A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG
A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG
A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG
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A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG

SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Details
A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG
SOUTH CAUCASUS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Areas of repiling, selvages partially rebound
6ft.3in. x 4ft.2in. (191cm. x 127cm.)
Special notice
This lot will be removed to Christie’s Park Royal. Christie’s will inform you if the lot has been sent offsite. Our removal and storage of the lot is subject to the terms and conditions of storage which can be found at Christies.com/storage and our fees for storage are set out in the table below - these will apply whether the lot remains with Christie’s or is removed elsewhere. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Christie’s Park Royal. All collections from Christie’s Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 Email: cscollectionsuk@christies.com. If the lot remains at Christie’s it will be available for collection on any working day 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. Lots are not available for collection at weekends. 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.

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Lot Essay

A Karachopf rug of this particular sub-group using box medallions and red polygons but on a green field, was published by as early as 1922 by Werner Grote-Hasenbalg, Der Orientteppich. Seine Geschichte und seine Kultur, Berlin 1922, vol. 2, Pl.27. A comparable example on a blue ground with the same linked inverted C-bracket border sold in these Rooms, 3 May 2001, lot 20.

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