TURKEY, CIRCA 1920

Details

A SILK ISTANBUL RUG
TURKEY, CIRCA 1920
Areas of light wear, overall very good condition
6ft.4in. x 4ft.3in. (192cm. x 130cm.)

Literature

Personal catalogue, December 1991, MWI 41

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 10V x 10H knots per cm. sq.

A rug in the Arkas collection was woven using the same cartoon. It has a slightly different colouration, with a field of blue rather than golden yellow (Kumkapi rugs from the Arkas collection, Izmir, 2017, no.30, pp.90-1).

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