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WEST ANATOLIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A MEDALLION USHAK CARPET
West Anatolia, early 17th century
The brick-red ground with overall blue feathery palmette vine around a flaming royal blue ogival medallion containing interlaced floral sprays and arabesques, the shaped pendant above and below containing similar motifs, the end of a further medallion above and below, flanked on each side by paired shaped rich green medallions with pendants containing radiating paired interlaced arabesques, in a shaded sea-green palmette and leafy vine border between shaded pale lemon-yellow and rust-red angular vine minor stripes, large areas of repiling and reweaving, much of outer stripe selvages rebound
18ft.9in. x 9ft.3in. (570cm. x 281cm.)
West Anatolia, early 17th century
The brick-red ground with overall blue feathery palmette vine around a flaming royal blue ogival medallion containing interlaced floral sprays and arabesques, the shaped pendant above and below containing similar motifs, the end of a further medallion above and below, flanked on each side by paired shaped rich green medallions with pendants containing radiating paired interlaced arabesques, in a shaded sea-green palmette and leafy vine border between shaded pale lemon-yellow and rust-red angular vine minor stripes, large areas of repiling and reweaving, much of outer stripe selvages rebound
18ft.9in. x 9ft.3in. (570cm. x 281cm.)
Provenance
Anon sale in these Rooms, 24th April 1997, lot 408.
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