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    Oriental Rugs and Carpets

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    28 April 2005

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    • A SILK HEREKE RUG
    Lot 188

    A SILK HEREKE RUG

    WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1900

    Price realised

    GBP 3,840

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

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    A SILK HEREKE RUG
    WEST ANATOLIA, CIRCA 1900
    The ivory field arranged with a counterposed design of bold flowering palmettes issuing delicate floral sprays linking palmettes and scattered animal figures, in a raspberry-red palmette and leafy scrolling vine border with perching birds between charcoal-black and lilac floral meander stripes, minor areas of localised wear, light colour-run at both ends in the border, both kilims with crude restitching, selvages replaced
    6ft. x 4ft.2in. (183cm. x 127cm.)

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