EAST TURKESTAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A KHOTAN CARPET
EAST TURKESTAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Even light wear, extensive repiling, selvages replaced
11ft.4in. x 6ft.3in. (344cm. x 191cm.)

Provenance

Rippon Boswell, Wiesbaden, 29 May 2010, lot 111

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.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

This large Khotan bearing an unusual asymmetric border deign with polychrome shield medallions, belongs to a rare group of only a few known examples. A Khotan published by Halevim, comparable in style, palette and composition, shows a similar main border design of large four-pointed cartouches, (D. Halevim, Oasi. Memorie e fascino del Turkestan Orientale, Milan 1999, no.1) The field design of cartouches and vases on that carpet differs from our example, which has four octagons with open outlines placed in the field.

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