PROBABLY ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1930

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A SILK AND METAL-THREAD KOUM KAPI RUG
PROBABLY ISTANBUL, TURKEY, CIRCA 1930
Full, thick pile throughout, the last few rows at either end rewoven with new kilims
5ft.7in. x 4ft.3in. (170cm. x 130cm.)

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Lot Essay

The knot count is approximately 8H x 8V per cm. sq.

The weavers of the Koum Kapi rugs in Istanbul drew on classical 16th century carpets from Safavid Persia and occasionally from Mughal India, notably those that had ended up in the Topkapi Saray Palace. The design of this, the most frequently encountered design from Koum Kapi workshops, is a case in point, deriving directly from the Topkapi Prayer Rugs, (J.M. Rogers & H. Tezcan, Topkapi Carpets, London, 1987).

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