.14 by 0.97m.)
16th century
ESTIMATE 5,000 - 7,000 USD
CATALOGUE NOTE
For two closely related examples in the Textile Museum, see Ernst Kühnel and Louisa Bellinger, Cairene Rugs and
Others Techinically Related, Washington, DC 1957, plates XXXIV and XXXVI, Textile Museum inventory numbers
R1.135 and R1.133.