WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY

Details

A 'TRANSYLVANIAN' DOUBLE-NICHE RUG
WEST ANATOLIA, 17TH CENTURY
Even overall wear, localised repiling and small repairs
5ft.4in. x 4ft.3in. (165cm. x 131cm.)

Provenance

Acquired from Auction Maak v. Waag, Amsterdam, 1983

Special notice

Specifed lots (sold and unsold) marked with a filled square ( ¦ ) not collected from Christie’s, 8 King Street, London SW1Y 6QT by 5.00 pm on the day of the sale will, at our option, be removed to Crown Fine Art (details below). Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent ofsite. If the lot is transferred to Crown Fine Art, it will be available for collection from 12.00 pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crown Fine Art. All collections from Crown Fine Art will be by prebooked appointment only. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The present rug has one of the rarer field designs found in the 'Transylvanian' group, introducing a motif which ultimately derives from a small number of Ottoman Cairene prayer rugs such as one in the Textile Museum (Richard Ettinghausen, Prayer Rugs, exhibition catalogue, Washington D.C., 1974, no.III, pp.36-7). A rug with the same palette, field and border arrangement but with a varying pattern in the minor stripes, was formerly part of Ambassador Aita's collection, purchased Lefevre & Partners, London, 4th July 1975, lot 7. For a fuller discussion on 'Transylvanian' rugs please see the previous lot in the present sale.

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