Lot Essay
A closely related rug with small central tree in an otherwise plain field and with an identical border design was formerly in a private German Collection (Spuhler, F. et.al.: Alte Orientteppiche, Meisterstücke aus deutscher Privatsammlungen, Munich 1978, no.57, pp.144-5, also published in Herrmann, E.: Seltene Orientteppiche VII, Munich, 1985, no.20, pp.54-55)