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Lot: 132
Karaja Long Rug: Large cruciforms of diagonal leaves in green
and cochineal red have been placed along the central axis and interspersed
with rosettes. Further rosettes and smaller flowers are aligned along the
sides of the field. Known from Karabagh carpets in the neighbouring Southern
Caucasus and Kurdish carpets from Azerbaijan, this design was rarely woven
in the Karaja region. – Somewhat reduced at the bottom, the original
multicoloured flat-woven selvedges survive. Slight signs of wear in the
pile, good overall condition.
Origin:
North West Persia, Azerbaijan
Size:
345 x 120 cm
Age:
Second half 19th century
Estimate:
7.000,00 €
Literature:
BAUSBACK, PETER, Antike orientalische
Knüpfkunst. Mannheim 1977, p. 59 *** BURNS, JAMES D., Antique Rugs of
Kurdistan. A Historical Legacy of Woven Art. London 2002, no. 51
Major Spring Auction
Auction date: Saturday 23. May 2009
Rippon
Boswell & Co. International Auctioneers of Rare Carpets & Textiles
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