CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A KARAPINAR RUG
CENTRAL ANATOLIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Uneven areas of wear, minor associated repiling, loss to all four sides, partially lined at upper end, overall fair condition
7ft.2in. x 4ft.8in. (219cm. x 145cm.)

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Lot Essay

The bold centralised cruciform medallion on this village rug from the Karapinar area is a characteristic outline that harks back to far older animal fur rugs. Eberhart Herrmann published a smaller example than the present lot (see E.Herrmann, Seltene Orientteppich VIII, Munich 1986, pp.40-41, pl.12) while a much longer example bearing three lozenge medallions with arrowhead spandrels is illustrated by W. Bruggemann and H.Bohmer (Teppiche der Bauern und Nomaden in Anatolien, Munich, 1982, pp.162-3, pl.20.) A similar rug with a single medallion sold in these Rooms, 28 April 2005, lot 141.

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