WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

細節

A "TRANSYLVANIAN" COUPLED COLUMN PRAYER RUG
West Anatolia, 17th century
The shaded brick-red field with two paired and two single columns resting on bases filled with S-motifs supporting an angular triple ivory arch filled with meandering floral sprays, bold intersecting arabesques and serrated leaves, in a light tan border of multi-coloured hexagonal cartouches containing radiating floral sprays divided by panels of triangular motifs between brick-red rosette and serrated stem stripes, even light wear, a few small areas of repair, selvages partly replaced, slight loss at each end
5ft.7in x 4ft.3in. (171cm. x 130cm.)

來源

Anon sale, Lefevre & Partners, The Persian Carpet Galleries, London, 25th January 1974, lot 1, illustrated on the catalogue cover.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

This is a particularly well-drawn example of a classic coupled column prayer design, probably from the Central Anatolian area but normally placed under the generic "Transylvanian" heading. A number of examples of this design have survived in central Europe to where they were exported in the seventeenth century (Vegh, G. and Layer, K.: Turkish Rugs in Transylvania, Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, London, 1977 reprint, no.23; Batari, F.: 500 Years of Ottoman Turkish Carpet Weaving, exhibition catalogue, Budapest, 1986, nos.45, 47 and 48; Batari, F: Ottoman Turkish Carpets, Budapest, 1994, pls.66-68; Kertesz-Badrus, A.: Türkische Teppiche in Siebenburgen, Bucharest, 1985, pl.21). A few other closely related examples have been on the market (for example with Elio Cittone, Hali, vol.5, no.1, 1982, gallery p.I; and Christie's New York, 15 March 1996, lot 144). Compared to these other related examples however the present rug is in very good condition. It is also particularly well proportioned, with an unusually prominent guard stripe on both sides of the main border.