KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

Details

A FACHRALO PRAYER RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
Mostly full pile throughout, minor repiling, a number of visible knot heads within the field, natural corrosion to the dark brown, original selvages
5ft.1in. x 3ft.9in. (154cm. x 118cm.)

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.

Conditions of sale

Brought to you by

Sara Plumbly

splumbly@christies.com +44 20 7389 2374

Lot Essay

Displaying the classic grass-green dye indicative of weavings from Fachralo produced by combining primary-coloured dyes, this prayer rug bears a 'head and shoulders' shaped mihrab with a similar box-shaped recess at the lower end of the field creating a re-entrant niche design. The stepped polychrome triangles in the border are another popular feature in Fachralo weavings as well as those from Borjalou. For a comparable example woven on a blue ground see, Raoul Tschebull, Kazak, New York, 1971, p.36, pl.9.

More from Art of the Islamic and Indian Worlds Including Oriental Rugs and Carpets

View All