Lot 143
143
A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG
A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG
A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG
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A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG
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Specifed lots (sold and unsold) marked with a fill… Read more THE PAUL DEEG COLLECTION OF ORIENTAL RUGS AND FRAGMENTS
A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG

CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY

Details
A MUDJUR PRAYER RUG
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID 19TH CENTURY
Even overall wear, localised small repairs and minor repiling
5ft.9in. x 4ft.6in. (176cm. x 139cm.)
Provenance
Arts Fair Pan Amsterdam, 1999
Special notice
Specifed lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crown Fine Art (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent ofsite. If the lot is transferred to Crown Fine Art, it will be available for collection from 12.00 pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crown Fine Art. All collections from Crown Fine Art will be by prebooked appointment only. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

Niche design Mudjur carpets were highly popular during the 19th century and were widely exported. The kaleidoscopic palette of the present lot is a classic example with a widely conceived deep ruby-red mihrab. The decorative water ewers on either side of the stepped arch are a charming feature and appear on a similar example in the Textile Museum Washington, (Richard Ettinghausen, Prayer Rugs, exhibition catalogue, Washington D.C, 1974, pp.66-7, pl.XVIII).

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