SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

The characteristic over-sized central shield medallion is nearly always displayed within Sewan Kazak rugs, and so it is through the inclusion of small details and the interplay of colour where the weaver is able to diversify. The wonderfully rich palette of the present lot, with its abrashed lapis-blue border, is similar in drawing and design to one published by Ian Bennett; Oriental Rugs, Volume I Caucasian, London, 1981, p.38, pl.18.