Lot Essay
For a very similar example to this lot see Batari,F:, Ottoman Turkish Carpets, The Collections of the Museum of Applied arts, Budapest I, Budapest-Keszthely, 1994, pl.150, pp.79 and 200.
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A MELAS PRAYER RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
The rust-red field with central floral spray, an angular flowerhead above, the ivory angular mihrab arch containing palmettes and hanging jewellery, in a sea-green floral vine frame, between mustard- yellow and brown ribbon stripes, in a broad sandy yellow border of polychrome floral star panels divided by pairs of brick-red rosettes, the outer ivory polychrome rosette stripe, brick-red kilim strip at one end
4ft.8in. x 3ft.6in. (142cm. x 107cm.)
WEST ANATOLIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
The rust-red field with central floral spray, an angular flowerhead above, the ivory angular mihrab arch containing palmettes and hanging jewellery, in a sea-green floral vine frame, between mustard- yellow and brown ribbon stripes, in a broad sandy yellow border of polychrome floral star panels divided by pairs of brick-red rosettes, the outer ivory polychrome rosette stripe, brick-red kilim strip at one end
4ft.8in. x 3ft.6in. (142cm. x 107cm.)