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EARLY AZERBAIJAN CARPETS

EARLY DRAGON CARPETS, 16-17TH CENTURIES

click to enlarge Dragon carpet, early 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. the Great Mosque at Divrigi, Sivas (Ulu Cami). 250 x 530 cm. catalogue as Kuba copy of Safavid carpet. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 1.	click to enlarge Early Dragon rug with full drop repeat design, 16-17th centuies, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. The Burrell Collection, Glasgow Museum and Art Gallery carpet	click to enlarge Early Karabagh "Dragon" carpet, 16th cenury, Safavid Period, Karabagh. Wher Collection. 250 x 525 cm	click to enlarge Dragon Carpet, Christian Museum, Esztergom, Hungary, formerly in St. Istvan Basilica, Budapest, 245 x 535 cm. 16-17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Genoa, Italy. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 122. 213 x 457 cm	click to enlarge Dragon carpet fragment, Safavid Period, 16-17th centuries, Azerbaijan. 110 x 215 cm, after Jacoby 1922, plate 10	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (dark brown) fragment, 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. The Mosque of Mustafa Lala Pasha at Erzurum. 155 x 200 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 4. Trellis Pattern	click to enlarge Dragon Rug with Drop Repeat Design. Shirvan, Shemakha Area or Karabagh. Mid or Late 17th Century. Textile Museum R 36.1.1
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, inv. no. 1949.64. 241 x 343 cm, fragment	click to enlarge Two Fragments from a Dragon Carpet, 17th Century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan Price Realized £10,755 ($17,939) Christie's Sale 6815 ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS 16 October 2003 London, King Street	click to enlarge The "Graf" Dragon carpet, original size 230 x 678 cm, shown here is a section 230 x 320 cm. Largely destroyed by fire during World War II. Safavid Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Islamisches Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin. The carpet is attributed to the 15th century by many authors.	click to enlarge Early Karabagh Dragon rug in a white ground, 16-17th centuries, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. 213 x 438 cm. Private collection. published Martin Volkmann, Alte Orientteppiche (Munich, 1985), no. 12
click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Kuba dragon carpet, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Dimensions: H: 170 in. (431.8 cm) W. 90.00 in. (228.6 cm). Wool (weft and pile); cotton (warp). The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number 22.100.122	click to enlarge Early Caucasian Dragon rug, 224 x 523 cm, late17th - early 18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin. published Pagnano,Gigi "L'arte Del Tappeto",1983.	click to enlarge Early Caucasian Dragon rug, Shirvan or Karabagh, Philadelphia Museum, gift in memory of Philips M. Sharples by members of the Sharples family. 244 x 526 cm	click to enlarge AH 1001 (1592 AD) or AH 1101 (1689 AD) dated Dragon Rug with Balanced Design. Karabagh. Textile Museum R36.L4. (formerly R 2.47). late 17th century would be a more plausible date for this rug.
click to enlarge Dragon rug, Karabagh or Shirvan, 17th century, Safavid Period, Shirvan or Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Private Collection, Chicago, 246 x 513 cm, incomplete. (after Jacoby, 1922, pl. 9)	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (red ground) fragment, 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. The Mosque of Mustafa Lala Pasha at Erzurum. 215 x 445 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 5. Trellis Pattern	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (red ground), trellis pattern, late 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Ali Pasha Mosque in Tokat. 210 x 460 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 6	click to enlarge Dragon carpet fragment, Safavid Period, 16-17th centuries, Azerbaijan. 195 x 474 cm, incomplete, formerly with the Textile Gallery, London.
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, red ground, trellis pattern, late 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Mosque of Mustafa Lala Pasha, Erzurum. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 12.	click to enlarge Dragon rug with simple drop repeat, Karabagh, Shusha Area, late 17th - early 18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Dumbarton Oaks Collection, no. 8. published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 12	click to enlarge Safavid Period Karabagh Dragon rug, 17th century, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Keir Collection, 223 x 469 cm. This is one of the earliest examples.	click to enlarge Azerbaijan Dragon carpet, Trellis pattern, 17th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 10 August 1922. inv. no 164 (3960) from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 284 x 665 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 13.
click to enlarge Early Dragon rug fragments with the Dragon Repeat design, late 17th or early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.1.8 and formerly Arthur Upham Pope	click to enlarge Victoria and Albert Museum Early Dragon rug, 17th century, Safavid Empire, possibly Karabagh, Territory of Gendje /Ganja Beylerbeyi (Province)	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, early 16th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 10 August 1940. inv. no 204 (3931) from the Konduk Osman Mosque, Edirne. 174 x 220 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 2	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 13 December 1911. inv. no 739 (54) from Mosque of Daye Hatun in Bursa. 190 x 386 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 18
click to enlarge Early Dragon rug fragment, late 17th - early 18th century, Safavid Period, Shirvan or Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.1.10, Dr. Robert Purrmann. Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 2.	click to enlarge Detail of a Dragon carpet, late 17th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Private Collection	click to enlarge Early Dragon rug fragment, Safavid Period, 17th century, Azerbaijan Sotheby's Sale: N08140 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 16 Dec 05 10:15 AM LOT 31 (of 217) A CAUCASIAN 'DRAGON' CARPET FRAGMENT, 5,000—7,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 10,200 USD	click to enlarge Early Kuba or Karabagh dragon carpet, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Dimensions: L. 184 in. (467.4 cm) W. 86 in. (218.4 cm). Wool (warp, weft, pile); symmetrically knotted pile. Metropolitan Museum of Art. The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922
click to enlarge Early Dragon carpet, 17th century, Carpet Museum of the Vakiflar, Istanbul, inv. no: 121, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. 190 x 360 cm	click to enlarge A Dragon rug showing a "loom width" field. Shirvan or Karabagh, Azerbaijan, late 17th century. Museum Rietberg Zürich - Stadt Zürich	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (red ground) fragment, 17th century Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 13 January 1938. inv. no 882 from Eskaf Depot, Amasya. 252 x 433 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 15	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (brown ground) fragment, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 10 February 1911. inv. no 745 from the Mosque of Süleyman Subaşı at Unkapanı, Istanbul. 205 x 310 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 16
click to enlarge Dragon carpet (green ground), 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 13 January 1936. inv. no 904 (1-711) from the Ali Pasha Mosque in Tokat. 220 x 445 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 17	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (red ground) with trellis pattern, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. According to the inventories, these fragments and a small unnumbered piece were acquired from separate places. However they belong to the same carpet. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 19	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (dark blue ground), 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Carpet Museum of the Vakiflar, Istanbul. inv. no 104. 224 x 470 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 20. Incomplete	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (dark red ground), trellis pattern, 17th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 11
click to enlarge Early Dragon rug, late 17th century, Safavid Period, possibly Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Currently Textile Museum, 1970.10.1	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, formerly with Textile Gallery, London, 17th-18th centuries, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. 109 x 277 cm	click to enlarge A Caucasian Dragon Carpet, late 17th Century, end. 229 x 513 cm Lot 100, Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets, April 15, 1993, New York City The Christopher Alexander Collection	click to enlarge Dragon carpet fragment, 17th / 18th Century, Azerbaijan. Thompson Collection
click to enlarge Lot 77 Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets April 15, 1993, New York City Provenance: The Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Jon Thompson A Dragon Carpet Fragment, East Caucasus, Azerbaijan. 17th Century, mounted. 58 x 71cm	click to enlarge Early Dragon rug fragment, Azerbaijan. 86.4cm(H) x 55.9cm(W) / 2'10"(H) x 1'10"(W)

16-17TH CENTURIES SAFAVID PERIOD AZERBAIJAN CARPETS WITH FLORAL DESIGNS

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Early "blossom and sickle" or "vase" carpet, 17th c., Safavid Period, Kirman? or Karabagh. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon. 198 x 471 cm

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Early Caucasian "Vase" carpet, Karabagh or Shirvan, late 17th - early 18th c., Safavid Period, Azerbaijan.
Harold Keshishian (formerly R 2/53 of the G.H. Myers Collection). Size: 244 x 640 cm (8'0" x 21'0").
Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 22

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Early Karabagh rug, 17th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art. This specimen, called Nide, exhibits the first floral model, consisting of a thick grid and an unusual stylized and sharp edged cloudband. 305 x 752 cm. Inv. no. 56.217. Gift of Joseph V. McMullan

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Early Karabagh or Kuba rug, 17th–18th century. Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile. Dimensions: H. 158 in. (401.3 cm) W. 74 1/4 in. (188.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rogers Fund, 1908, Accession Number 08.234.2

17-18TH CENTURIES SUNBURST CARPETS

click to enlarge Sunburst carpet. Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Washington, Textile Museum R 36/2/12 (formerly R 2.81). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 15. Size: 231 x 531 cm (7'7" x 17'5")	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. MMA no. 1970.302.10, 653 x 183 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of J .V. McMullan, 1970.	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet. Karabagh (Gendje) or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Wher Collection. 220 x 450 cm.	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet (red ground), 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 10 August 1922. inv. no 190 (3949) from from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 237 x 469 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 49.
click to enlarge Sunburst carpet (red ground), 18th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 946 (1-10) from Amasya. 185 x 355 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 45.	click to enlarge Sunburst Medallion carpet (red ground), 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 940 (1-6979) from Mosque of Ali Paşa, Tokat. 260 x 470 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 47	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet, transitional type, red ground. 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 9 April 1915. inv. no 113 (3072) from the Mosque of Lala Mustafa Paşa, Erzurum. 260 x 442 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 27.	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet (red ground), 18th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 946 (1-10) from Amasya. 185 x 355 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 45.
click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet, transitional type, 18th century. the Great Mosque at Divrigi, Sivas (Ulu Cami). published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 26.	click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet, transitional type, early 18th century. the Great Mosque at Divrigi, Sivas (Ulu Cami). 260 x 660 cm, published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 25. Design: red ground. Pattern on three axes. Designs are arranged symmetrically around a multi pointed large white central star	click to enlarge Early Azerbaijan "Sunburst" rug, early 18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Formerly Piero Barbieri, Genoa	click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet (red ground) transitional type, "Sunburst" design, 18th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 879 from Amasya. 275 x 630 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 30. Pattern on three axes.
click to enlarge Sunburst carpet (blue ground), transitional type, 18th century, Safavid Period. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 18 December 1929. inv. no 729 (59) from the Ciftlik Mosque, Erzurum. 233 x 560 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 32. Pattern on three axis.	click to enlarge Early floral carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 937 (1-699) from Mosque of Ali Paşa, Tokat. 190 x 420 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 48	click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 211 x 439 cm, formerly M.S. Haim, Istanbul.	click to enlarge Early Floral carpet, 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 15 December 1911. inv. no 737 (57) from Mosque of Daye Hatun in Bursa. 210 x 364 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 46
click to enlarge Sunburst Medallion carpet (dark blue ground), 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve Islam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 December 1936. inv. no 891 (708) from Eskav Depot, Tokat. 313 x 615 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 50	click to enlarge A Kuba or Karabagh rug, mid 18th century, Azerbaijan. 689 x 150 cm	click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 224 x 485 cm, private collection, Frankfurt am Main.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). Transitional type, late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 881 (1-3) from Evkaf Depot. 195 x 390 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 37.
click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Civic Museum, Turin	click to enlarge Early Karabagh blossom rug, Early Khanate Period, mid18th century, Karabagh Khanate, Azerbaijan A KARABAGH BLOSSOM CARPET SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH CENTURY Price Realized £20,900 ($41,236) Sale Information Christie's Sale 7572 Oriental Rugs and Carpets 10 April 2008 London, King Street	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, Khanate Period, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Privately owned, 266 x 155 cm. Reiner Grunzner. Schloss Ehningen
click to enlarge Early Sunburst carpet, Khanate Period, late 18th century, Karabagh or Kuba Province, Azerbaijan. Washington, Textile Museum. 237 x 565 cm, 7'9" x 18'6" Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 16; Ellis 1970 - fig.12	click to enlarge Floral carpet, late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. published Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets, Volume II, plate 164	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1912. inv. no 28 (1908) from Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Sivas, Turkey. 240 x 400 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 36.	click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 190 x 420 cm, after Jacoby, 1922, plate 11
click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet, transitional type, late 18th century. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 24 August 1923. inv. no 726 (4019). 245 x 475 cm, published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 28. Design: red ground. Pattern on three axes. Designs are arranged symmetrically around a multi pointed large white central star.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (blue ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1912. inv. no 55 (1907) from Yeni Camii (New Mosque), Sivas, Turkey. 155 x 345 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 34.	click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug fragment. Transitional type, 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 944 (1-718) from Mosque of Ali Paşa at Tokat. 170 x 330 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 31	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. inv. no 896 (3-360) from the Mosque of Elaziz Aga, Elazig, Turkey. 141 x 368 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 35. Pattern on three axes.
click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet, Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 203 x 360 cm, E. Cittone Collection, Milan, formerly Thorsten Laurin, Stockholm. (after Martin, 1908, plate 29)	click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Shirvan carpet, 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Victoria and Albert Museum	click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Shirvan rug, Khanate Period (1735-1805), Azerbaijan. Private Collection, 178 x 372 cm	click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Kuba Sunburst rug, Khanate Period (1735-1805), Azerbaijan. Private Collection, 200 x 355 cm
click to enlarge Sunburst Carpet. Karabagh, Shusha Area. 18th Century. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 06.2527.	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet fragment (blue ground), transitional type. 18th century, Azerbaijan. the Mosque of Lala Mustafa Paşa, Erzurum. 110 x 120 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 33.	click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 202 x 455 cm, after Jacoby, 1923, plate 12	click to enlarge Floral carpet (red ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. The Mosque of Lala Mustafa Pasha, Erzurum, Turkey. 65 x 218 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 42, fragment.
click to enlarge Early Karabagh "Sunburst" carpet fragment, Azerbaijan, 18th century, Victoria and Albert Museum	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, mid 18th century, Burrel Collection, Glasgow, p. 51	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, mid 18th century, Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Castagnola 18th C., p. 56	click to enlarge Sunburst carpet, late 17th–early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston DIMENSIONS: 377 x 190 cm (148 7/16 x 74 13/16 in.)
Early Karabagh rug, mid 18th century. Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Tabibnia Collection	Sunburst Karabagh rug, Azerbaijan. Milani Collection, Paris, France

18TH CENTURIES PALMETTE CARPETS

click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1922. inv. no 184 (3943) from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 200 x 536 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 54.	click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: NY7704 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 20 Sep 01 10:15 AM FINE ORIENTAL AND EUROPEAN CARPETS LOT 219 (of 131) A fragmentary Caucasian "Blossom" carpet,	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, 18th century, Karabakh Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections, Plate 84	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1911. inv. no 123 (800) from the Mosque of Fatih, Trabzon, Turkey. 243 x 430 cm, fragment. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 52.
click to enlarge "Vase" carpet, early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. 225 x 533 cm, after Jacoby, 1923, plate 13	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 905 (1-1717) from the Mosque of Ali Pasha, Tokat, Turkey. 235 x 585 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 53.	click to enlarge Karabagh or Kuba rug, 18th century (Khanate period), Azerbaijan.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Late Safavid or Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1922. inv. no 174 (3944) from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 257 x 642 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 56.
click to enlarge Floral carpet (blue ground). 18th century, Late Safavid or Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. The Mosque of Ali Pasha, Tokat. 225 x 580 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets- in Turkey", plate 55.	click to enlarge A KARABAGH BLOSSOM CARPET, MID-18TH CENTURY The shaded indigo field with a central column of alternating serrated palmettes, flowerheads, large broad serrated palmettes flanked by angular serrated polychrome leaves and further serrated palmettes..	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Late Safavid or Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1914. inv. no 741 (3055) from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 310 x 645 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 57. Catalogued as a copy of a"vase" carpet from Azerbaijan.	click to enlarge 83 x 136 cm, Early floral carpet fragment, Azerbaijan, 18th century
click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug with vine-leaf palmettes, Karabagh or Kuba, 18th c., Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.2.1. Size: 239 x 458 cm (7'10" x 15'0"). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 18	click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: N08503 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 2: Tue, 25 Nov 08 2:00 PM LOT 200 (of 147) A CAUCASIAN 'BLOSSOM' CARPET, 18th century	click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: N08258 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 2: Thu, 14 Dec 06 2:00 PM LOT 306 (of 187) A CAUCASIAN PALMETTE AND SICKLE-LEAF GALLERY CARPET	click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug with vine-leaf palmettes, Karabagh or Shirvan, 18th c., Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.2.2. Size: 188 x 340 cm (6'2" x 11'2"). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 19; Pope 1926 - no:35; Erdmann 1960 - fig. 117
XVIII century Azerbaijan floral carpet, Karabagh. Sotheby's 24 april 2012 - sale 5106, lot 42	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 831 (1-700) from the Mosque of Ali Pasha, Tokat. 235 x 600 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 59.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1912. inv. no 724 (1911) from Yeni Camii, Sivas, Turkey. 255 x 717 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 60.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1912. inv. no 126 (1910) from Yeni Camii, Sivas, Turkey. 165 x 377 cm, fragment. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 61.
click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug fragment, 17-18th centuries, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan.	A LARGE KARABAGH KELLEH SOUTH CAUCASUS, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY LATE SAFAVID PERIOD
click to enlarge Early Shirvan or Karabagh Palmette rug, late 18th century Sotheby's Sale: N08140 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 16 Dec 05 10:15 AM	click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: L07222 \| Location: London Auction Dates: Session 2: Wed, 24 Oct 07 2:00 PM ARTS OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD, INCLUDING FINE CARPETS AND TEXTILES LOT 376 (of 304) PROPERTY OF A GERMAN COLLECTOR w - A CAUCASIAN PALMETTE CARPET, 3,000—5,000 GBP Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 11,875 GBP MEASUREMENTS approximately 406 by 195cm., 13ft. 4in. by 6ft. 5in. DESCRIPTION 18th century

MEDALLION AND SICKLE LEAVES (extend from medallion) CARPETS (LATE 17TH - 18TH CENTURIES)

click to enlarge Early Karabagh medallion and sickle leaves rug, late Safavid Period, early 18th century, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan	click to enlarge Azerbaijan rug with multiple medallions. Shirvan or Karabagh, Azerbaijan, late 17th or early 18th century, the Art Institute of Chicago, 26.1616. Gift of Emily Crane Chadbourne.	click to enlarge Early Azerbaijan carpet fragment, 17th-18th century, Victoria and Albert Museum	click to enlarge Floral carpet (red ground). Transitional type, 18th century, Safavid or Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1922. inv. no 171 (3942) from Cerablus (Kargamish, Gaziantep, Turkey). 219 x 562 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 41. Pattern on three axes composed of blue, brown and white palmettes and lozenges. Side axes cut by the border. Central axis: dark blue lozenges outlined in white, contain small dark blue flowers with yellow spots on a yellow stem.
click to enlarge Floral carpet, early 18th century, Azerbaijan. 166 x 400 cm, Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, inv. no. 24-462.	click to enlarge Floral carpet, early 18th century, Azerbaijan. 215 x 417 cm, after Jacoby, 1923, plate 15	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, 17-18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. published at Schurmann's Caucasian rugs plate no: 93	click to enlarge Early Floral carpet, 18th century, Ulu Camii at Dicrigi, Sivas. 250 x 580 cm. Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan
click to enlarge Fragments of Multiple Medallion Rug, Shirvan or Karabagh, Azerbaijan. 18th century, Textile Museum, 1968.10.2 & 1968.10.3	click to enlarge Early "Medallion and Sickle leaves" floral carpet, Eastern Anatolia (?), Price Realized £30,000 ($48,150) Christie's Sale 7752 Oriental and European Rugs & Carpets 8 October 2009, London, King Street

THE 18TH CENTURY "CYPRESS TREE" PATTERN FLORAL CARPETS

click to enlarge Cypress-patterned early Karabagh or Shirvan rug, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Philadelphia Museum. 223 x 345 cm	click to enlarge Early Blossom carpet, 18th century (Khanate Period), Azerbaijan. Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets. April 15, 1993, New York City. Literature: Ellis, Charles Grant, Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia. Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1988, p. 145, fig. 45a. 14f. 11 in. by 6f. 8 in.	click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet, transitional type, dated AH 1156 (1734 AD). Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 13 May 1912. inv. no 742 (1902) from the Mosque of Korkmazoglu at Sivas. 180 x 420 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 24	click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug with broad, curving lancet leaves and cypresses, Karabagh, Shusha Area, Azerbaijan. Late 18th century, Khanate Period. Textile Museum (R36.2.4). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 18. Size: 208 x 488 cm (6'10x16'0")
Floral carpet, early 18th century, Azerbaijan, published Serare Yetkin, Early Caucasian Carpets, Volume II, plate 172	early XVIII century Azerbaijan "blossom" / Medallion, Leaf and Cypress pattern carpet, Late Safavid or Early Khanate Period, Karabagh. Currently at the Shirvanshahlar Palace, Baku, Azerbaijan	click to enlarge A FRAGMENT OF A CAUCASIAN CARPET PROBABLY KARABAGH DISTRICT, EARLY 18TH CENTURY Christie's Sale 7960 Oriental Rugs and Carpets Including Turkmen Weavings From The Collection of Erik Risman 5 April 2011, London

18TH CENTURY DRAGON CARPETS

click to enlarge Early 18th century Dragon rug with lateral shift of the pattern. Baron Thyssen-Bornemisza, Lugano		click to enlarge Dragon carpet, Keir Collection, 222 x 477 cm. Early 18th century, late Safavid Period, Azerbaijan	click to enlarge Dragon rug, early 18th century, The Joseph Lees Williams Memorial Collection, 55-65-23, Philadelphia Museum of Art
click to enlarge Early Shirvan or Karabagh Dragon rug with simplified drop repeat design, late 17th - early 18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.1.2. Size: 175 x 358 cm (5'9"x11'9"). Published: Martin 1908, pl. 28, American Art Galleries 1923, no: 979, Orendi 1930, Abb. 686; Raphaelian 1960 p 45, Ellis 1970 fig b., C. Ellis Early Caucasian rugs plate 3.	click to enlarge Early Dragon rug with reversing elements, early 18th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. 1970.10.2. Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 7. Size: 191 x 445 cm (6'3" x 14'7")	click to enlarge Khanate Period Karabagh or Shirvan Dragon rug, Azerbaijan SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY Price Realized £4,113 ($5,901) Christie's Sale 6435 ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS 3 May 2001 London, King Street	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 18th century, Safavid Period Azerbaijan. 198 x 419 cm. E. Cittone collection, Milan. Formerly property of Erich Maria Remarque. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 143
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. 188 x 424 cm, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Virginia, formerly Charles F. Gibson (after Pope, 1925, ill. 4)	click to enlarge Dragonless dragon carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan. private collection, Europe. published Charles Grant Ellis Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, plate 44b	click to enlarge Victoria and Albert Museum Early Dragon rug, 17-18th cenury, Safavid Period, possibly Karabagh, Territory of Gendje /Ganja Beylerbeyi (Province)	click to enlarge Dragon rug, 18th cenury, Karabagh or Shirvan
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, early 18th century, Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. 202 x 285 cm, Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, inv. no. 75,220.	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, early 18th century, late Safavid Period, Azerbaijan. 274 x 579 cm, formerly in the Berlin Museum, burnt in the war.	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, Iparmuveszeti Museum, Budapest. Inv. no. 420.1906., 205 x 575cm, incomplete. early 18th century	click to enlarge Dragon Carpet, early 18th century, Azerbaijan. Eskenazi, Milan. 215 x 210 cm. Section of incomplete carpet.
click to enlarge Dragon rug, mid 18th century, Karabagh, Azerbaijan. 247 x 624.5 cm (97 1/4 x 245 7/8 in), MEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Cotton warp, Turkish knot. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, James Fund.	click to enlarge Dragon rug with Diagonal repeat, Karabagh, Shusha Area, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Howard T. Hallowell III. Size: 235 x 470 (7'8" x 15'5"). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 10	click to enlarge Early Karabagh Dragon rug with Diagonal Repeat, Karabagh, Shusha Area. 18th century, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.1.3	click to enlarge early 18th century Azerbaijan Dragon carpet, Safavid Period, Kuba or Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan Sotheby's Sale: N08456 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 11 Jun 08 10:00 AM
click to enlarge Early Caucasian Dragonless Dragon rug, 18th century, Khanate Period, Shusha or Kuba, Azerbaijan. The John D. McIlhenny Collection. Philadelphia Museum. 146 x 366 cm (4'9" x 12').	click to enlarge Early Caucasian Dragon rug, 18th century, Khanate Period, Shusha or Kuba, Azerbaijan. The John D. McIlhenny Collection. Philadelphia Museum. 220 x 463 cm (15'2" x 7'3").	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan. 180 x 320 cm. Wher Collection. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 148	click to enlarge A Caucasian Dragon rug, Karabagh Province, Azerbaijan. 18th century century. Wool, private collection
click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, 18th century, Karabakh Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Oriental Rugs from Pacific Collections, Plate 231	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan. 157 x 213 cm, Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, inv. no. 7940.	click to enlarge Brunk Auctions, September 12-13, 2009 Lot 0004: Caucasian dragon rug, possibly a Kazak, 19th century or earlier, 5 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. Sold Price: $4600	click to enlarge A late 18th century Karabagh Dragon rug, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Berlin, Museum fur Islamisches Kunst. In the evolution of the dragon type style, the floral grid has expanded and the dragons have become larger and are no longer oriented.
click to enlarge Dragon Carpet, late 18th century, late Khanate period, Azerbaijan. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Inv. no. 1974.149.5. Gift of Joseph McMullan, 1974. 171 x 325 cm. Medium: silk, wool	click to enlarge A Dragon carpet in a blue ground, Late 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan Price Realized £34,500 ($58,747) Christie's Sale 6030 15 October 1998, London, King Street	click to enlarge Dragonless dragon carpet with lozenge pattern, dragon figures replaced by trees, late 18 century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. purchased by Kommerzienrat Horst from Hinrichsen, Berlin, October, 1934. Published Serare Yetkin "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey, Charles Grant Ellis Oriental Carpets in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, plate 44a
click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: L06871 \| Location: London Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 20 Sep 06 11:00 AM LOT 115 (of 92) PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION A CAUCASIAN 'DRAGON' CARPET, 16,000—20,000 GBP Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 24,000 GBP MEASUREMENTS approximately 305 by 169cm., 10ft. by 5ft. 7in. DESCRIPTION: 18th century	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (red ground), late 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 9 April 1915. inv. no 97 (3076) from the library of Köse Ömer at Erzurum. 200 x 386 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 21. Debased design, trellis pattern formed by dark blue and dark yellow bands in place of the usual leaves.	click to enlarge Degenerate Dragon Rug. Karabagh? Early or Mid-19th Century. Textile Museum R. 36.1.7 (formerly R 2.66). 160 x 249 cm	click to enlarge Degenerate Dragon rug, late 18th / early 19th century, Shirvan or Karabagh, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.1.6. 178 x 257 cm
click to enlarge Dragon carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan. 250 x 305 cm, Bernheimer Collection, Munich. inv. no. 92	click to enlarge Azerbaijan rug with bizzare repeat pattern. possibly Kuba or Karabagh, late 18th/early 19th century, Azerbaijan. Metropolitan Museum, Medium: Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915	click to enlarge Dragon carpet (brown ground), degenerate trellis pattern. late 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 862-64. from Elazig. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 3.	click to enlarge Dragon carpet, late 18th century, Azerbaijan. 107 x 183 cm, formerly in the Ballard Collection. (after Ballard, 1924, plate 81)
click to enlarge Late Dragon carpet, Safavid Period Azerbaijan (Kuba?), Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul, acquired 30 January 1918. inv. no 948 from depot of Ali Pasha at Tokat.	A SOUTH CAUCASIAN DRAGON CARPET PROBABLY KARABAGH, CIRCA 1800	"Dragon" carpet, Safavid Empire or Karabagh Khanate. Robert De Calatchi Collection. Paris, France

MID TO LATE 18TH CENTURY FLORAL / PICTORIAL / MEDALLION CARPETS

click to enlarge Floral carpet with an 18th century Caucasian design. Private Collection	click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug. Transitional type, late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 10 August 1922. inv. no 732 from Cerablus (south-east Turkey). 171 x 304 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 38	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, dated 1129 or 1149* (=1736 AD - this seems a plausible date for this rug), Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Khamsa (meaning five in Arabic) Albanian** Melikdom (a feudal possession), Safavid Period, 178 x 351 cm.	click to enlarge Early Caucasian rug with vine-leaf palmettes, Karabagh, 18th c., Azerbaijan. Textile Museum R 36.2.5. Size: 239 x 384 cm (7'10" x 12'7"). Published Charles Grant Ellis "Early Caucasian rugs" plate 20; Ellis 1970 - fig.7
click to enlarge Medallion carpet (red ground). late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1915. inv. no 753 (3065) from the Mosque of Murad Pasha, Erzurum, Turkey. 180 x 275 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 100.	click to enlarge Medallion Carpet, Victoria and Albert Museum Place of origin: Azerbaijan, Caucasus (made) Date: 18th century (made)	click to enlarge Floral carpet (red ground). late 18th / early 19th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 834 (2-123) from the Evkaf Depot, Istanbul. 100 x 450 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 94.	click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Kazak Proto-Pinwheel rug, late 18th century, Azerbaijan. 157 x 268 cm. The rug was for sale at Rippon Boswell with the estimate value of 35 000 euros.
click to enlarge Early Karabagh or Kuba rug, Khanate Period, 18th century. A classical floral carpet, Caucasus. 583 x 253 cm. Nagel Auktionen, Sale 48T, May 8th 2007	click to enlarge Early floral carpet. 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 January 1936. inv. no 890 (1-533) from Sivas.	click to enlarge Early Azerbaijan Cypress carpet, 18th century	click to enlarge Pictorial / Floral carpet (red ground). late 18th century, Khanates Period, possibly Karabagh, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1936. inv. no 75 (1-716) from Tokat. 135 x 260 cm, incomplete. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 103.
click to enlarge Sale: N08103 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 03 Jun 05 10:15 AM LOT 49 (of 103) PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT M. RUBIN AN AZERBAIJAN RUG, NORTHWEST PERSIA, 18th century 20,000—30,000 USD Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 27,000 USD MEASUREMENTS approximately 6ft. by 4ft. 1in. (1.83 by 1.24m.)	click to enlarge Early Kuba or Karabagh dragon carpet, 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Dimensions: H: 114 3/4 in. (291.47 cm) W: 71 in. (180.34 cm). Wool. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971. Accession Number 1971.263.6	click to enlarge Early Karabagh Shield rug, late 18th century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan lot 44 Shield Carpet, Caucasus, circa 1750. All sides reduced, one small slit circa 3 cm, old repiling, localised wear. 244 x 154 cm est: €20 000 Sale 48T, May 8th 2007 Nagel Auktionen	click to enlarge A finely woven Azerbaijan rug with silk in its foundation, 18th century. Ernest Erickson Collection, Brooklyn Museum, EE-90
click to enlarge Early Afshan carpet, Khanate Period, Kuba or Karabagh Khanate, Azerbaijan. 250 x 650 cm.	click to enlarge Early floral rug, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 9 April 1915. inv. no 41 (3078) from the library of Köse Ömer at Erzurum. 185 x 365 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 62.	click to enlarge Early floral rug, Afshan pattern, late 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 30 December 1936. inv. no 939 (1-696) from the Mosque of Ali Paşa, Tokat. 233 x 570 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 71.	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground, two strips, Harshang pattern, 18th century, Khanates Period, possibly Karabagh, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1915. inv. no 35 (3964) from the Mosque of Murad Pasha, Erzurum, Turkey. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 84.
click to enlarge A KARABAGH KELLEH SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH CENTURY Of Afshan design, the shaded blue field with an overall polychrome angular vine with palmettes, serrated floral motifs, hooked leaves and stylised flowerheads, in a golden-yellow border of polychrome flowerheads	click to enlarge 18th century floral carpet, Azerbaijan	click to enlarge Floral carpet, late 18th century, Azerbaijan. Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen	click to enlarge Floral carpet, 18th century, Azerbaijan, 211 x 409 cm, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, inv. no. T31.1920.
click to enlarge Azerbaijan carpet fragment, 18th century, Khanates Period, 298 x 396 cm, Islamisches Museum, East Berlin. inv. no. I. 12 (after Bode and Kuhnel, 1970, plate 43)	click to enlarge Rug in "Portuguese" Carpet Design. Provenance Unknown. Textile Museum R 36.00.2 (formerly R 2.71). 18th century	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark red ground). 18th century, Khanates Period, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1922. inv. no 197 (3910) from the Mosque of Vize Chelebi, Edirne, Turkey. 205 x 224 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 83.	click to enlarge Floral carpet, late 18th century, Azerbaijan. Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, 196 x 465 cm
click to enlarge A SOUTH CAUCASIAN KELLEH SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY Price Realized £25,095 ($38,897) Christie's Sale 6630 ORIENTAL RUGS & CARPETS 17 October 2002 London, King Street	click to enlarge LONG TAPIS DU NORD-OUEST DE L'IRAN REGION DE KARABAGH, FIN DU XVIIIEME-DEBUT DU XIXEME SIECLE, Price Realized €13,450 ($20,433) Christie's Sale 5540 Ancienne Collection Charles Gillot (1853-1903) 4 - 5 March 2008, Paris	click to enlarge A carpet fragment, Azerbaijan, 18th century	click to enlarge Lily and Palmette Rug. Shirvan or Karabagh. Late 18th Century. Textile Museum R 36.2.11 (formerly R 2.62).

click to enlarge Medallion rug in a blue ground, late 18th/early 19th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 13 May 1916. inv. no 99 (1904) from the Mosque of Korkmazoglu, Sivas. 270 x 593 cm. catalogue as Kuba copy of Safavid carpet. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 99.	click to enlarge Rug with Hooking Lancet Leaves. Early 19th Century. Textile Museum R 36.2.8 (formerly R 2.44). Kurdistan (of Iran) or Karabagh	click to enlarge A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY Price Realized £81,600 ($152,592) Sale Information Christie's Sale 7264 Oriental Rugs and Carpets 9 October 2006 London, King Street
click to enlarge A SOUTH CAUCASIAN CARPET PROBABLY KARABAGH, 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY Christie's Sale 5988 Christie's Interiors - Style and Spirit 28 September 2010, London, South Kensington	click to enlarge The Louvre Museum early rug with the alternation of two dragon rug palmettes, Azerbaijan. Paris	click to enlarge Floral carpet, early19th century, Azerbaijan. Protestant Church, Sepsiszentgyergy, 127 x 175 cm, after de Vegh and Layer, plate 30	click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, early 19th century, Azerbaijan
click to enlarge Early Karabagh rug, circa 1800, Azerbaijan 1.60 x 2.10m (5ft 3 x 6ft 11in) Summers Collection	click to enlarge Sotheby's Sale: L03761 \| Location: London FINE RUGS & CARPETS INCLUDING ISLAMIC TEXTILES Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 15 Oct 03 2:00 PM LOT 95 (of 85) A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG DATE OF OBJECT dated AH 1232/1828 AD	Early Karabagh Cloudband rug, XVIII century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Ankara Vakiflar Museum
click to enlarge Karabagh pictorial carpet, Azerbaijan. Dimensions: L. 154 in. (391.2 cm) W. 74 in. (188 cm). Wool (warp, weft and pile); symmetrically knotted pile. Metropolitan Museum. of Art. Gift of Joseph V. McMullan, 1971.	click to enlarge The Wher collection rug with stylized animals, Azerbaijan, late 18th/early 19th century	click to enlarge Late 18th /early 19th century Azerbaijan figurative carpet fragment, The Arab Museum, Cairo	click to enlarge Floral carpet (dark blue ground). Harshang pattern, early 19th century, Azerbaijan. Türk ve İslam Eserleri Museum, Istanbul. Acquired 1915. inv. no 735 (3135) from a Mosque in a distric of Armutlu, near Bursa. 245 x 506 cm. published Serare Yetkin's "Early Caucasian carpets in Turkey", plate 93.
click to enlarge First half 19th century Karabagh carpet, 7'3" x 16, Afshan - Harshang design, Azerbaijan
Sotheby's Sale: L05871 \| Auction Dates: Session 1: Wed, 12 Oct 05 LOT FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION A TRANSCAUCASIAN LONG RUG	Azerbaijan carpet fragment in a golden yellow field with palmettes, South of Urmia Lake, Iranian Azerbaijan	Early Caucasian rug, circa 1800, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan, Sotheby's Sale: N08038 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 16 Dec 04, LOT 46 (of 161), approximately 10ft. 8in. by 4ft. 3in. (3.25 by 1.29m.)	A SOUTH CAUCASIAN RUG PROBABLY KARABAGH DISTRICT, CIRCA 1850 Christie's Sale 6941 ORIENTAL RUGS AND CARPETS 14 October 2004, London, King Street
Palmette and Tree carpet, late 18th / early 19th century, Azerbaijan, Textile Museum, Washington	Floral carpet, late 18th / early 19th century, Azerbaijan. 234 x 322 cm, after Jacoby, 1923, plate 7	Early Azerbaijan rug, Tabriz or Karabagh, early 19th century Sotheby's Sale: N07977 \| Auction Dates: Session 2: Fri, 02 Apr 04 LOT 143 (of 119) AN AZERBAIJAN GALLERY CARPET	Azerbaijan rug, Eastern Azerbaijan. 1289 (1872) dated.

XVIII century "swastika/pinwheel" rug, Khanate Period, Shirvan or Karabagh, Azerbaijan. Turk ve Islam Eserleri Muzesi, Istanbul inv.834 and 853 (2-123) (Evkaf depot).	Early Azerbaijan rug, Khanate Period, XVIII century. Sothebys London 28 April 1993, Lot 60	Early Shirvan or Karabagh carpet, 18th century, Khanate Period. al Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum. published in "Carpets from Islamic Lands" by Friedrich Spuhler	Early Shirvan or Karabagh carpet, 18th century, Khanate Period. L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art, Jerusalem
A SOUTH CAUCASIAN CARPET CIRCA 1800 Price Realized £12,000 ($23,832) Sale Information Christie's Sale 7390 Oriental Rugs and Carpets 16 April 2007 London, King Street	Early Azerbaijan 'pinwheel' rug, Khanate Period, Karabagh or Shirvan Province. Ketterer Kunst Art Auktionen 16 October 1987, Lot 119	Early swastika/pinwheel rug, Khanate Period, Shirvan or Karabagh Province, Azerbaijan. Rugs as Art Auction, 23 April 1972, L63	'Pinwheel' rug, early to mid 19th century, Azerbaijan. Orient Stars Collection (later with David Sorgato). published in Hali Magazine (150)
Proto "Pinwheel" rug, Kazak or Karabagh, Azerbaijan, c 1800. Rippon Boswell Spring 2003. sale, 17th May 2003	click to enlarge Ulrich Schurman “Caucasian Rugs”, plate 63, 18th century Karabagh rug	Early "Swastika" rug, first half 19th century, western Karabagh (?), Azerbaijan. Christies, 6 April 2006, Lot 124. (published in Kaukasische Teppichkunst. Munchen: 1993, by Herrmann, Eberhart)

18TH CENTURY TEXTILES

Early Azerbaijan silk embroidery, 17-18th century, Victoria and Albert Museum	Early Azerbaijan silk embroidery, 17th century, Private Collection	18th century Caucasian Embroidery, lot 45, Est: €11,500, sold for €28,800 at Rippon Boswell Spring 2003 sale, 17th May 2003
An 18th century (Khanate Period) Azerbaijan silk embroidery. Sotheby's Sale: N08258 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 2: Thu, 14 Dec 06 approximately 3ft. 10in. by 3ft. 5in. (1.17 by 1.04m)	An 18th century (Khanate Period) Azerbaijan silk embroidery. Sotheby's Sale: N08258 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 14 Dec 06 AN AZERBAIJAN SILK AND METAL THREAD EMBROIDERY, SOUTH CAUCASUS/NORTHWEST PERSIA	Azerbaijan Silk Embroidery, 18th century (Safavid or Khanate Period), possibly Eastern Azerbaijan. Sotheby's Sale: N08258 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Thu, 14 Dec 06 approximately 1ft. 7in. by 1ft. 7in. (0.48 by 0.48m.)	18th century Azerbaijan silk embroidery, probably eastern Azerbaijan (Kuba or Baku) Lot 118 at Sotheby's, a silk Caucasian embroidery. Sotheby's (NY), December 5 -- Christie's East, December 8 -- Skinner's, December 6
Early Caucasian textile fragment, 18th century	Caucasian Embroidery, silk on linen, 18th century	Early Azerbaijan silk embroidery, 18th century, Private Collection	Early Azerbaijan silk embroidery with swastika motives, Khanate Period, 18th century, Private Collection
Sotheby's Sale: N07919 \| Location: New York Auction Dates: Session 1: Fri, 19 Sep 03 LOT 30 (of 108) AN AZERBAIJAN SILK EMBROIDERY FRAGMENT DATE OF OBJECT early 18th century	Early Karabagh embroidery, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Musée des Tissus et des Arts Décoratifs in Lyon, France. published in Tokatlian, Soies de Paradis. Tapis et Textiles d'Orient du Musée des Tissus de Lyon, Paris, 2008)	Silk embroidery, 18th century, Victoria & Albert Museum	Embroidered Cover, 18th century Place of origin: Azerbaijan (Made) Date: 1740-1790 (Made) Victoria and Albert Museum
Cartouches and Stars Azerbaijan, south Caucasus, early 18th century 46 x 97 cm (1' 6" x 3' 2"), incomplete, silk embroidery in counted stitch on cotton	Azerbaijan Cover, early 18th century, Victoria and Albert Museum	Silk Embroidery, 18th century, Azerbaijan
A SILK EMBROIDERED AZERBAIJAN RUG, 18TH CENTURY, KUBA OR KARABAGH Price Realized £22,500 ($34,830) Christie's Sale 7845 Oriental Rugs and Carpets 15 April 2010, London, King Street	A SILK EMBROIDERED AZERBAIJAN RUG, 18TH CENTURY Price Realized £21,250 ($33,809) Sale 7872, Christie's Oriental Rugs & Carpets 7 October 2010, London, King Street	A CAUCASIAN SILK EMBROIDERED PRAYER RUG LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY, AZERBAIJAN Price Realized £13,700 ($28,044) Christie's Sale 7429 Oriental Rugs and Carpets 25 October 2007 London, King Street
Early Azerbaijan textile, 18th century, 50 x 50 cm	Early Caucasian textile, late 18th-early 19th century, Azerbaijan	Karabagh embroidery with swastika motifs, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Lefevre 25 November 1983
Early Karabagh Cushion cover, 18th century, Karabakh Khanate Period. The Textile Museum 2.6. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1915	Early Karabagh Embroidery with stylized pattern. Linen, Cross Stitch Silk, 18th century or earlier, Azerbaijan. David Sorgato, Italy	Early Azerbaijan embroidery, XVIII century. published in 'Caucasian Rugs' by Ulrich Schurmann	Karabagh embroidery, XVIII c, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Location: The Treasures Of Mother See Of Holy Etchmiadzin
Early Azerbaijan silk embroidery, 17th century, possibly Karabagh. Private Collection	Early Karabagh silk embroidery rug, XVIII century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. published in Timbuktu to Tibet: Exotic Carpets and Textiles from New York Collectors 2008 by Jon Thompson, Thomas J. Farnham, Daniel Shaffer	Silk embroidery rug, Azerbaijan, 1700s. Textile Museum. Cross stitch on cotton, 1.49 x 1.80 m (4′ 11″ x 5′ 11″). Textile Museum, Washington DC, inv. no. 2.19, acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1952	Victoria and Albert Museum early Azerbaijan textile, 18th century, Khanate Period, inv. no. 172.19.06, 81 x 127 cm
Early Karabagh silk embroidery, "Medallion and Sickle-Leaves", 17th cenury, 69 x 118 cm (2ft 3in x 3ft 10.5), Karabagh Khanate Period, Azerbaijan.	Karabagh silk embroidery, XVIII century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Textile Museum, inv. no: 2.9. Silk embroidery, regular surface darning on cotton, 121 x 158 cm. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1926	Azerbaijan silk embroidery, 18th century, Textile Museum, 2.18
Early Karabagh embroidery rug, XVIII century, Khanate Period, Azerbaijan. Lefevre Auction, 1977, Lot 52	Early Karabagh silk embroidery with a proto-Kasimushak design, 18th century, Azerbaijan. Private Collection	18th century Azerbaijan embroidery, possibly Karabagh	Early Azerbaijan textile, 18th century or earlier, possibly Karabagh. Bruce and Olive Baganz
Karabagh region (?), Azerbaijan, circa 1700 60 x 87 cm (24 x 34 in), incomplete, silk embroidery in counted stitch on cotton	Early Karabagh silk embroidery, 17th century, Safavid Period, Karabagh Province (Beylerbeyi), Azerbaijan. Private Collection	Early Karabagh silk embroidery, 17-18th cenury, Safavid or Early Khanate Period, Karabagh, 62 x 95 cm. Private Collection	Victoria and Albert Museum early Azerbaijan silk textile, 18th century, Khanate Period, inv. no. 70.1909, 102 x 132 cm
18th century Azerbaijan embroidery		Cover, silk embroidery on cotton Azerbaijan, Caucasus; 1st half of 18th century 149 × 135 cm