ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1920

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A KOUM KAPI SILK AND METAL THREAD RUG
Istanbul, Turkey, circa 1920
The burgundy field with a counterposed design of delicate tendrils linking bold palmettes and cloudbands, also containing a variety of animals and animal combat groups, in a shaded ice-blue border of meandering palmette vine between ivory and burgundy floral meander stripes, a short kilim strip at each end
6ft. x 4ft.6in. (183cm. x 137cm.)

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Lot Essay

The knot count is 9 vertical by 8.8 horizontal per cm. At the base of ecah of the two central palmettes is what appears to be a heavily stylised human face . This is a feature that appears on a small group of Koum Kapi rugs of very similar weave to the present example which almost all have animals and animal combat groups. It is probable that this is the signature of another Koum Kapi master.

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