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 |
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Lot 94: A DRAGON CARPET
Southwest Caucasus, Russian-Armenia, 18th century
Size: approx. 302 x 169 cm
Estimate EUR: 26,000
Condition: Heavily restored, large rewoven areas, mainly to the upper left
and lower right corners. Corroded browns partly re-knotted.
Lit: GROTE-HASENBALG, WERNER, Der Orientteppich. Seine Geschichte und seine
Kultur. Berlin 1922, vol. 1, no. 53 and vol. 2, pl. 25
Published: RIPPON BOSWELL Frankfurt, catalogue no. 1. 1976-11-06, lot 45
(title). YETKIN, SERARE, Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey. London 1978,
vol. 2, no. 151.
RIPPON BOSWELL & CO. GROSSE HERBSTAUKTION - Rare & antique Carpets,
Flat-weaves, Textiles
Auction 59, 16th November 2002 |
