SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870

Details

A SEWAN KAZAK RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
Mostly in full pile, corroded dark brown with associated repiling, overall good condition
7ft.1in. x 5ft.7in. (218cm. x 176cm.)

Provenance

Anon sale, Christie's London, 25 April 1991, lot 224, where purchased by the present owner

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This Sewan Kazak rug represents another well-defined group from the south-west Caucasus. The drawing of the central medallion appears to fall into three different design shapes that include larger wings and arrowheads, square or squared-octagonal ends or straight sides with an arrowhead finish. Ours falls into the first of these which is often referred to as the 'Shield' or 'Maltese Cross', (Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs, Volume 1 Caucasian, Austria, 1981). A similarly imposing Sewan rug centred with a large Maltese cross, with the same serrated stepped triangle formation border, sold at Sotheby's New York, 31 January, 2014, lot 32.

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