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Lot Essay
The knot count is approximately 11V x 10H per cm. sq.
This rug is signed with both Hagop Kapoudjian's Roman and Armenian initials, in an unusual vertical configuration in one corner of the border. For a discussion of the oeuvre and signatures of this weaver please see George F. Farrow, Hagop Kapoudjian, London, 1993. The design of this rug is not one that is included in the monograph, but for a discussion of the origins of the design see lot 25 in this sale. A related rug of overall design was sold in these Rooms, 13 April 2000, lot 20 and another signed Hagop rug can be found in this sale, lot 185.
This rug is signed with both Hagop Kapoudjian's Roman and Armenian initials, in an unusual vertical configuration in one corner of the border. For a discussion of the oeuvre and signatures of this weaver please see George F. Farrow, Hagop Kapoudjian, London, 1993. The design of this rug is not one that is included in the monograph, but for a discussion of the origins of the design see lot 25 in this sale. A related rug of overall design was sold in these Rooms, 13 April 2000, lot 20 and another signed Hagop rug can be found in this sale, lot 185.