WEST TURKEY, MID 20TH CENTURY

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A SILK HEREKE CARPET
WEST TURKEY, MID 20TH CENTURY
Overall excellent condition
17ft.2in. x 12ft. (523cm. x 366cm.)

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Lot Essay

The knot count measures approximately 8V x 8H knots per cm. sq.

The inscription probably reads üçler(?) has ipek halicilik (Üçler(?) Pure Silk carpet maker”)

A carpet of the same design but with metal-thread incorporated within it and bearing a similar inscription, sold in these Rooms, 27 October 2023, lot 243. The strip of coloured pile running along the kilim is a distinguishing feature of many Hereke carpets.

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