Lot Essay
The 'Cloudband' border design in this rug can be seen in paintings as early as 1611; the majority being illustrated during the period 1660-70 (Ydema,O.: Carpets and their Datings in Netherlandish Painting 1540-1700, Zutphen, 1991, pp.36, diag.8.) These indicate that this rug could date from as early as the first quarter of the 17th century.
The rugs, when illustrated in paintings from the period, were generally dipicted as 'table' coverings, although, in some depictions, they are used on the floor. An unusual feature in this example is that each 'cloudband' motif faces towards the field design. This would indicate that it was made to cover a surface with the border design which could be viewed from any side.
For a similar example on the 'Cloudband' border group see Batari,F.: Ottoman Turkish Carpets, Budapest, 1994, pp.48-49 and 108, pl.13. Another is in a Private Collection in The Netherlands (Ydema,O.: op.cit., p.26, fig.15.)
For a further brief discussion on 'Lotto' rugs see lot 424 in this catalogue.
The rugs, when illustrated in paintings from the period, were generally dipicted as 'table' coverings, although, in some depictions, they are used on the floor. An unusual feature in this example is that each 'cloudband' motif faces towards the field design. This would indicate that it was made to cover a surface with the border design which could be viewed from any side.
For a similar example on the 'Cloudband' border group see Batari,F.: Ottoman Turkish Carpets, Budapest, 1994, pp.48-49 and 108, pl.13. Another is in a Private Collection in The Netherlands (Ydema,O.: op.cit., p.26, fig.15.)
For a further brief discussion on 'Lotto' rugs see lot 424 in this catalogue.