A KARABAGH KELLEH

SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH CENTURY

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A KARABAGH KELLEH
SOUTH CAUCASUS, 18TH CENTURY
Of Afshan design, the shaded blue field with an overall polychrome angular vine with palmettes, serrated floral motifs, hooked leaves and stylised flowerheads, in a golden-yellow border of polychrome flowerheads issuing hooked vine and delicate flowerhead motifs between ivory flowerhead and plain stripes, both ends and sides rewoven, overall wear, slight patching and old repair
15ft.2in. X 6ft.11in. (462cm. x 210cm.)

Lot Essay

For a discussion of this, one of the most popular designs for eighteenth century Caucasian carpets, see Ellis (Charles Grant: Early Caucasian Rugs, Washington D.C., 1976, pp.84-89) and Yetkin (Serare: Early Caucasian Carpets in Turkey, London, 1978, vol.II, pp.61-63).

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