Lot Essay
This carpet is from the same small group of rugs as the previous lot and lot 209 in the Alexander Collection sale.
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1850
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A KONYA RUG
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1850
The fox-brown field with two concentric hooked octagonal panels containing stylised hyacinths, tulips and ewers linked by ivory cruciform panels issuing bold tulips, in a mustard-yellow floral meander border between tomato-red S-motif and minor stripes, a band of polychrome arcaded panels at each end, areas of corrosion, wear, damage and crude repair
6ft.5in. x 4ft. (196cm. x 122cm.)
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1850
The fox-brown field with two concentric hooked octagonal panels containing stylised hyacinths, tulips and ewers linked by ivory cruciform panels issuing bold tulips, in a mustard-yellow floral meander border between tomato-red S-motif and minor stripes, a band of polychrome arcaded panels at each end, areas of corrosion, wear, damage and crude repair
6ft.5in. x 4ft. (196cm. x 122cm.)