Lot Essay
A very similar example is published in Schürmann, Ulrich: Caucasian Rugs, London and Braunschweig, 1974, no.64, pp.192-193.
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EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1850
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A SHIRVAN RUG
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1850
The charcoal-black field with an overall serrated leaf lattice containing individual floral sprays, in a charcoal-black angular fleur-de-lys border between narrow reciprocal-skittle pattern stripes, light even overall wear, a few small repairs in the centre, selvages rebound, a few rows of knots missing at each end
5ft. x 3ft.3in. (152cm. x 99cm.)
EAST CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1850
The charcoal-black field with an overall serrated leaf lattice containing individual floral sprays, in a charcoal-black angular fleur-de-lys border between narrow reciprocal-skittle pattern stripes, light even overall wear, a few small repairs in the centre, selvages rebound, a few rows of knots missing at each end
5ft. x 3ft.3in. (152cm. x 99cm.)
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