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Lot Essay
The knot count is 10H x 9V per cm. sq.
Although the inscription cartouche reads "By 'Abdullah in nine hundred and ninety (1582 AD)", this date obviously bears no relation to the actual date when this rug was produced. One can also fairly confidently attribute this carpet as being the work of Zareh Penyamin, as details within his original cartoons bear many similarities to this example, Pamela Benoussan, 'The Masterweavers of Istanbul', Hali, 26, pp. 34-41, pl.19. The use of the scrolling split-palmette, the curved shoulder of the prayer arch and the shape and positioning of the inscription cartouche all link this carpet to the work of this master. For two other examples refer to , Arto Keshishian and Duncan R. Miller, Kum Kapi Silk Rugs, Zareh Penyamine 1890-1949, London, 1985.
Although the inscription cartouche reads "By 'Abdullah in nine hundred and ninety (1582 AD)", this date obviously bears no relation to the actual date when this rug was produced. One can also fairly confidently attribute this carpet as being the work of Zareh Penyamin, as details within his original cartoons bear many similarities to this example, Pamela Benoussan, 'The Masterweavers of Istanbul', Hali, 26, pp. 34-41, pl.19. The use of the scrolling split-palmette, the curved shoulder of the prayer arch and the shape and positioning of the inscription cartouche all link this carpet to the work of this master. For two other examples refer to , Arto Keshishian and Duncan R. Miller, Kum Kapi Silk Rugs, Zareh Penyamine 1890-1949, London, 1985.