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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
15,000—25,000 GBP
Lot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 19,200 GBP
MEASUREMENTS: 245 by 174cm., 8ft. by 5ft. 8in.
DATE OF OBJECT: dated AH 1232/1828 AD
CATALOGUE NOTE
The design of the present lot has clear links with early Caucasian 'dragon'
and floral carpets. The bold serrated ivory leaves framing the central
medallion are remnants of the forms which made up the lattice in earlier
dragon carpets, and the rows of polychrome spikey-palmettes at either end of
the field are very much like the palmettes which filled this same lattice in
dragon carpets. For a full discussion of early Caucasian carpets see Yetkin,
S, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, Vol I & II, London, 1978. Closer
parallels can be seen between the rug illustrated here and the rugs which
Serare Yetkin discusses in her chapter on 'transitional' carpets, see for
example a carpet which she catalogues as a 'transitional' type and dates to
the 18th century, Yetkin, S, op.cit., Vol I, pl.28. Here too the central
axis is emphasised by a large medallion, in this case expanding right to the
edge of the field. As opposed to 'transitional' and floral carpets, this
central hexagonal medallion, rather than appearing to form part of a
infinite overall pattern, is very much the focus of the design. This
centralisation and boldness of the central medallion further link this rug
to later Caucasian rugs. The double-branched S-motifs which appear in the
central indigo medallion make this rug a clear predecessor to such rugs as
Kazak Chondoresk
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