KAZAK REGION, SOUTH CAUCASUS, CIRCA 1880

The triple medallion arrangement on the present Kazak rug includes design characteristics from different provenances. The top and bottom ivory octagonal medallions, with their 'turtle' design, are found in the rugs of Lori Pambak, while the hooked bracket border is more commonly found on the rugs of Borjalu. For a discussion on the development of the design see Raoul Tschebull, 'The Development of Four Kazak Designs', HALI, Vol 1, No 3, pp. 257-261, where a closely related 'Triple medallion' rug is discussed, fig.2. A rug with the same field arrangement but with a serrated 'leaf and glass' border, is published as Lori Pambak by P. Bausback, Antike Orientteppiche, Braunschweig, 1978, and another from the group but a spotted red field, sold in these Rooms, 26 October, 2023, lot 141.