KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870

Details

A KARACHOPF KAZAK RUG
KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1870
Light localised wear, heavily corroded dark brown, minor restorations
7ft.3in. x 6ft.1in. (222cm. x 186cm.)

Provenance

Bought in New York by the present owner in the 2000's.

Special notice

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Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The rugs attributed to the town of Karachopf region come in two main types: the present lot belongs to the less common group, examples of which are defined by the series of rectangular or polygonal medallions arranged along the vertical axis (Ian Bennett, Oriental Rugs: Volume 1 – Caucasian, London, 1981, no.5, p.25). The Turkmen Kochanak hooked device within the border is a characteristic of the group. A strikingly similar rug, both in its design and colouring, was published by Eberhart Herrmann, Asiatische Teppich- und Textilkunst 4. Munich 1992, no. 39. A further comparable example is published by D. Dodd & M. L. Eiland Jr., Oriental Rugs from Atlantic Collections. Philadelphia 1996, no.70. A still more similar rug - which also features a Kochanak border and was formerly in the Ritman collection - was sold by Sotheby's New York, 14 December 1995, lot 108, where it was purchased by Eberhart Herrmann.

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