Lot Essay
For related weavings please see Werner Loges, Turkoman Tribal Rugs, London, 1980, no. 103 & 104; H. McCoy Jones and Col. Jeff Boucher, The Ersari and their Weaving, exhibition catalogue, Washington D.C., 1975, no. 54; David M. Reuben, Gols and Guls, Turkmen Carpets from the 18th and 19th centuries, London, 1998, no. 48.