SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

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A KAZAK RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880
The ink-blue field with small birds, animals, human figures and polychrome stepped medallions containing hooked motifs surrounding a central ivory stepped medallion containing bold polychrome hooked angular motifs, in a shaded brick-red border containing polychrome linked scrolling angular S-motifs between ivory flowerhead stripes and polychrome mill-pattern minor stripes, full pile throughout, selvages rebound in parts, rewoven patch at one end in the outer stripe, overall very good condition
7ft.2in. x 4ft.8in. (217cm. x 142cm. )

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Lot Essay

This piece is one of a small group of rare Kazak rugs which have this particularly archaic design. Another example, possibly the best of the group was sold in these Rooms, 29 April 1993, lot 357. In comparison, the border and field design on this lot has been slightly simplified. Please refer to that example for other examples of this group, one of which is dated possibly as early as 1833.

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