SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1890

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A KARABAGH RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1890
Of 'Tree' design, lightly corroded brown, overall very good condition
6ft.10in. x 4ft.3in. (209cm. x 130cm.)

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Lot Essay

The arrangement of vertical stems issuing individual polychrome flowerheads arranged on the diagonal, as seen on the present lot, appears on a comparable example with an ivory field that sold in these Rooms, 7 October 2014, lot 17. Both rugs belong to an unusual group of South Caucasian rugs characterised by their field of flowering stems that are reminiscent of the bold rosettes of Konya rugs. The golden yellow field of the present lot is a particularly attractive as the majority of the other examples have narrow blue or green fields. For other examples in the group please see; Skinners, 12 June 1985, lot 118, and Rippon Boswell, 7 May 1977, lot 95.

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