EAST TURKESTAN, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

The present carpet with its indigo field and crimson overall pomegranate lattice, is perhaps the most iconic of the colour combinations found within the group. A similar example but with a different border design, is illustrated in Hans Bidder, Carpets from Eastern Turkestan, Tubingen, 1964 and p.53, pl.1. For a fuller note on East Turkestan carpets and the origins of the stylised pomegranate design, please refer to lot 101 in this sale.