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BERNHEIMER FAMILY COLLECTION OF CARPETS
A FRAGMENTARY USHAK CARPET
WEST ANATOLIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
A FRAGMENTARY USHAK CARPET
WEST ANATOLIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of Smyrna design, the rust-red field with a central column of large palmettes flanked by bold spreading leaves and with minor palmette vine, in an indigo border of similar motifs between shaded blue meandering stellar flowerhead and red floral meander stripes, made up from the two ends of the original larger carpet, partial loss of guard stripe at each end, small damages and repairs, light even wear
5ft.6in. x 8ft. (168cm. x 244cm.)
WEST ANATOLIA, LATE 17TH CENTURY/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Of Smyrna design, the rust-red field with a central column of large palmettes flanked by bold spreading leaves and with minor palmette vine, in an indigo border of similar motifs between shaded blue meandering stellar flowerhead and red floral meander stripes, made up from the two ends of the original larger carpet, partial loss of guard stripe at each end, small damages and repairs, light even wear
5ft.6in. x 8ft. (168cm. x 244cm.)
Provenance
Acquired 12 November 1920 as an "Ushak" for DM3,000