Sale Information
Sale 6568
oriental rugs and carpets
25 April 2002
London, King Street




Lot Description
A PEREPEDIL PRAYER RUG
South Caucasus, circa 1850
The ivory field with scattered minor flowerheads and stylised motifs around a column of rams' horn and angular panels containing minor motifs flanked by similar designs on either side below an ivory mihrab arch with stylised floral motifs, in an angular ivory floral meander border between plain and multiple striped stripes, very slight wear in the field and slight loss at one end
6ft.7in. x 3ft.1in. (201cm. x 94cm.)


Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN, FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF COLONEL NORMAN COLVILLE M.C. (1893-1974)

Lot Notes
For a discussion of the evolution of the Perepedil design, including illustrations of comparable examples to the present rug, please see Klose, Christine: "The Perepedil Enigma", Hali 51, February 1991, pp.110-117).