WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

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A STAR USHAK CARPET
West Anatolia, 17th century
The brick-red field with angular leafy and flowering vine around two large indigo cusped star medallions divided by a minor lozenge medallion all containing angular vine and stylised palmettes, in a shaded blue border of polychrome stylised cloudbands alternating with rosettes between lemon-yellow and brick-red delicate angular vine stripes, even overall wear, much of outer stripe rewoven, minor small repairs in centre, selvages replaced
12ft.6in. x 5ft.11in. (382cm. x 180cm.)

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Lot Essay

Similar "Star" Ushak carpets with cloudband borders are, amongst others, in the Victoria and Albert Museum (Hali, vol.6, no.4, pl.15, p.367) and in the Musée Jaquemart-André, Paris (Tapis present de l'orient à l'occident, exhibition catalogue, Paris, 1989, pp.94-95).

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